The CFO is a multi-disciplinary full time role that demands diverse skills as listed in the below additional responsibilities:
Strategy, Planning and Management
Act as strategic business partner to the CEO by assisting in formulating the company’s future strategic direction and supporting medium-term tactical initiatives
Ownership of firm-wide corporate annual and periodic financial planning to drive achievements of stakeholder objectives
Assess and evaluate financial performance of the organization with regard to short, medium and long-term operational goals, budgets and forecasts.
Provide insight and recommendations to both short-term, medium and long-term growth plan of Organization.
Create and establish sound capital structure and cash management financial objectives that align with the company’s plan for growth and expansion.
Financial Planning & Analysis and Reporting
Develop and implement a sound financial model that captures current and future states of the Pezesha business model
Work with COO to develop pathway for firm-wide targets by constructing and driving KPI achievement across cross-functional teams
Work with Finance Controller to drive and maintain annual and periodic company operating and liquidity cash flow budget
Work with Data Science Manager to drive optimisation of credit scoring models in line with target loss rate across the different Pezesha credit portfolios
Work closely with the Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) on compliance reporting
Work with Collections Lead and Finance Controller to drive optimisation of the Pezesha Balance Sheet provisions in line with the target provisions number
Work with COO to drive optimisation of credit product pricing strategies across the different credit portfolio
Present to the CEO periodic financial statement, key financial metrics and cash flow budgeting reports
Develop and maintain control process that enables on-schedule delivery of financial reports
Treasury Management
Ownership of the firm’s asset-liability management by designing and executing process matching with stated corporate goals across the credit business and software business units
Drive optimal operating and lending cash flow management strategy across local and foreign exchange exposures, including identifying appropriate and practical hedging products in relation to the Pezesha financial model
Drive optimal leverage structure in relation to the strength and size of the Pezesha Balance sheet
Fund Raise & Investor Relations
Represent Pezesha in all equity and debt cash flow raise and reporting communication to all investors
Work with CEO and COO and CCO to develop a compelling value proposition and key communication for future fund raise as well as existing investors
Identify, reach-out and pitch to prospective investors and manage the related processes to deal closure
Build investor confidence in the company’s vision to deliver shareholder value through a comprehensive Investor relations framework and strategy
Provide market insights to the management team, including financial trends, investor concerns, competitor actions, and anything that might impact the firm valuation
Oversee communication & reporting of financial results to investors through comprehensive MIS.
The Successful Applicant
The successful candidate needs to have the following experience
Must have
At least 7 years experience in financial advisory at a Tier 1 Management consulting firm, Investment Bank or Series A lending Fintech
Demonstrated financial services financial modeling and treasury management experience
Education: At least a Masters in Financial Economics in a top tier educational institution
Track record of leadership capabilities with strong problem-solving skills, high stakes communication skills, series A equity and debt fundraising experience and managing young and multicultural teams
Added advantage
MBA
Certification: CFA, FRM or CQF
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Please send your CVs and cover letter to jobs@pezesha.com. Kindly indicate the title of the job on the subject header of the email (REF 23/Pezesha CFO).
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jobs@pezesha.com
