Agronomy Finance Officer
2025-07-15T19:08:14+00:00
Hail and Cotton
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FULL_TIME
Lusaka
Lusaka
10101
Zambia
Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources
Agronomist
2025-07-19T17:00:00+00:00
Zambia
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HAIL & COTTON, a leading global tobacco leaf merchant, are currently recruiting for their Zambia Operations. The following positions are vacant.
AGRONOMY FINANCE OFFICER
Key Duties & Responsibilities:
- Work collaboratively with the field team, supply chain professionals, and other relevant teams to ensure the seamless integration of farmer financing with agronomy operations calendar.
- Produce routine financial reports and presentations to effectively convey the performance of the IPS farmers to both management and stakeholders.
- Assuming a prominent role in the development and execution of grower loan distribution and collection strategies aimed at mitigating risk exposure.
- Liaise with sponsoring banks to ensure that all necessary grower accounts are valid prior to disbursement.
- Regularly carry out invoicing tasks and contribute to the reconciliation of grower accounts, actively addressing inquiries from diverse stakeholders.
- Produce regular reports on the status of loan recoveries for management. identifying areas requiring corrective action and diligently following up on the necessary steps.
- Collaborate on reconciling crop inputs, oversee distribution logistics, and conduct periodic inventory audits, promptly identifying any input conditions that necessitate action by the production team.
- Compile and manage an updated loan portfolio database, aiding in the assessment of grower qualification criteria each season to maintain the company’s risk exposure at acceptable levels.
- Develop and maintain financial models to project expenses, revenues, and return on investment (ROI) for various grower input budget.
- Identify and assess business risks associated with agronomy activities, such as market price fluctuations, crop size developments, regulatory changes, and environmental factors.
- Provide financial insights and recommendations to guide decision- making and optimize resource allocation.
Skills and Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting. Agricultural Economics, or a related field.
- Previous experience in financial analysis, budgeting, planning, with a preference for experience in the agricultural or agronomy sector.
- Knowledge of agronomy practices and tobacco industry is beneficial.
- Strong analytical skills with proficiency in financial modelling and data analysis tools.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a cross- functional team environment.
- Attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy.
Key Duties & Responsibilities: Work collaboratively with the field team, supply chain professionals, and other relevant teams to ensure the seamless integration of farmer financing with agronomy operations calendar. Produce routine financial reports and presentations to effectively convey the performance of the IPS farmers to both management and stakeholders. Assuming a prominent role in the development and execution of grower loan distribution and collection strategies aimed at mitigating risk exposure. Liaise with sponsoring banks to ensure that all necessary grower accounts are valid prior to disbursement. Regularly carry out invoicing tasks and contribute to the reconciliation of grower accounts, actively addressing inquiries from diverse stakeholders. Produce regular reports on the status of loan recoveries for management. identifying areas requiring corrective action and diligently following up on the necessary steps. Collaborate on reconciling crop inputs, oversee distribution logistics, and conduct periodic inventory audits, promptly identifying any input conditions that necessitate action by the production team. Compile and manage an updated loan portfolio database, aiding in the assessment of grower qualification criteria each season to maintain the company’s risk exposure at acceptable levels. Develop and maintain financial models to project expenses, revenues, and return on investment (ROI) for various grower input budget. Identify and assess business risks associated with agronomy activities, such as market price fluctuations, crop size developments, regulatory changes, and environmental factors. Provide financial insights and recommendations to guide decision- making and optimize resource allocation.
Bachelor’s degree in accounting. Agricultural Economics, or a related field. Previous experience in financial analysis, budgeting, planning, with a preference for experience in the agricultural or agronomy sector. Knowledge of agronomy practices and tobacco industry is beneficial. Strong analytical skills with proficiency in financial modelling and data analysis tools. Excellent communication and presentation skills. Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a cross- functional team environment. Attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy.
Bachelor’s degree in accounting. Agricultural Economics, or a related field. Previous experience in financial analysis, budgeting, planning, with a preference for experience in the agricultural or agronomy sector. Knowledge of agronomy practices and tobacco industry is beneficial. Strong analytical skills with proficiency in financial modelling and data analysis tools. Excellent communication and presentation skills. Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a cross- functional team environment. Attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy.
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Vacancy title:
Agronomy Finance Officer
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources, Category: Agronomist]
Jobs at:
Hail and Cotton
Deadline of this Job:
Saturday, July 19 2025
Duty Station:
Lusaka | Lusaka | Zambia
Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, July 15 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
HAIL & COTTON, a leading global tobacco leaf merchant, are currently recruiting for their Zambia Operations. The following positions are vacant.
AGRONOMY FINANCE OFFICER
Key Duties & Responsibilities:
- Work collaboratively with the field team, supply chain professionals, and other relevant teams to ensure the seamless integration of farmer financing with agronomy operations calendar.
- Produce routine financial reports and presentations to effectively convey the performance of the IPS farmers to both management and stakeholders.
- Assuming a prominent role in the development and execution of grower loan distribution and collection strategies aimed at mitigating risk exposure.
- Liaise with sponsoring banks to ensure that all necessary grower accounts are valid prior to disbursement.
- Regularly carry out invoicing tasks and contribute to the reconciliation of grower accounts, actively addressing inquiries from diverse stakeholders.
- Produce regular reports on the status of loan recoveries for management. identifying areas requiring corrective action and diligently following up on the necessary steps.
- Collaborate on reconciling crop inputs, oversee distribution logistics, and conduct periodic inventory audits, promptly identifying any input conditions that necessitate action by the production team.
- Compile and manage an updated loan portfolio database, aiding in the assessment of grower qualification criteria each season to maintain the company’s risk exposure at acceptable levels.
- Develop and maintain financial models to project expenses, revenues, and return on investment (ROI) for various grower input budget.
- Identify and assess business risks associated with agronomy activities, such as market price fluctuations, crop size developments, regulatory changes, and environmental factors.
- Provide financial insights and recommendations to guide decision- making and optimize resource allocation.
Skills and Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting. Agricultural Economics, or a related field.
- Previous experience in financial analysis, budgeting, planning, with a preference for experience in the agricultural or agronomy sector.
- Knowledge of agronomy practices and tobacco industry is beneficial.
- Strong analytical skills with proficiency in financial modelling and data analysis tools.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a cross- functional team environment.
- Attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy.
Work Hours: 8
Experience: No Requirements
Level of Education: bachelor degree
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