Location: Kigali, Rwanda
About One Acre Fund: Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund equips 5.5 million smallholder farmers to make their farms more productive. Across nine countries that together are home to two-thirds of Africa's farmers, we provide high-quality farm supplies, tree seedlings, accessible credit, modern agronomic training, and a wide range of other agricultural services. On average, this model enables any farmer to increase their income and assets on supported land by more than 35 percent, while permanently improving their resilience. This is made possible by our team of 9,000+ full-time staff.
About the Role: Seeking an exceptional finance professional to strengthen the CFO's office, driving strategic initiatives and turning complex data into decisions that shape Finance operations organisation-wide.
Responsibilities:
Division Communications & Executive Support — Lead the drafting and delivery of Finance Division communications, including decision announcements, priority rollouts, and key organisational cycles; maintain the Division's communications calendar and coordinate inputs, timelines, follow-ups, and actions with department leads; prepare high-quality presentation decks, briefing notes, data summaries, and other materials for senior leadership; translate complex data, analytical findings, and team inputs into clear insights, recommendations, and actionable messages.
Division Operations & Governance — Coordinate the Finance Division's governance calendar, including leadership meetings, quarterly forums, annual events, and other key planning cycles; support agenda development, meeting logistics, preparation of materials, and follow-up on key decisions; monitor progress against divisional priorities and OKRs, identifying risks, dependencies, and areas requiring leadership attention; maintain clear trackers and work plans.
Strategic Projects & Problem Solving — Own clearly defined projects and workstreams from planning through execution and delivery; coordinate selected CFO- and Senior Manager-sponsored initiatives by aligning stakeholders, tracking milestones, and proactively addressing blockers; lead or contribute to high-priority cross-functional and ad hoc projects; apply structured problem-solving to ambiguous challenges.
Analysis, Strategic Insight & Flexible Resourcing — Conduct research, benchmarking, data synthesis, and financial analysis to support strategic decision-making; develop structured outputs including summaries, frameworks, financial models, and scenario analyses; provide flexible support across the Finance Division during peak demand, staff transitions, or extended leave; support divisional recruitment and other priority initiatives as needed.
Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or a related field; CPA or ACCA finalist; about 5 years of working experience in finance, strategy, consulting, project management, or operations within fast-paced medium- to large organisations; strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills; proactive, detail-oriented, and solutions-focused approach; familiarity with financial analysis, management reporting, and business decision-making preferred; comfortable navigating ambiguity and adapting to changing priorities; full professional proficiency in English with strong written communication skills.
Preferred Start Date: As soon as possible. Contract Duration: 2 years, renewable with a high chance based on good performance. Benefits: Health insurance, housing, and comprehensive benefits. Career growth: weekly check-ins with your manager, access to mentorship and training programs, regular feedback, and career reviews every six months.
Deadline 28 November 2026
HOW TO APPLY:
Apply online via the One Acre Fund vacancy page: https://oneacrefund.org/vacancies/analyst-office-cfo-fixed-term. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis until a hire is made. This role is only open to citizens or permanent residents of Rwanda. One Acre Fund never asks candidates to pay any money or pay for tests at any stage of the interview process; official emails always arrive from an @oneacrefund.org address. Do not send applications or application materials to the reporting hotline address.