19 ago
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FinAgra
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La Mancha
Reports to: CEO (transitioning to General Corporate CFO once that role is established) Team: You, with functional management of local country accountants and finance officers (when hired) — building the central function from scratch FinAgra is building a new model for commercial agriculture in emerging markets. We combine financing, agronomy, technology, and farm operations to turn underperforming farmland into professionally managed, productive farming businesses.
About the Role : We're looking for a Head of Financial Planning & Control who wants to own this function end to end. What You'll Own : Financial Planning, Business Cases & Project Economics Build business cases and economic models for new projects, regions, and capital investments — feasibility, ROI/IRR, payback, sensitivity analysis; Partner with commercial and operations leads to pressure-test project economics before capital is committed; Own a finance-led forecasting process for crop-cycle-driven operational performance, and connect it to actuals; Prepare monthly performance reviews that link financial results to the operational drivers behind them; Treasury & Cash Management (shared with the in-house Treasurer) : Weekly cash positioning and 13-week rolling forecasts per country,
coordinated with the Treasurer; Payment execution (inputs, leases, mechanisation, logistics) and working capital planning aligned to crop-cycle seasonality; USD/KES and USD/INR FX management — rate monitoring, timing, loss minimisation, in partnership with the Treasurer; Bank relationship management, account operations, and signatory duties held jointly with the Treasurer.
Controls &
• Back Office : Budget compliance
• Internal control testing via transaction sampling
• Back office systems and workflow design
• Vendor onboarding and contract compliance
• ERPNext rollout across treasury, procurement, and controls modules
• Management oflocal accountants in each country — reviewing their work, setting standards, and coaching for quality and consistency
• Authorised bank signatory on designated accounts
• Authority to represent the company to banks, regulators, and partners. 5+ years in FP&A;, controlling, treasury, or performance roles — ideally a mix, not just one; ~ Agribusiness,emerging-market, or project-finance-style economics experience is a strong plus; ~ Professional qualification (ACCA/CPA/CFA) is a plus, if the track record speaks for itself.
📌 Head Of Financial Planning & Control (La Mancha)
🏢 FinAgra
📍 La Mancha