We are looking for an experienced Financial Manager who will be responsible for internal accounting control, cashflow forecasting, financial planning and analysis and investor reporting across various stakeholders.
Primary responsibilities:
Maintain financial accounts by ensuring month-end close activities, including preparation of journal entries and reconciliations for balance sheet and income statement items for all countries per applicable IFRS standards
Can develop complex financial models
Liaise with external auditors to facilitate quarterly and annual audits and implementation of all their recommendations in our books
Forecast monthly and quarterly cash requirements for all business lines and prepare periodic budgets for the different departments
Ensure on-time closing of receivables and payables for all third-party service providers
Provide strategic decision making based on accounting reporting to always ensure cost management and revenue optimization strategies
Collaborate with finance and credit operations team for investor reporting, covenant compliance, budget variation, financial statements analysis
Perform research and monitor financial markets, collect and report information for the CEO and COO to build debt and equity pipelines and update the respective data room accordingly.
Your skills and experience:
At least 7 years of relevant financial accounts audit experience, with at least 5 years with a high growth startup/company.
Lateral experiences within a corporate finance, investments & transactions, or Fintech comparable role will be favored.
Excellent communication and presentation skills.
Advanced knowledge of QuickBooks or other related accounting software
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
Strong understanding of IFRS9 standards
Strong understanding of local taxation in Kenya and Uganda and prior experience dealing with KRA audits and requests
Professional qualification: CPA or ACCA
Added advantage: experience in Fintech or Tier 1 East African Banking industry or Big four accounting firms
Added Advantage: Fintech or Lending/Credit Background
Your personal characteristics:
Integrity is not a negotiation
Intrinsically motivated by the mission of Pezesha Africa
Leads by example and by doing to the rest of the team
Results-orientated and pragmatic with exceptional quantitative and analytical ability and attention to detail and integrity
Independent thinker and worker who can juggle multiple projects simultaneously with fast-changing priorities
Accepts constructive criticism positively
Flexibility to roll up your sleeves and attack problems and projects as they arise, where you will need to set out a clear structure, method and outcomes yourself
Tech savvy who embraces new software and online tools and is personally interested by tech-enabled solutions
Effective and Efficient in managing and communicating with team members and stakeholders based remotely or in different timezones.
Please send a single pdf file containing a brief and bullet-pointed cover letter and your CV on the subsequent page(s) with “REF:FINANCE MANAGER 2024” as the subject of your email to jobs@pezesha.com
Apply via :
jobs@pezesha.com
