Finance Officer

Kigali, Rwanda

Overview

Pharo Foundation is a mission-driven, impact-oriented organisation that designs, funds, and operates economic development programmes to achieve its vision of a vibrant, productive, and self-reliant Africa.

The Foundation drives its impact through two key approaches:

• Pharo Development is our non-profit arm, investing in public goods and development projects with the aim of making an impact in our three mission areas: Education, Water and Economic Productivity.
• Pharo Ventures is our for-profit, patient-capital investment vehicle thriving to make impactful investments into critical value chains and aiming to capture value in Africa.

Pharo Foundation is actively building its portfolio in Rwanda and is committed to expanding our footprint to positively impact the country. To date, we have successfully launched Pharo School Kigali and a Teacher Capacity Building program to enhance quality and access to education for pre-primary and primary school students.

We are a diverse, multicultural, and passionate organisation, with over 700 employees in Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, and Somaliland. Our headquarters are in Nairobi, Kenya, and we have a liaison office in London, UK.  

Opportunity

The Finance Officer role is an ambitious challenge for a self-driven individual who seeks to leverage on their deep knowledge and understanding of local accounting principles and tax regulations to ensure that the Foundation complies with the required regulatory standards.

The role presents a wonderful opportunity for a genuinely driven, curious and passionate individual who desires to affect real change. A confident individual who takes a dynamic, innovative, and forward-thinking approach to their work, who respects and understands local cultures and values and yet embraces and can work within international work ethics and standards

Key Relationships

Role:  Finance Officer

Location:  Kigali, Rwanda

Report to:  Senior Finance Officer

Contract Type: Full time

Functional relationships: Rwanda SMT

Duties and Responsibilities

• Prepare and process all financial transactions and submits these for further review and appropriate approvals.
• Post daily transactions in the accounting system on a regular basis, review and seek approvals where required.
• Closely monitor the Pharo Schools’ financial systems and ensures that they are regularly updated.
• Track outstanding fees on a daily basis and shares with the relevant teams for further action.
• Support Pharo School’s Admin and Finance Assistant to perform all accounting functions as per the guidelines and procedures outlined by the Foundation.
• Prepare and ensure the foundation and schools’ payrolls are processed and settled within the agreed period.
• Ensure that electronic and paper filing records for all accounting transactions and banking information are fully documented, complete, robust, well structured, transparent, scanned, and archived for easy accessibility.
• Process and manage petty cash and sundry expenses and ensure it is reconciled on a daily basis.
• Process financial transactions and ensure that budget holders use the right project code before approval(s).
• Ensure monthly controls and reconciliations relating to petty cash and the bank accounts of the Foundation are performed accurately and at least weekly.
• Prepare the monthly Trial Balance reconciliation within agreed deadlines for FAM review.
• Prepare the Quarterly Cash Request in collaboration with the different budget holders.
• Support the review and development of financial policies and make sure they are implemented to maintain integrity and transparency throughout the organization.
• Monitor the movement of the relevant bank accounts and take corrective action where necessary.
• Ensure compliance in all tax matters and submit tax schedules to the supervisor for relevant approvals.
• Other ad-hoc finance related tasks may be required by the supervisor from time to time.
• Contribute to the annual audit by preparing the required documentation and schedule with the Senior Finance Officer.
• Perform any other duties assigned by the supervisor, or any other Pharo Foundation senior Manager.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance or Business Administration and or related equivalent.
• Holder of CPA/ACCA
• Membership of a professional association/certification in accountancy or finance related certification is an added advantage.
• She/he must possess a minimum of five (5) years’ related professional experience, preferably within a multicultural, international organization.
• Experience in using accounting software packages like Xero, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central.
• Strong financial analytical skills.
• Excellent proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office packages: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• A self-starter with initiative and the ability to multi-task, work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills and comfortable working with senior level colleagues.

Personal attributes

• Dedicated team player with demonstrable experience in setting up finance procedures and systems.
• Problem solver and creative thinker with the ability to get results in fast-paced environments.
• A self-assured, internally motivated and passionate individual driven to succeed and make a difference.
• An individual with high levels of integrity, professionalism, resilience, accountability, and determination.
• An individual with strong work ethics and a mature, professional proactive attitude.
• Extremely organized and efficient individual with high attention to detail.

We will review completed applications on a rolling basis. If we identify an outstanding candidate early in the process, we reserve the right to appoint before the deadline. For this reason, we encourage interested candidates to apply as early as possible. Due to the high volume of applications, we regret that we will only contact shortlisted candidates.

• You are required to attach a detailed CV and cover letter.
• Click on this Link to apply: https://a.peoplehum.com/y9jlu

 Deadline: 07th August 2025