Jobs at Saroafrica International Limited

Duties / Responsibilities

• Actively manage the pre-and main nurseries team in achieving their targets which are summarized here below:
• Support the achievement of plantation targets within the agreed budget.
• Deliver the agreed number of plantlets in time and quality for the budgeted planting programme according to best practice international standards, with the lowest possible mortality rate, and the highest possible growth rate. Maintain the pre and main nurseries at the best quality level, through best-in-class fertilization, pest and disease control, and irrigation.
• Organize and supervise nurseries workforce, including Batch Managers and Irrigation supervisors, to improve outturn and workers' productivity.
• Respect first in first out management of all plantation store items.
• Control the budget allocated for each operation and ensure expenses are within budget.
• Assist in the training and upskilling of all nurseries workforce to best management practices.
• Support and assist the Agricultural Director and ESG teams in the implementation of all environmental and health and safety initiatives.

Education and Experience / Skills

• Minimum of a Second Class Upper B. Agric (Hons) Degree in Agronomy, Bio-engineering or equivalent subject.
• Relevant 5 – 10 years professional experience in a similar role and environment. Prior experience in oil palm nurseries is essential.
• Knowledge and experience of agricultural operations, imperatively in the plantation sector, in Africa.
• Management/ supervisory skills and experience of managing agricultural teams an advantage.
• English language essential.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to work in cross cultural environment.
• Good IT skills.
• Knowledge of local languages is an advantage.
• Age Requirement: 30 – 40 years.

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Duties / Responsibilities

• Ensures that all foreign currency payments are made in accordance with contracted terms and budgeted exchange rates.
• Develops tools and systems to provide critical financial and operational information to the Management Team and provides actionable recommendations on both strategy and operations.
• He/she will ensure that financial discipline and prudence is applied for all transactions and will provide primary controls to ensure that the assets of the project are well secured.
• Put the right mechanism in place to ensure Business Pays all obligations on due date, stays Cash-Flow Positive throughout the period in line with the financial indicators in the plan.
• Responsible for the seamless and real-time running of the financial reporting processes to aid speed of service delivery to both internal and external parties.
• Report the actual financial Performance and compare with the Control Levers.
• Completion of monthly statutory rendition
• Managing preparation and submission of the Group’s various VAT returns and declarations.
• Work with other Strategic Business Unit Accountant to ensure prompt reconciliation of all intercompany accounts
• Prepare the weekly wastage report
• Production of supporting Balance Sheet and reconciliations for all Balance sheet Items.

Education and Experience

• Minimum of a Second Class Upper in Accounting, Economics or Finance from a reputable university
• Must be a Chartered Accountant (ACCA or ACA).
• An MBA or equivalent postgraduate management degree will be an advantage
• Applicant must have a minimum of 5 years working experience in similar role as Management Accountant.
• Age Requirement: 30 - 35 years old