Head of Financial Planning – Control

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Report directly to the CEO, with a transition to the Global Corporate CFO role once established.

• Establish the central finance function from the ground up.

• Develop business cases and financial models for new initiatives, regions, and capital investments, including feasibility studies, ROI/IRR assessments, payback periods, and sensitivity analyses.

• Collaborate with commercial and operations leaders to rigorously assess project economics prior to capital commitment.

• Take ownership of finance-led forecasting for operational performance driven by crop cycles, linking forecasts to actual results.

• Prepare monthly performance evaluations that connect financial outcomes to operational factors.

• Integrate rigorous business-case analysis into market-entry strategies, including feasibility studies for LATAM and SEA starting in 2027.

• Coordinate weekly cash positioning and 13-week rolling forecasts for each country in collaboration with the Treasurer.

• Manage payments and plan working capital in accordance with crop-cycle seasonality.

• Oversee USD/KES and USD/INR foreign exchange monitoring, timing, and loss mitigation alongside the Treasurer.

• Handle bank relationships, account operations, and joint signatory responsibilities with the Treasurer.

• Implement the approval matrix for regional expenditures and monitor adherence to budgetary compliance.

• Evaluate internal controls through transaction sampling.

• Design back-office systems and workflows.

• Oversee vendor onboarding and ensure contract compliance.

• Lead the rollout of ERPNext across treasury, procurement, and controls modules.

• Supervise local accountants in each country, reviewing their work, establishing standards, and providing coaching for quality and consistency.

• Own the company's accounting policy.

• Possibly exercise authority over payment releases, spending halts, bank signatories, and external representation as defined by leadership.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 5 years in FP&A, controlling, treasury, or performance roles, ideally with experience across these areas.

• Proven ability to create financial and investment models from a blank slate.

• Comfortable being the sole finance professional on-site, with complete responsibility for the work.

• Experience in agribusiness, emerging markets, or project-finance-style economics is highly advantageous.

• Willingness to travel and engage in hands-on fieldwork.

• A professional qualification such as ACCA, CPA, or CFA is a plus but not mandatory.

🏝️ Benefits

• Opportunities for travel and hands-on field involvement.

• Mobility of up to 60–80 days per year, primarily in Kenya and India, with potential travel to LATAM and SEA starting in 2027.

• Travel in accordance with the T&E policy.