Job Description
Our client offers cross-border digital financial services (DFS) that make it easy for Africans to conduct financial transactions (transfer money, pay bills, buy insurance and securities, barter currencies etc.) across their boundaries and beyond. Similarly, they make it easy for the African diaspora and other customers to transact with Africa. They support various payment channels including mobile money and all major international card networks. Our client aspires to be the dominant pan-African solution for affordable cross-border remittances and bill payment by serving a much larger informal segment of the population in fulfillment of their mission to accelerate the continent’s digital revolution and transform lives and experience of the world. Our client’s mission is to connect the world through the most creative, reliable, and secure payment network – enabling individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive. Staffrite HR Africa provides you with the opportunity to make a difference in the world, invest in your professional development, and be a part of an inclusive and diverse workplace by joining our client’s team. Your individuality is welcomed by our client, who is seeking to fill the following vacany:
Finance Manager
- Job Type: Full-time
- Work Location: Nairobi
- Industry: Fintech
- Salary: Ksh. 280,000 – Ksh. 315,000
- Be accountable for Adjusted Revenue / Gross Profit trends based on a top-down approach, and drive a narrative on Cash App overall performance to the organization’s senior leadership.
- Create a top-down financial model to help articulate levers on Adjusted Revenue growth, and collaborate with key stakeholders to validate model output with a bottom-up forecast.
- Interacting on a regular basis with the Head of sales and marketing to understand product drivers, gross profit margins, and business trends as needed
- Work with Managing Director on ad hoc requests to inform organizations strategy and improve efficiency in order to help drive the business’s long-term trajectory.
- Drive key financial processes such as annual planning, quarterly forecasts, and three-year plans.
- Maintain and develop a model for forecasting Monthly Active Users, and assist in the development of frameworks to improve forecast accuracy.
- Interact with various teams as a Cash FP&A partner, including Corporate FP&A, Compliance, and the Business team.
Key Qualifications
- Over five (5) years of relevant professional experience, preferably in fintech or traditional banking
- Bachelor degree in Finance, Accounting or Economics, a master’s degree will be an added advantage
- Must be a CPA-k
- Financial experience including familiarity with concepts of forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis, or data interpretation and analysis
- Good proficiency with Analytics tools and data visualization tools
- Excellent verbal and written – identify and defend data-driven recommendations and a sense of business management
- Experience developing new ideas and solutions
- Solid experience in root cause analysis
- Work with peers and multiple levels of management.
All candidates interested in the above position should be:
- Confidence, Innovative, Strategic Visionary leader and integrity.
- Highly experienced in the Fintech Industry.
How to Apply
Our clients’ unique approach means we’re looking for unique people. The foundation of our Client is built on transparency, collaboration, and a deep desire to make things better. So, if you’re ready to join a team of smart, highly motivated individuals, and feel like this position is a good fit, please send your CV only quoting the job title on the email subject (Fintech Finance Manager) to vacancies@staffrite.co.ke on or before 7th March 2022 COB! We can’t wait to hear from you.
