C-Quest Capital LLC (CQC)
C-Quest Capital LLC (CQC) is a social impact project developer & carbon finance business that works in the poorest communities around the world providing access to sustainable energy services and clean energy technologies that help reduce humanity’s carbon footprint, mitigate global climate change and improve the health of those in the greatest need. Our Transformation Carbon Projects (TCP), provide investors with verified carbon offset credits sourced from social welfare projects in developing countries under our three operational platforms: Cleaner Cooking, Efficient Lighting & Sustainable Energy. These projects are conducted at scale with our internationally based teams & on-the-ground implementation partners resulting in measurable impacts for the families and communities we serve worldwide.
CQC is headquartered in Washington DC, USA, with subsidiaries and operations across the globe.
Background
CQC has been active in Malawi since 2018 with an initial focus on clean cookstove programs in rural settings. To date, we have distributed clean cookstoves to approximately one million households through implementing partners and our own operational arm (CQC Direct). Within the past year, our country office has rapidly expanded its portfolio to include nature-based carbon removals projects, cookstoves for the peri-urban/urban market, and the introduction of an alternative fuels’ ecosystem (pellets, LPG). To support our growing staff and ongoing programmatic development, CQC is looking for a senior leader to overse the Malawi country office.
Malawi Financial Controller
The role
The Malawi Financial Controller to undertake all aspects of financial management, including corporate accounting, regulatory and financial reporting, budget, and forecasts preparation, as well as development of strong internal control policies and procedures and financial risk management.
Core Responsibilities
- Manage all accounting operations including Billing, A/R, A/P, CL, costs accounting and Inventory,
- Oversee payroll and statutory tax returns,
- Drive month-end and year-end close process,
- Manage and comply with local, state, and federal government reporting requirements and tax filing,
Ensure quality control over financial transactions and financial reporting, - Ensure implementation and compliance with Standard Operating procedures, business processes and accounting policies,
- Coordinate and direct the preparation of budgets, financial forecasts and report variances at country level, division level and projects level, Implement, maintain, and strengthen internal controls,
- Improve ways of workings
- Liaise with auditors to ensure appropriate monitoring of company finances is maintained.
- Additional controller duties as necessary
Skills, Qualification and Experience
- Proven working experience as a Financial Controller
- 10 + years of overall combined accounting and finance experience
- Advanced degree in Accounting (ACCA, СРА)
- Thorough knowledge of accounting principles and procedures
- Experience with audit and internal controls implementation and enforcement
- Experience with creating financial statement.
- Experience with general ledger functions and the month-end/year end close process
- Proficient accounting software user and administration skills
- Able to manage, guide and lead employees to ensure appropriate financial processes are being used.
To Apply and for a full job description: Please visit: www.cquestcapital.com. and go to Careers go to the position you want to apply, to submit your application on or before close of business Wednesday 29 May 2024.