Tupande Retail Controls Specialist

About One Acre Fund

Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund supplies 1 million smallholder farmers with the agricultural services they need to make their farms vastly more productive. Our 8,000+ team is drawn from diverse backgrounds and professions. With operations across six core countries in Africa, we make farmers more prosperous by providing quality farm supplies on credit, delivered within walking distance of farmers’ homes, and agricultural training to improve harvests. On average, the farmers we serve harvest 50 per cent more food after working with One Acre Fund. 

To learn more about our work, take a look at our Why Work Here blog for more information.

About the Role

One Acre Fund operates in Kenya under the Tupande brand.  We operate in 27 counties, providing impactful products and services to farmers across Kenya.  As Tupande’s Retail Operations Controls Specialist, you will apply your leadership and problem-solving skills to assist with the daily operations of the Retail Team.   You will work within Tupande’s Rural Retail team to maintain a high-quality control environment across our daily operations.  On a daily basis, you will interact with members of our customer-facing teams to manage inventory and financial controls and reconciliations.  You will manage compliance with Tupande inventory and financial and anti-fraud policies.

You will report to the Director of Retail Operations.

Responsibilities

• Manage POS / Cash received reconciliation daily across all retail outlets;
• Manage the monthly inventory stock counts across all Tupande Dukas, including reconciliation against our inventory management system;
• Manage daily reconciliation of inventory movements throughout our retail network;
• Point person for all HR-related actions, as a result of non-compliance with our inventory, financial and anti-fraud policies. 
• Identify issues and provide workable solutions/recommendations on how to improve the controls environment within the Tupande retail operations
• Perform additional tasks as requested by the manager.

Career Growth and Development

We have a strong culture of constant learning and we invest in developing our people. You’ll have weekly check-ins with your manager, access to mentorship and training programs, and regular feedback on your performance. We hold career reviews every six months and set aside time to discuss your aspirations and career goals. You’ll have the opportunity to shape a growing organization and build a rewarding long-term career.

Qualifications

Across all roles, these are the general qualifications we look for. For this role specifically, you will have the following:

• 3+ years of experience in audit, inventory management/business processes 
• Excellent spreadsheet/business intelligence skills
• Analytical and with the capacity to overcome difficult problems creatively
• Fluent in English and Kiswahili
• Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree

Preferred Start Date

As soon as possible

Job Location

Kakamega, Kenya

Benefits

Health insurance, paid time off, housing, retirement and child benefit

Eligibility

This role is only open to citizens or permanent residents of  Kenya

Women are encouraged to apply

Application Deadline

12 June 2023

One Acre Fund never asks candidates to pay any money or pay for tests at any stage of the interview process. Official One Acre Fund emails will always arrive from an @oneacrefund.org address. Please report suspicious communication here (globalhotline@oneacrefund.org), but do not send applications or application materials to this email address.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI), and anti-racism are deeply connected to our organization’s mission and purpose. One Acre Fund aspires to build a culture where all staff feel consistently valued, represented, and connected – so that our team can thrive as professionals, and achieve exceptional impact for the farmers we serve.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression. We are proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace.