Bookkeeper
Virunga Mountain Spirits — a craft distillery and agro-tourism site at the foothills of the Virunga Mountains in Musanze, Rwanda — is seeking an experienced, organized Bookkeeper to
support the Finance Department in managing daily accounting operations, maintaining accurate financial records, and strengthening internal controls. You'll assist with transaction
processing, reconciliations, inventory recording, and documentation to ensure timely, accurate financial reporting.
Period: One-year consulting contract to start
Reports to: Chief Accountant
We value a growth mindset, empathy, and an eagerness to learn. The ideal candidate is proactive, detail-oriented, and an excellent English communicator.
Administration
• Collect and verify suppliers' invoices
• Prepare weekly supplier payments with supporting documents
• Ensure all payment documents are complete before approval
• Follow up on missing invoices
• Manage and lead the company procurement process
• Assist the Finance department with other tasks as needed
Transaction Processing
• Record supplier bills and post expenses daily
• Post petty cash transactions and receive cash inflows daily
• Record transactions in the correct ledgers (spreadsheets or accounting software)
• Maintain compliance with financial reporting standards (GAAP)
Filing & Documentation
• Maintain organized physical and electronic filing systems
• Ensure all transactions are properly supported and filed
• Keep internal controls and audit tracking in place
Inventory Management (Distillery & Kitchen)
• Receive inventory from production into the warehouse
• Support issuing of products using company formats
• Provide weekly inventory and internal-usage reports
• Produce monthly inventory movement reports for Finance
• Collect and send sales documents to Finance weekly
• Assist in periodic physical stock counts and reconcile with records
• Report inventory variances for review
Cash & Bank Reconciliation
• Match bank statement transactions with accounting records
• Prepare bank reconciliation reports
• Provide a receivables list every two weeks
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
• Diploma or Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field
• 1–3 years of experience in accounting or bookkeeping
• Knowledge of QuickBooks Online a plus
• Solid grasp of double-entry bookkeeping, debits, credits, and the accounting cycle
• Knowledge of IFRS, GAAP, and journal entries
• Fast, accurate data entry
• Excellent spoken and written English (a must)
• Strong work record, math and computer skills, and problem-solving ability
TO APPLY
Send a CV, cover letter, and a list of 3–5 references (including your current supervisor) to juliette@virungamountainspirits.com. Please do not contact us by phone or WhatsApp
regarding your application.
· Musanze District, Rwanda
Equipment and Facility Maintenance Support
One-year consulting contract (to start), reporting to the Assistant Distiller / Quality Assurance Associate, based at our distillery in Musanze.
We are seeking a qualified individual with a strong maintenance background to service and maintain our distillation equipment (including boiler and chiller) and the overall facility,
and to assist with production on a limited basis. The ideal candidate is proactive, consistent, detail-oriented, and comfortable with daily physical work.
Key responsibilities:
• Maintain all company equipment and lead overall facility maintenance
• Build and run preventive-maintenance schedules; perform daily, weekly, monthly and annual checks
• Keep distillation equipment optimal — boiler, steam traps, valves, chiller, pumps and mechanical machinery
• Support calibration of temperature, pressure, flow and level instruments
• Troubleshoot non-distilling equipment (vehicles, CCTV, network, generator, pipes)
• Coordinate and supervise external technicians/contractors for specialist repairs
• Maintain a spare-parts inventory and keep maintenance documentation
• Assist the Assistant Distiller with production, bottling, labelling and packaging as requested
Required qualifications:
• Experience in facility/equipment maintenance, ideally in food, beverage, brewery, winery, distillery or dairy processing
• A0/A1 in mechanical, electrical or industrial maintenance strongly preferred
• Excellent spoken and written English, and leadership skills
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting; basic math and computer skills
• Strong work record (performance, safety, attendance); willing to work some holidays/weekends
To apply, send your CV and a cover note to karen@virungamountainspirits.com. Please do not contact us by phone or WhatsApp regarding your application.
· Musanze, Rwanda