About EarthEnable
EarthEnable (Tube Heza) is transforming how people live by making homes healthier for families across rural Rwanda and helping to reduce the polluting impact of the building industry on the environment.
80% of Rwandans live in homes with dirt floors that are dusty, unsanitary, and fertile breeding grounds for parasites and germs. While replacing a dirt f loor with concrete has significant health benefits (e.g., reducing diarrhea by 50% and parasitic infections by 80%), concrete is unaffordable for many who need it and is a huge contributor to global pollution.
To counter the environmental and affordability issues surrounding concrete, EarthEnable has spent the past 8+ years developing and selling high-quality, earthen floors and plasters that are 80% cheaper than concrete with 90% less embodied energy. Our next step is a collaborative research project to identify more potential innovations in low-carbon buildings.
Key Responsibilities
- Team Leadership
- Manage the finance team in Rwanda.
- Support and educate new district staff in basic financial processes.
- Ensure the Rwanda Finance team receives regular performance reviews and implements a succession plan.
- Management Reports and Monthly Close Process
- Oversee the month-end close process, including:
- Balance sheet reconciliations.
- Production of management accounts.
- Variance reporting against budget and prior year.
- Produce annual financial statements and manage the audit process.
- Oversee bookkeeping and journal postings for billing, accounts receivable, accounts payable, COGS close
- Conduct other ad hoc financial analysis projects.
- Operational and Treasury Management
- Oversee the payroll process.
- Manage treasury functions, including:
- Overseeing the budgeting process.
- Distributing budgets to budget holders and ensuring district finance officers perform a monthly budgeting process.
- Accurately forecasting quarterly cash flow for fund disbursement at head office and overseeing monthly cash budgets for district operations.
- Collaborate with the operations team to monitor operational data impacting financial results, gather insights, and make suggestions to improve financial performance.
- Monitor controls and suggest improvements.
- Internal Control and Compliance
- Oversee the filing process for customer receipts and supplier invoices.
- Implement and execute financial controls and operations policies, such as payments approval matrix and staff loan policies.
- Ensure the accuracy, filing, and payments of monthly and quarterly taxes (PAYE, RSSB, WHT & VAT) and other regulatory reporting.
- Manage bank and petty cash controls.
Must-haves
- 3-5 years of experience in finance and accounting with at least 2 years as a team leader.
- CPA qualified or at least at an advanced level.
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance.
- Exceptional Excel modeling and data analysis skills.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Management experience or a strong desire to develop management skills to upskill fellow employees.
- Detail-oriented and able to multitask.
- Positive attitude, self-starter, entrepreneurial spirit, sense of humor, and willingness to learn new things.
- Commitment to excellence and outstanding work ethic.
- Resourcefulness and creative problem-solving skills.
- Strong alignment with Earth Enables values:
Nice-to-Haves
- Knowledge of QuickBooks Online accounting software.
- Experience with financial reporting and budgeting.
- Prior experience in overseeing payroll processes.
- Experience in managing treasury functions and controls.
