As part of our lean 5-person senior management team – and as one of the closest advisors to the CEO and global leadership team – you will play a key role in shaping the future of our organization as it grows from our current manufacturing hub in Kenya to multiple hubs across Sub-Saharan Africa.
You will oversee the company’s financial systems, fundraising and investor relations with the following specific responsibilities:
Strategy & Planning:
Assist in formulating the company’s growth strategy and supporting related tactical initiatives
Monitor and direct the implementation of financial elements of business plans
Develop financial and tax strategies
Lead budgeting, forecasting, and financial modeling efforts
Manage the annual budgeting processes and quarterly forecasts
Develop performance measures that support the company’s strategic direction
Work with tax consultants to develop strategies for expansion and intercompany relationships
Operations:
Leadership of the Kenya Finance Department and, as they are launched, leadership of BURN finance teams across Sub-Saharan Africa
Participate in key decisions as a member of the executive management team
Provide strategic direction and oversight on the accounting and financial day to day operations ensuring that processes are robust and being executed correctly by the team.
Carry out periodic reviews of the financial operations and linkages with other departments and recommend and implement changes and improvement.
Establish and maintain scalable financial systems, processes and policies
Financial Reporting
Review all month end reporting from finance managers and oversee the issuance of financial information
Create reporting formats that are appropriate and specific for each set of key stakeholders (i.e. BoD, lenders, equity investors, other third parties)
Present financial information and new strategic plans and progress on ongoing projects to the board of directors
Compliance & Risk Management:
Create, and regularly update, a risk profile for the company
Understand and work with finance managers to mitigate key elements of the company’s risk profile
Construct and monitor reliable financial controls
Ensure that the company complies with all legal and regulatory requirements and all required audits and tax returns are completed and filed timely
Report risk issues that are identified to the board of directors
Investigate any findings and recommendations that come from audit reports, or other reviews carried out by third parties
Treasury Management
Monitor cash balances and cash forecasts
Analyze working capital needs of the company and work with third parties to secure facilities
Work with department managers on preparing monthly cash flows and feeding these back into detailed cash flow projections to provide real-time information
Fundraising
Ensure that the company has appropriate capital structure and sufficient funds to achieve its goals
Maintain relationships with local and international lenders
lead international debt and equity fundraising efforts, managing process for the preparation of IM to disbursement
initiate in-country fundraising efforts for debt from local banks
Represent the company with investment advisers and investors
HR, IT and Legal
If appropriate, the candidate may take over management of the HR, IT and/or Compliance Departments
Qualifications and Competencies
Required
3-year Finance experience outside East Africa
Bachelor degree specializing in Finance or Accounting
Strong leadership and management skills
Proven financial and treasury management skills
High level of oral and written communication skills
Demonstrable experience in leading organizations to profitability
Working knowledge of accounting systems
Fluency in English
Preferred
MBA
CPA
3+ years Africa or frontier-market experience
3+ years of progressively responsible experience in a Finance Department
Start-up experience
Corporate structure experience

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