The Company:

You will have the opportunity to work for one of the most dynamic coffee companies out there and commit to Sucafina’s purpose by playing a leading role in reshaping the industry and creating sustainable value for all stakeholders. Today, with more than 1,200 employees in 32 countries, the Group is a key and growing player in the coffee world. With its main trading base in Geneva, Sucafina sources coffee, often directly from farmers, to provide its partners with sustainable value across the global supply chain.

What are we looking for:

We are looking for entrepreneurs, techies, passionate, eager to learn, humble, with a positive attitude and a high level of integrity People. Flexible and willing to take challenges, work and live in coffee-producing countries, People who want to build expertise and a career in the coffee business and are ready to go the extra mile.

What we offer:

We offer within our pleasant family environment, great opportunities to learn and grow, we offer challenges and exposure to a multicultural environment, on-merit base compensation, and free coffee around the clock!

Job Title:  Record to Report Team Lead

Reporting to:  Head of Finance Center of Excellence - Africa

Department:  Finance

Summary of the role      

Your objectives should focus on maintaining the efficiency and effectiveness of the team, ensuring compliance with financial regulations.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities             

Undertake a supervisor role and be expected to manage a team of Accountants. The primary responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

Team Leadership:

• Lead and mentor a team of 5-10 accountants, fostering a collaborative and high-performance work environment.
• Provide guidance/training and support to team members in resolving complex accounting issues and ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting
• Provide work allocations and, backup plan.
• Key responsibility of building a strong GL team and contributing to implementation across the Group.

General Accounting Processes

• Oversee general accounting functions, including journal entries, B/S reconciliations, and month-end/year-end closings to ensure they are accurate and submitted on time.
• Review and approve journal entries, reconciliations, and adjustments.

Financial Reporting

• Ensure that transactional accounting postings to general ledgers are accurate for the purpose of charging to the correct expense accounts and quality of transactions.
• Review and provide data and information for periodic management reporting.
• Validate all reports prepared by the team and submit to Accounting Managers in respect of the deadline and ensure the quality of reports.
• Prepare G&A management reports, provide in-depth analysis with Actual vs Actual and Actual vs Budget on a monthly basis.
• Record and ensure the accuracy and timely reconciliations of Intercompany ledgers and comply with Group Intercompany Policy

Process management:

• Identify areas for process improvement. Implement new procedures or systems to increase efficiency and reduce errors.
• Work with the SSC head on KPIs measurements, implementations, and enhancements of the process in charges
• Identify financial risks and implement controls to mitigate them.
• Collaborate with IT to address any system issues or upgrades
• Lead or participate in special projects as the key super-user
•  Any other responsibility may be assigned by the Head of the Centre of Excellence

Qualifications and Education       

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with a major in accounting/Finance.
• CPAK or Finalist
• ACCA Finalist

Experience     

• 5 years /more of related experience in SSC or COE
• Experience in a public accounting and a commodity trading company is preferable but not required

Technical Competences

• Strong accounting knowledge
• SAP FICO expertise
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and Accounting software.
• Understanding and practice of US GAAP and IFRS

Behavioral Competences 

• Confidentiality - Deal with sensitive and confidential matters
•  Integrity - Honest and has high level of ethics
• Strong Organization Skill
• Detail Oriented – Attention to details
• Teamwork - Pleasant with others, displays a cooperative attitude
• Have "own it" culture
• Responsive, smart & fast learner and continuously learning and developing 
• Positive attitude
• Critical thinking
• Leadership skills

Languages   

• English fluency

Other requirement   

• Ability to work under stress and respond to tight deadlines

Accessibility:

As a global business, we rely on diversity of culture and thought to deliver on our goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity, and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law. SUCAFINA is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.