Finance & Grants Manager

Location: Remote,None,None

Title: Finance & Grants Manager

Location: Remote, GMT or EST time zone. Could be based in NY or Dakar. #LI-Remote

Reports to: VP of Finance & Strategy

About myAgro:

myAgro is a non-profit agritech social enterprise based in West Africa. We have developed a mobile savings model that allows farmers to invest their own funds in high-quality seed, fertilizer, and agricultural training to increase their harvest and income by 50-100%. Our North Star is to support 1 million farmers in 2026, providing them the tools they need to prosper. Our organization has received recognition and support from Skoll Foundation, Echoing Green, World Bank, and The Audacious Project from TED. Learn more from our founder and CEO here.

About the Role:

The Finance & Grants Manager is an integral part of myAgro’s team, ensuring that grants are managed accurately with the fundraising team, program team, donors and internal stakeholders. 

Under the leadership of the VP of Finance & Strategy, the  Finance & Grants Manager will work with department, program and external contract managers to support the preparation of grant proposal budgets and ensure the appropriate budgeting and accounting use of all awarded grant dollars. You will prepare, submit, and manage grant financial reports that support funder goals and meet funder guidelines and criteria. 

What does that look like?

1. You are an Effective Collaborator. You know how to coordinate proactively across departments (sales, finance, HR, etc), ask the right questions and establish alignment on work plans and calendars. 
2. You are a Process Thinker and Doer.  You are accustomed to designing standard operating procedures and strive for continuous improvements to make budgeting and reporting processes better.
3. You are a People-Person. You seek to provide excellent internal customer service and enjoy supporting Country Directors and other key program staff on how to best execute available budgets and advance our mission.

You Will:

• Leverage understanding of the organizational budget to partner with Development on the preparation of grant proposal budgets
• Act as point person from Finance for restricted grant management
• Provide guidance to program managers and the finance/accounting teams about proper grant budget usage, ensuring full execution and compliance with grant agreements
• Complete financial reports for program managers and the Development team on required schedules
• Enhance system used to track all related government spending and supporting materials on a monthly basis 
• Ensure smooth post-award processes to ensure implementation of the restricted grant and collaboration with team members within myAgro

You Have:

• You have 3-6 years of prior grant reporting experience, including government grants
• You have designed, developed, or implemented standard operated processes for restricted grants and government funding 
• You have experience using an ERP to review and prepare financial data and reports (bonus for Sage Intacct)
• You are fluent in English and proficient in French

Our Benefits:

• Health insurance (including dental, vision and health coverage)
• Approximately 4 weeks of paid time off each year
• Professional development and laptop stipends
• Co-working Space stipend
• The opportunity to make a difference for farmers everyday!

Application Process and Deadline

To apply, submit an application on our website. Include a cover letter (motivation letter) and a resume or CV. You should also complete the Plum survey. You can find a link to the Plum survey on the application form for the role. Please submit your application and documents in English. Only shortlisted candidates will contacted by our team.

There is no fixed deadline as we hire on a rolling basis. If someone else is selected while you are interviewing, we will let you know and consider your application for future positions. The interview process includes the application form, the Plum assessment, short virtual interviews and typically a short written assignment or a visit to the field or one of our offices.

myAgro provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, marital/parental status, national origin, age, disability, political opinion, social status, veteran status, and genetics. myAgro complies with all applicable federal, provincial and local laws governing nondiscrimination in empl