sequa gGmbH is a globally operating non-profit development organization. Since 1991 sequa has carried out programs and projects of international cooperation in close collaboration with the German private sector. sequa offers know-how and long-term experience in capacity development for chambers and associations (BMOs), vocational education and training, private sector development, and trade promotion. The organization is based in Bonn, Germany. sequa employs more than 100 persons (2025) and reported a turnover of EUR 56 m in 2024.

We are offering a project-based assignment as 

Odoo Systems, SME Finance, and Costing Expert (m/f/d)

Location:Kigali, Rwanda

Assignment Period:08/26 – 12/26

Working time scope:20 working days

Project:SME Support Scheme targeting growth-oriented SMEs in Rwanda

Job Code: RW-1132 - Milimani Finance/Odoo Expert

The Project

Within the Special Initiative "Decent Work for a Just Transition", implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, sequa implements the SME Support Scheme, which targets growth-oriented SMEs in Rwanda. The project aims to facilitate business growth and job creation by increasing the competitiveness, productivity, and market readiness of Rwandan SMEs, with a focus on women-owned businesses and decent work creation.

The SME Support Scheme supports selected medium-sized enterprises, including Milimani Enterprises Ltd, with growth and job creation potential. Milimani is a women-owned bakery-ingredients manufacturer and food-solutions company based in the Gahanga Industrial Area, Kigali. It serves bakeries, food producers, hotels/restaurants, and distributors with locally manufactured baking inputs, traded goods, and customer support services. 

The scope of this assignment is to support Milimani through two connected workstreams: (1) a practical Odoo system audit, implementation of recommendations, and staff retraining; and (2) strengthened financial management, costing, reporting, and investment planning. The assignment does not include a full ERP re-implementation or custom software development; it should focus on practical improvements that make Odoo data reliable for management decisions.

Your Tasks / Responsibilities

Work Package 1- Odoo system audit, improvement, and staff retraining:

• Audit the current Odoo setup, workflows, user access rights, master data, chart of accounts, reporting structure, and day-to-day user practices across sales, procurement, stores, production, logistics, and finance;
• Assess data quality and how operational entries flow into financial outputs, including effects on costing, margins, stock valuation, receivables, payables, cashflow visibility, and management reports;
• Identify and implement practical Odoo recommendations and quick fixes within the agreed scope, including improved workflows, master-data discipline, reporting routines, user roles, data-entry controls, and report templates;
• Retrain relevant staff from sales, procurement, stores, production, logistics, and finance on correct Odoo data entry, transaction discipline, stock movements, sales/purchase processes, and how their daily entries affect financial reporting;

Work Package 2 - Financial management, costing, reporting, and investment planning: 

• Review financial statements, management reports, Odoo reports, inventory records, receivables, payables, loans, and current cashflow planning practices;
• Develop or improve monthly management accounts covering revenue by business line, gross margin, operating costs, stock movement, receivables, payables, cash position, and key performance indicators;
• Improve product/service costing and margin analysis for priority product lines, including manufactured bakery ingredients, seeds/nuts, traded goods, repackaging, distribution, and customer/channel profitability;
• Develop a 12-month cashflow and working-capital model covering sales growth, inventory, receivables, payables, loan obligations, taxes, payroll, and planned investments;
• Train the finance/management team on the developed tools and provide a concise final report with implemented Odoo improvements, remaining risks, templates delivered, and recommendations.

Your Qualifications / Skills

• Education/training: University degree or advanced professional qualification in finance, accounting, business administration, economics, management accounting, ERP systems, industrial engineering, or a related field;
• Professional certification: ACCA, CPA, CIMA, CFA, Odoo certification, ERP/accounting systems training, or comparable professional qualification is a strong asset;
• Languages: Excellent working proficiency in English required; Kinyarwanda is a strong asset for staff engagement;
• Other skills: Hands-on Odoo skills; strong Excel/financial modeling skills; ability to train non-finance staff; ability to translate ERP data-quality issues into practical financial management improvements; strong facilitation and report-writing skills.

Your Working Experience

• General professional experience: At least 8 years of professional experience in Odoo/ERP advisory, SME finance, management accounting, financial modeling, accounting systems, business advisory, or corporate finance;
• Specific professional experience: At least 5 years of hands-on Odoo experience with SMEs, including sales, purchases, inventory, manufacturing/production, accounting, costing, reporting, and user training;
• Sector experience: Demonstrated experience with manufacturing, agro-processing, food processing, FMCG distribution, wholesale/trading, or bakery/ingredients businesses is an asset;
• Regional/other experience: Professional experience in Rwanda or East Africa and familiarity with local banking requirements, asset-based finance, grant finance, tax/payment realities, SME cashflow constraints, and donor-funded private-sector development projects is an asset.

Please send us a cover letter, your CV in the EuropeAid format, relevant resumes, and your daily fee expectation in EUR/RWF. If you apply as a firm, please send your company profile and financial proposal. Additionally, please share two examples of practical Odoo audit/improvement assignments, including the processes reviewed, quick fixes implemented, staff trained, and financial-management improvements achieved.

In the case of comparable qualifications, disabled persons are given preference. 

Please send us your application by no later than 15 July, to applications.rwanda@sequa.de with the Subject line "RW-1132 - Milimani Finance/Odoo Expert".