The organization
The Beyond Beans Foundation is the implementation partner of ETG trading company for sustainability programs in cocoa, coffee and cashew, that are developed with and for industrial clients. In close cooperation with our Sustainability Team in West Africa, cocoa suppliers and program partners we support farmers to improve their farming practices towards a living income, we help communities to tackle child labor, we strive to empower women, and we protect the natural environment with agroforestry and conservation efforts. Beyond Beans is a foundation based out of the Netherlands and has operations in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Ecuador, Cameroon and Togo among others. With our international and driven team of 300+ project and field officers we build dedicated sustainable supply chains towards skilled farmers, resilient communities and a healthy environment.
The job
Beyond Beans team in Nigeria has been operating for over 5 years with diverse sustainability activities and collaboration with stakeholder organizations locally and globally. We are looking for a finance and operations officer at our country office in Akure to help maintain and enhance all governing structures in the organization to support the growth of Beyond Beans in Nigeria.
Key activities and responsibilities
1. Management of Accounting, Financial Reporting and Budgeting

• Execute direct financial transactions and organize bookkeeping for the foundation in Nigeria.
• Review financial reports/realized expenditures and request for funds of partner organizations.
• To review all submitted budgets & spending on monthly/quarterly basis and provide feedback to Beyond Beans Head Office highlighting any variances against budget.
• Coordinate yearly establishment of operational budget with country representative.

2. Operations management and maintaining the structures of the foundation in Nigeria

• Support in management of projects and programmes, ensuring smooth and efficient operations.
• Leading the efforts in setting up the Nigeria legal entity with the applicable regulatory bodies.
• Designing required statutory documents including tax policy, ensuring compliance with (Nigeria) legislation.

3. Office support

• Organize the procurement of equipment in compliance with ETG/Beyond Beans procurement protocols.
• Management of upkeep and maintenance of Beyond Beans offices, supplies and environment, ensuring a conducive working environment for team members.

4. Human Resource Management

• Organizing and maintaining staff database, payroll of Beyond Beans staff and staff pay-rolled with partner organization.
• Designing and managing contracts of staff pay-rolled with the Beyond Beans Foundation in line with existing protocols, as well as supervising contract design of staff pay-rolled with partner organization.
• Ensuring alignment in HR policies are in accordance to government regulations and organizational policies i.e. on allowances, bonuses and health care provision among others.
• Designing recruitment protocols and leading recruitment processes.

Qualities we are looking for

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in business administration, finance management or project management.
• At least 5 years of experience in finance/project management (independently managing a financial caseload).
• A background in people management.
• Attention to detail, analytic, accurate, efficient and problem-solving
• Communication and inter-personal skills
• You need to be innovative and driven to continuously improve our projects and procedures
• A passionate and ambitious worker
• Self-starter and all-round mentality; willing to execute simple tasks as well as manage big portfolios
• Fluency in English

What we offer you
You will be part of a fast-growing organization and broad network with excellent future career opportunities. We offer substantial freedom in your work, engagement in a broad range of sustainability topics, and personal development opportunities. You will learn about the newest tools and programs to bring a positive change to cocoa farmer livelihoods and environment. Work status 40 hours per week.
Job Type: Full-time
Ability to commute/relocate:

• Akure: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• finance & operation management: 5 years (Required)

Application Deadline: 07/10/2024