Head of Finance

September 26

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Klasha

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Fintech • Payments • B2B

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Description

• Liquidity and treasury management, overseeing Klasha's financial resources to help meet wider business objectives. • Provide financial reports and interpret financial information to managerial staff while recommending further courses of action. • Analyse costs, pricing, variable contributions, sales results, and the company’s actual performance compared to the business plans. • Develop trends and projections for Klasha's finances. • Conduct reviews and evaluations for cost-reduction/optimisation opportunities. • Oversee operations of the Finance department, set goals and objectives, and design a framework for these to be met. • Manage the preparation of the company’s budget. • Liaise with auditors to ensure the appropriate monitoring of Company finances is maintained. • Confident oversight and delivery of Central bank reporting. • Manage complex banking and third party strategic relationships. • Managing the output and nurturing the development of a scaling finance team.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related course. • Deep domain understanding of the African and international payments ecosystems. • Exposure to multiple currencies. • 5+ years of relevant professional experience, preferably in payments and/or fintech. • Considerable experience leading and scaling a finance function. • CIMA or equivalently certified. • Significant exposure to Treasury Management, FP&A and reconciliation. • Experience working globally. • Automation savvy, with proficiency in analytics and wider tooling. • Ability to execute root cause analysis. • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to identify and defend data-driven recommendations. • A charismatic relationship builder, able to win the trust of external and internal partners alike. • High level of determination and tenacity. • Good understanding of compliance activities in financial services. • Experience operating in an investor facing capacity.

Benefits

• All the latest technology you need to do your role. • Employee stock option scheme. • Private health insurance. • Mental health wellness benefits; Headspace app subscription and Spill mental health support. • Budget for French language classes. • Work-from-anywhere weeks; work from anywhere for three weeks in a year. • Paid birthday day off. • Team building events. • Paid parental leave. • Learning and development budget.