Before you apply
FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the orgAbout the role
The org's own posting, as writtenAbout One Acre Fund Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund equips 5.5 million smallholder farmers to make their farms more productive. Across nine countries that together are home to two-thirds of Africa's farmers, we provide high-quality farm supplies, tree seedlings, accessible credit, modern agronomic training, and a wide range of other agricultural services. On average, this model enables any farmer to increase their income and assets on supported land by more than 35 percent, while permanently improving their resilience. This is all made possible by our team of 9,000+ full-time staff, drawn from diverse backgrounds and professions. To learn more, please see our Why Work Here blog post.
About the Young Professionals Program One Acre Fund’s Young Professionals Program offers high-performing African graduates meaningful internships and training opportunities at a high-performing, mission-driven organization. Our internships are paid and all interns can expect to receive substantive work assignments working on high-impact projects that support One Acre Fund's operations. When joining, interns will participate in an onboarding program and receive training on how to design and execute projects.
Over the period of your internship, you will get the opportunity to work with like-minded individuals and receive learning opportunities to build strong foundations for your future career.
About the Role
Seeking a driven accounting professional with 1+ years' experience to power our 'Farmers First' mission. You will ensure financial accuracy and steward resources for farmers while growing into a future leader in global reporting and treasury operations.
Responsibilities
Core Financial Operations Assist in preparing, organizing, and maintaining financial documentation, trackers, and reports to ensure accurate financial records. Support financial planning and data analysis while helping improve finance processes and maintain data accuracy. Ensure compliance with internal financial policies by properly documenting transactions and collating required materials for internal and external audits. Placement Dependent On Experience Accounting Record financial transactions in the accounting system (SAP) and prepare or upload journal entries under supervision.
Support monthly closing activities, including financial, bank, and mobile money reconciliations Assist in maintaining prepaid expense and fixed asset schedules, and prepare documentation for internal and external audits Payments and Accounts Payable Support the preparation and processing of vendor, staff, and operational payments while ensuring compliance with internal policies Monitor payment status through banking and mobile money platforms and assist in resolving payment errors or failed transactions Maintain payment trackers, update cash balance reports, and upload supporting documents and proof of payment while communicating payment updates to internal stakeholders Career Growth and Development We have a strong…
About One Acre Fund
From its Form 990- Budget $248.2M · International, Foreign Affairs & National Security
- Staff 82 · founded 2005
- Pays its leaders $175K–$262K (11 reported)
- Open jobs 55 · Jobs at One Acre Fund · Full 990 report