Vacancy title:
Finance Director

Jobs at:
Zola Electric

Deadline of this Job:
17th December, 2018

Duty Station:
Arusha, Tanzania

Summary
Date Posted: 5th December 2018 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed , Employment Type: Full-Time

Zola Electric (former Off Grid Electric) is a growth-stage start up that’s on track to light a million homes in Africa over the next couple of years with clean, affordable solar energy. At the heart of our business is innovative solutions that delight our customers. We are looking for a Finance Director who is interested to move to Tanzania join our team in Arusha, to support our growth strategy in Africa, changing the lives of millions with our innovative products.

JOB DETAILS:
This may be your dream job if you’re someone who dreams of combining your knowledge and skills enabling Zola Electric to change the renewable energy landscape. You’ll also need to be passionate about bringing solar energy to off-grid and other underserved markets (billions of people around the world) with the unique social, technical, and business challenges that come along with it. You are inspired by the opportunity to unleash whole continents of human potential, and motivated to help build a truly epic business.

Zola Electric, through its consumer brand Zola, combines Silicon Valley technology with local expertise to offer African homes and businesses a long-term solar solution to an unreliable grid. Adaptable to both energy needs and income, Zola Electric’s solution can be bought over time through a leasing structure. The first few watts starts a chain reaction that enables people to achieve commonly held aspirations: security, education, access to information, and a longer and more efficient day.
Today, Zola Electric powers more than 100,000 homes and businesses across Tanzania, Rwanda and Côte d’Ivoire. Zola Electric’s investors include: SolarCity, Vulcan Capital, DBL Partners, The Packard Foundation, Helios Investment Partners, and responsibility. Zola Electric is the recipient of the 2016 UN Momentum for Change Award, Zayed Future Energy Prize, and the 2015 Global Cleantech 100. For more information, visit www.zolaelectric.com .

Position
The Finance Director is end responsible for all financial activities in country and for ensuring financial targets of the company are met. The Finance Director has a dual reporting line into the Managing Director (MD) of the Tanzania entity, and to the Group FP&A Director in Amsterdam. Main responsibilities include, but are not limited to strategic collaboration, budget and cash flow management, ownership of country financial statement risk assessment and credit.
Participate in strategic meetings to contribute to the development of the annual financial strategy and business plan in collaboration with country and group finance staff.

Develop implementation plan of financial strategy in collaboration with the team and monitor implementation therein.
Stakeholder management on group and board level, reporting and communications.
Provide stakeholders with timely and accurate information and jointly determine strategy.

REQUIREMENTS

• Post-graduate qualification in financial management, management control, accounting, finance or in an equivalent experience
  
• Minimum 10 years financial management experience.
  
• Experience in Banking and in in the financial department of a subsidiary of a multinational group are considered advantages
  
• Expertise in accounting and in financial analysis/reporting
  
• Leadership experience
  Experience with living and working in Africa is an advantage