Head of Finance and Admin Cleantech Company

We are a cleantech company developing electric appliances that reduce carbon emissions while delivering income and health benefits to our customers in Africa. Our electric cooking products are designed to tap into dual revenue streams: small incremental payments from our customers, and payments for emissions reductions from global ER buyers. As a product design-oriented company with a deep understanding of how to grow markets by leveraging carbon finance, we seek to become the leading provider of emissions-reducing products and technology in Africa.

Role:

The Head Finance and Admin will be responsible for the success of PowerUP’s finance activities: including controlling, budgeting, financial performance, and administration. The job is to ensure we meet our financial targets, comply with regulations, and guide our financial growth during our rapid expansion. They will work closely with the rest of the management team to guide the finance strategy. Their work will ultimately help our primarily women customers cook faster, cheaper, and with less carbon emissions – giving them more control of their time, finances, and health.

Main Responsibilities:

Financial Management:

Controlling

• Provide reliable and accurate financial and management advice

Budgeting and Financial Planning

• Lead the monthly and annual budgeting processes
• Own all the financial metrics/ goals and ensure they are realized by coordinating with all relevant stakeholders
• Provide rigorous financial modeling and review with the management team

Tax compliance

• Ensure compliance with Uganda and international tax laws and financial reporting

Loans and mortgages

Audit and Internal Controls

• Coordinate with external auditors ensuring audits are completed across the group entities
• Manage and enforce the financial procedures across the company
• Own the internal control procedures to increase the efficiency of operations and minimize business exposure

Procurement & Administration

• Oversee purchasing operations of the business and offer best practices across all our operations

 Grant Financial Management

• Track and report on grant financial performance as well as grant narrative
• Ensure adherence to grants policies

Required competencies:

• Minimum 8 years in relevant financial management
• Deep knowledge of accounting software, group level accounting rules, and financial analysis
• CPA, ACCA preferred
• Experience in consolidating financial reporting across multiple entities and countries
• Transfer pricing experience an added advantage
• Strong analytical and organizational skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities
• Team player with excellent ability to work autonomously and lead of a program of projects

What we are looking for:

• You’re excited about making a positive change to the life end-users and the environment
• You love building teams, processes, and mentoring great talent
• You want to work in an open, collaborative, iterative, fast-paced environment
• You are honest, compassionate, supportive, and pleasant to work with

Compensation and Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Health Insurance
• Flexible working options

Our core values:

• Service: to our customers and to the planet
• Excellence: In all aspects of our business
• Empathy: To understand deeply understand our customers
• Hustle: To quickly build a company serving customer needs globally
• Innovation: To continuously develop products and business models based on our learnings