We are recruiting a CFO ((Directeur Administratif et Financier) for one of our clients, a Burkinabe Company, specializing in the agri-food sector:

Main Tasks:

• Organize, plan and supervise the accounting and financial management of the structure, including strict control of Cash Flow and management of financing by third parties (customers or financial institutions);
• Collaborate in the preparation of accounting and financial statements; national and international reporting;
• Manage the budget in accordance with the accounting plan; consolidation at group level;
• Develop documents (dashboards) and procedures, in order to have analytical accounting;
• Monitor data relating to payroll, leave, reimbursement of personnel expenses and occupational health;
• Develop and optimize tools and procedures related to the proper functioning of administrative and financial services;
• Ensure tax monitoring of operations, in particular with various stakeholders, both national and international (VAT, standardized invoices, withholding taxes, etc.);
• Ensure compliance with BCEAO procedures;
• Ensure legal monitoring of the structure in collaboration with external advisors.
• Monitoring of insurance;
• Monitoring of IT architecture in collaboration with external service providers.

Key Responsibilities:

• Supervise the entry of accounting and analytical data in compliance with procedures;
• Inform and advise Management on fiscal and accounting constraints/obligations;
• Prepare budgets and monitor their execution in collaboration with the management controller;
• Ensure the preparation and work of provisional situations at the end of the financial year;
• Assist the General Manager with the Board of Directors in order to present the various accounting and budgetary documents;
• Ensure the management of sources of capital and their uses, with a view to profitability and risk control;
• Ensure relations with providers of funds (owners or shareholders, banks, financial markets, etc.);
• Prepare budgetary documents and all information documents related to budgetary decisions: initial and supplementary budgets, administrative accounts, budget orientation debate, interim balance sheets, etc.;
• Control cash flows and report on the financial situation to the General Manager, the Board of Directors, the Authorities, the Auditors;
• Provide simulations of profitability and financial risk as a decision-making aid for major investment projects and to put into perspective the major balances of the company or institution;
• Prepare and implement major financial operations (issuances of securities, IPOs, mergers and acquisitions);
• Take care of the administrative management of trainees and internal training;
• Reduce the production time of accounting and management statements
• Carry out internal and external comparison of activities and costs
• Strengthen budgetary practice;
• Participate in investment choices and identify value-creating decisions;
• Assist the General Manager in financing decisions;
• Assess shareholders' return expectations.

What We’re Looking For:

• Degree in Finance & Accounting, Management or equivalent: Bac + 4/5 or equivalent level
• At least 5 years of confirmed professional experience in a similar position.
• Fluency in French and English, and knowledge of local languages
• Ability to mentor and manage in a multicultural setting.
• Master computer tools (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, internet); software skills (office automation and accounting software);
• Mastery of the company's budgetary, accounting and tax rules; Mastery of statutory rules; Mastery of public procurement rules;
• Good knowledge of local, national and international financing methods;
• Strong ability to adapt to changes.

Why Join?
This role provides an opportunity to join a dynamic, well-established company in Burkina Faso and to contribute to sustainable agricultural development.

Local candidates are invited to apply for this position. If you’re interested in becoming the next CFO in Burkina Faso, please submit your application via the link below.