Job Title: Corporate Finance Analyst
Hiring Organization: Lipa
Later
Location – Locality: Nairobi
Location – Region: Kenya
Industry: Fintech
Job Type: Full
Time
Salary: KES
Competitive
Date Posted: 11/07/2023
Lipa
Later is a buy now, pay later platform that allows consumers to shop and pay
for items in monthly installments. Lipa Later is a Pan African organization
with presence across Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Nigeria. The company is growing
quickly, and as such, we are looking to recruit and onboard a team of industry
leaders with a hustler mentality, ambition, and desire to rapidly build a Pan
African business. This position is based in Nairobi, Kenya.
Reporting
to the Corporate Finance Manager, the Corporate Finance Analyst will be
responsible for carrying out key analytical and process improvement tasks for
the company. He or she will ensure timely preparation of investor reports, keep
our investor data room up to date with analytical reports and conduct business
analysis for the group companies.
Duties
and Responsibilities
Maintain
and regularly update a data room to share with investors containing relevant
reports, including financial and portfolio reports.
Prepare
ad hoc reports for different investors as requested.
Coordinate
meetings with new (and existing) investors.
Perform
internal financial analysis periodically to help identify opportunities to
optimize revenues and streamline operational costs.
Conduct
ad hoc financial modeling on new projects, products and business initiatives to
support decision making.
Support
the annual budgeting process, including quarterly reforecasts.
Preparation
of budget vs actuals analysis (BVA) on a monthly basis.
Assist in
the coordination of strategic activities within the organization, including
project management and support, compiling and storing information, and
reporting.
Support
our business data analytics by creating new data sets, synthesizing information
from multiple data sources, and identifying new data points, relevant in
business planning, to start tracking.
Collect,
monitor, evaluate and report on findings from different aspects of our business
in order to propose and implement improvement projects for cost optimisation
and business efficiency.
Seek
opportunities to drive innovation and process improvement within the reporting
spectrum.
Develop
and maintain effective relationships with relevant internal and external
stakeholders and cross functional teams at all levels of the company.
Required
Qualifications
Bachelor’s
Degree in a Business-related course from a recognized university.
A CPA(K)
or its equivalent.
Minimum 4
years’ experience in finance with at least 2 years in a similar role.
Advanced
Excel knowledge a must.
Proven
financial analysis experience, in particular proficiency in financial
modelling.
Proven
ability to deliver high quality & accurate reports within demanding
timelines.
The
ability to analyse, model and interpret data, both financial and operational.
Be an
excellent team player / collaborator with excellent communication skills.
Have
demonstrated the ability to act decisively and resolve problems.
How To
Apply
If you
believe you can clearly demonstrate your abilities to meet the relevant
criteria for the role, please submit your application quoting in the su
bject
line the Job Title “Corporate Finance Analyst” and attach a detailed CV with
the correct e-mail address and telephone contacts. All written applications and
CVs should be submitted to careers@lipalater.com.
Only
shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
Lipa
Later is an equal opportunity employer committed to ensuring diversity and
gender equality. We will seek to recruit the most qualified person for the job
irrespective of race, colour, marital status, ethnicity, disability, religion,
or gender. All qualified persons are encouraged to apply.
