Qualified Chartered Accountant (CA) with 3–5 years of finance experience in a commodities or trading business in Ivory Coast.
Experience arranging financing with local banks and managing the related documentation and compliance requirements.
Proficiency in enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, accounting software, and Microsoft Office, particularly advanced Excel.
Knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
Professional fluency in written and spoken English, with working proficiency in spoken and written French.
Willingness to travel to Senegal and across Ivory Coast as required during the trading season.
Responsibilities
Estimate costs according to the procurement plan and prepare actual costing for each shipment.
Monitor daily reports to ensure procurement and direct expenses remain within budget.
Ensure business accounts for the West Africa (WAF) region are accurate and updated, including account finalization, review, analysis, provisioning, tax planning, and year-end compliance.
Prepare management information system (MIS) reports related to accounts, procurement, shipments, customs clearance, and other management requirements.
Introduce and implement necessary reporting formats.
Prepare budgets for all WAF centers and ensure budget control and variance analysis.
Govern and report the Annual Operating Plan (AOP) weekly, monthly, and quarterly.
Present monthly financial summaries and analysis through MIS reports or dashboards, supported by detailed working.
Assist in building financial decks and presentations for Board and investor reviews.
Develop and mentor subordinate team members to support delivery of their work.
Raise funds from local banks and manage pre-sanction and post-disbursement documentation and compliance.
Prepare weekly fund-flow forecasts and ensure adequate fund allocation and availability for smooth operations.
Plan taxes based on budgets at the beginning of each year, handle and close tax department audits, optimize statutory compliance, and finalize local accounts.
Handle local auditors.
Desired Qualifications
Familiarity with SYSCOHADA.
Financial Controller
TORQCOMMODITIES · Navi Mumbai, India · Full-time · Posted 2026-09-24
Workplace: on_site
Department: Finance
Description
Accounting, MIS, Budget
1. Responsible for cost estimation as per procurement plan and preparing the actual costing for each shipment.
2. Daily reports monitoring to ensure all procurement, direct expenses are within budget.
3. Ensure all the business accounts of WAF region are accurate and updated - account finalization, review, analysis, provisioning, tax planning and year end compliances.
4. MIS reporting as per management requirement related to accounts, procurement, shipments, Customs clearing etc.
5. Introduce and implement necessary formats where required.
6. Budget preparation for all the WAF centers and ensuring budget control, variance analysis.
7. Govern and report Annual Operating Plan (AOP) on weekly/monthly/quarterly basis.
8. Present monthly financial summary, analysis insight in a crisp, meaningful manner through MIS/dashboards to the business with a detailed working.
9. Assist in building financial decks & presentations for the purpose of the Board / Investor review.
10. Develop & mentor team of able subordinates to enable achieving deliverables.
Banking & Treasury
1. Fund raising from local banks- pre-sanction & post disbursement documentation & compliances.
2. Weekly fund flow preparation. Ensure that adequate fund allocation & flow is available for smooth operations.
Local Compliances
1. Tax planning basis budgets at start of each year, Handling & closing tax dept audits with optimization of Statutory Compliances & local Account finalization.
2. Handling local Auditors.
Requirements
Qualifications and Experience
Willingness to travel to Senegal and across Ivory Coast as required during the trading season.
Qualified Chartered Accountant (CA) with 3–5 years of finance experience in a commodities or trading business in Ivory Coast.
Experience arranging financing with local banks and managing the related documentation and compliance requirements.
Proficiency in ERP systems, accounting software and Microsoft Office, particularly advanced Excel.
Knowledge of IFRS and GAAP. Familiarity with SYSCOHADA is an advantage.
Professional fluency in written and spoken English, with working proficiency in spoken and written French.