Head of Financial Planning & Control

Reports to: CEO (transitioning to Global 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

About FinAgra:
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. You'll act as the CEO's right hand across finance and field operations, with a direct line into executive decisions from day one. This is a role for someone who thrives on autonomy and wants to build something real from the ground up.

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;

Feed business case rigor into market-entry decisions, including LATAM and SEA feasibility work from 2027.

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

Enforcement of the approval matrix across regional spend;

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 of local accountants in each country — reviewing their work, setting standards, and coaching for quality and consistency;

Ownership of the company-wide accounting policy.

Authority - TBC by the Leadership

Payment release authority up to agreed thresholds;

Authority to halt non-compliant spend pending CEO review;

Authorised bank signatory on designated accounts;

Authority to represent the company to banks, regulators, and partners.

What you'll bring

5+ years in FP&A, controlling, treasury, or performance roles — ideally a mix, not just one;

Ability to build a financial/investment model from a blank sheet;

Comfort being the sole finance person in the building, with full ownership of the work;

Agribusiness, emerging-market, or project-finance-style economics experience is a strong plus;

Willingness to travel and be hands-on in the field;

Professional qualification (ACCA/CPA/CFA) is a plus, if the track record speaks for itself.

Mobility up to 60–80 days/year (TBC), primarily Kenya and India, LATAM and SEA from 2027. Travel per the T&E policy.