Who We Are

At EarthEnable, we believe that our clients deserve our very best, that work should be fun, and that the best ideas could come from any part of the company. We celebrate each other’s wins, learn from our setbacks, and are deeply proud of the impact we make every day. We believe a home that doesn’t make you sick means more than living disease-free. It means pride and dignity in the place our customers most treasure: their homes. Being a part of our team means more than building housing products: it means building an organization and building a better future for rural families.

What We Do

EarthEnable is transforming the way people live, by making homes healthier for families across rural Rwanda, Uganda, and Kenya. 80% of Rwandans live in homes with dirt floors which are dusty, unsanitary, and fertile breeding grounds for parasites and germs. While replacing a dirt floor with concrete has significant health benefits (e.g. reducing diarrhea by 50% and parasitic infections by 80%), concrete is unaffordable for many who need it, and is also responsible for 8% of global carbon emissions.

EarthEnable addresses this pressing and ubiquitous problem by selling high-quality, earthen housing products like our flagship floor that is 80% cheaper than concrete with 90% less embedded energy. Earthen floors, plasters, and blocks are composed of natural materials (gravel, clay, sand, and laterite) and sealed with a proprietary drying oil that makes them waterproof, strong, and polished. In our first 10 years of operations, EarthEnable has installed ~30,000 floors for ~200,000 individuals and created livelihoods for over 1,000 people. See our new product – a full house – here!

About the Role

EarthEnable is looking for an enthusiastic and gritty CFO to grow our team’s capacity and execute critical systems and finance needs. This is a role for someone ready to get their hands dirty (literally!) and be in the middle of operations to ensure that our numbers reflect reality, that our costs and credit systems are optimized, that we automate as many of our manual systems as possible, and that our data collection is streamlined to ease field management and book closing. You should also be curious about innovative financing mechanisms for affordable housing, and skilled in developing pitch decks for potential financing partners.

1. Strategic Leadership & Partnership

• Serve as a thought partner to the CEO in developing and executing short-term and long-term strategy
• Lead strategic planning for market expansion, including:
  • Evaluating scale opportunities in existing and new markets
  • Developing capital allocation frameworks per market
  • Creating financial models to assess market viability and growth potential
• Drive strategic communication with board members and internal team members
• Develop and track KPIs that align with near-term objectives and long-term strategic goals
• Lead quarterly strategic reviews and annual planning processes
• Conduct market research and interviews to assess scale options

2. Financial Management & Control

• Oversee financial reporting process, ensuring timely and accurate financial statements
• Lead month-end close and annual audit processes, maintaining high standards of accuracy
• Develop and implement robust financial controls across all operations
• Drive process improvement and automation initiatives, particularly for:
  • Inventory management
  • Month-end closing procedures
  • Payment systems and reconciliation
• Manage relationships with external auditors and financial partners
• Ensure compliance with local and international financial regulations
• Develop relationships with potential financing partners in the region

3. Systems & Data Infrastructure

• Lead the development and maintenance of automation systems:
  • Oversee development of low-code applications for field teams (sales, construction, quality assurance)
  • Continuously improve automation of order systems to streamline procurement and logistics processes, reducing manual tasks.
  • Ensure seamless integration between field systems and financial databases
  • Drive continuous improvement of field operations through data-driven insights
• Build and maintain comprehensive data infrastructure:
  • Design and implement a robust data warehouse architecture
  • Create interactive dashboards for finance and operations teams
  • Establish data governance protocols and quality control measures
• Enable data-driven decision-making across all departments through accessible reporting and analytics

Qualifications:

• At least four years of experience in a role involving complex financial modeling, data analysis, and strategy (e.g. with a management consulting firm or private equity firm).
• Expertise in Excel modeling, and in synthesizing data analysis into PowerPoint presentations.
• Experience with data infrastructure systems, coding, and automation is nice-to-have.
• Passionate about our mission, international development and social enterprise.
• Exceptional people skills and managerial skills; avid team player with a coaching and mentoring approach.
• Ability to work on a variety of tasks at the same time, and keep track of a variety of workstreams.
• Resourcefulness and critical thinking skills to quickly determine why something isn’t working and iterate quickly to try to solve it; creative problem solving. Quick learner who loves to figure things out.
• Optimistic attitude, entrepreneurial spirit, curiosity to learn new things, creative problem solver, humble and patient team-player with a sense of humor, especially regarding some of our janky systems 🙂