Agrah Care Ltd Farm Service Center Accountant Jobs in Rwanda

Agrah Care Ltd Farm Service Center Accountant Jobs in Rwanda


Job Description of Farm Service Center Accountant

  • AGRAH CARE LTD is collaborating with CNFA /Hinga Weze to establish a Farm Service Center (FSC) in Gatsibo District that will act as one stop center for farmers and the general public to access agricultural inputs, services, market information, and training facilities.

    Background

    About AGRAH CARE LTD

  • AGRAH CARE LTD is an agricultural product wholesaler (Franchise of AGROTECH) based in Muhanga and Musanze Districts. It started its operations in 2011 and provides agricultural inputs such as fertilizers, pesticides, veterinary drugs, animal feeds, agricultural tools such as post-harvest equipment, seeds for maize, iron beans, and vegetables, etc. Among its other services, AGRAH CARE LTD trains farmers on the safe use and handling of agricultural input varieties through farm field visits. AGRAH CARE LTD is committed to increasing farmers' productivity and profitability by making the access to agricultural inputs easy and affordable.

    About CNFA.

  • Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture (CNFA) is an international agricultural development organization that specializes in designing sustainable, market-led agricultural, agribusiness and livestock initiatives. CNFA builds strong local and global partnerships, incorporates innovative approaches in its programs, and fosters inclusive development to offer enhanced opportunities to underserved groups. Since 1985, CNFA has managed more than $600 million in donor-funded agriculture development programs and has worked in 44 countries across the world in Africa, Eastern Europe, Latina America, the Caribbean, the Middle East, and South and Central Asia. Currently, CNFA is implementing Hinga Weze activity.

  • About Feed the Future Rwanda Hinga Weze Activity. The Feed the Future Rwanda Hinga Weze Activity is a five-year USAID-funded project (2017-2022) that aims to sustainably increase smallholder farmers' income, improve the nutritional status of women and children, and increase the resilience of Rwanda's agricultural and food systems to a changing climate. By 2022, the project will have benefited over 700,000 smallholder farmers in ten target districts: Bugesera, Gatsibo, Kayonza, and Ngoma (Eastern Province); Karongi, Ngororero, Nyabillu, Nyamasheke, and Rutsiro (Western Province); and Nyamagabe (Southern Province) and across five value chains: high-iron beans, orange flesh sweet potato (OFSP), Irish potato, maize, and horticulture.

  • About Farmer Service Center (FSC) Model
    Farm Service Center (FSC) is a market oriented, private sector driven model based on One-Stop-Shop concept that increases access to agricultural inputs, services and output marketing by small- and medium-sized farmers with an emphasis on boosting smallholder farmers' productivity and incomes. Through FSC, farmers have better access to quality and affordable agricultural inputs, services, and technical assistance compared with traditional retail systems that emphasize products for larger commercial farms, lack consistency in product quality & range, and provide limited advisory services. In addition to addressing inputs and services needs of
    farmers, farm service centers, also serve as a platform to disseminate market information, new techniques, technologies, and practices through know-how trainings.

    Position Overview

  • Working under direct supervision of the FSC General Manager, the FSC Accountant will be responsible for keeping daily financial transaction records and preparing balance sheets of the FSC businesses. She/he will prepare periodic financial reports and will present to the FSC management at regular intervals. The position will be based in Gatsibo District.

    Major Duties and Responsibilities include:

    • Prepare balance sheets, profit & loss statements and other financial reports as needed.

    • Prepare financial statements and produce budget according to schedule.

    • Analyze financial trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments and obligations incurred to predict future revenues and expenses

    • Provide financial information to management by researching and analyzing accounting data.

    • Prepare asset, liability, and capital account entries by compiling and analyzing account information.

    • Document financial transactions by entering account information.

    • Report organization's finances to management and offers suggestions about resource utilization, tax strategies and assumptions underlying budget forecasts.

    • Substantiate financial transactions by auditing documents.

    • Reconcile financial discrepancies by collecting and analyzing account information

    • Verify, allocate, post and reconcile transactions.

    • Ensure compliance with GOR proclamations, rules and regulations.

    • Produce payroll for the Farm Service Center (FSC) staff.

    • Direct internal and external audits to ensure compliance.

    • Support month-end and year-end close process.

    • Communicate with FSC General Manager on work status and client issues that arise.

    Job requirements

    • Bachelor's Degree in Accounting (experience: 2 years) or other related field of study.

    • Experience with creating financial statements and critical analysis of the financial reports to inform the management;

    • Experience with general ledger functions and the month-end/year-end close process.

    • Knowledge in accounting software use (e.g. peach-tree accounting) and administration skills.

    • Accuracy and attention to detail.

    • Confidentiality and time management.

    • Good planning, organizing and accuracy.

    • Excellent oral and written French or English communication skills.

    • Must be able to work independently with minimal supervision, but also participate as a team member in accomplishment of duties.

    • Strong ability to coordinate, prioritize and organize workload; is flexible and able to work under pressure.

    • The position is nationally recruited and will be based in Gatsibo District.

    How to Apply

  • All interested and qualified candidates are invited to send in their applications with cover letter, Curriculum Vitae (maximum 3 pages), copies of degrees and professional certificates, three recommendations of previous relevant work to

  • AgrahcaregatsiboAgmail.com with subject: FSC Accountant.

  • Application submission deadline is January 25th, 2021 at 5:00 pm. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

  • Done at Gatsibo, on 7th January 2021.
    Jeanne d'Arc Nyaruyonga Managing Director AGRAH CARE LTD.

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