Senior Finance Manager

Job Description : SENIOR FINANCE MANAGER NIGERIA 15+ years experience We are looking for a strategic Sr. Manager for Finance who is passionate about Business Plans and Financial models, Who is having a deep understanding of the business and using data to inform key business initiatives and decisions. Drive key strategic analysis around key business initiatives and help inform decision-making through data and modelling. RESPONSIBILITIES: • Participate in strategic data analysis, research, and financial modelling for senior company leadership. • Support project analysis, validation of plans, and ad-hoc requests • Understand the key drivers of the business (e.g. growth, repayment, conversion, unit economics/lifetime value of customer), identify the different levers and trade-offs, and work with cross-functional and leadership teams to align on strategy and define the metrics that drive the business • Perform detailed financial analysis to model out new investments and strategic initiatives (e.g. ROI, market comparable, market sizing, etc.), identifying the potential risks & opportunities across different scenarios • Report on monthly financial performance and analyze variances to plan/forecast, articulating the impact to the business from both the vertical (revenue/profit) as well as horizontal (unit economics/LTV) perspective • Lead annual operational planning and reforecasts, including budgeting for headcount, OPEX, and capital allocation • Identify opportunities to improve operating spend and allocate capital efficiently - will have the opportunity to work on currency hedging initiatives and capital market raises • Build and scale repeatable business processes to enable better and faster insights - including custom analytics tools, dashboards, and financial reports • Invest in the team - bring your own personality, quirks and let’s have fun while levelling each other, and the business, up. Financial Planning & Forecasting: • Prepare timely monthly MIS reports with analysis • Prepare timely annual accounts and ensure timely finalization of statutory / external agencies- audits • Forecasting the funding requirements, assess its impact on the Balance Sheet, Cash Flow, bank overdrafts limits, and proper cash and treasury management. Legal & Statutory Reporting: • Monitoring financial, statutory requirements and compliances as guided by Central Bank of Nigeria. • Monitoring legal and community cases. • Keeping all relevant records, archives, and legal / statutory documents. Executive Team Support: • Actively Assist / Represent Management in Administration, External relations and Expat related procedures. • Any other task which may be assigned by the management from time to time. • Participate actively in management meetings and discussions on business strategy; Able to make presentations to the Board of Directors. Requirements: • Payments/FinTech experience is highly desirable. • Good technical accounting knowledge. • Advanced excel skills (advance formulas, large data sets, pivot tables etc). • Desire to work in a very high growth business. • Ability to work collaboratively and across functions. • Drive, motivation and excellent attention to detail. • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Qualified (ACA, CIMA, ACCA)

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