Strategic Finance Lead at Aza Finance

Aza Finance (Formerly Known as Bipesa) is an established provider of currency trading solutions which accelerate global access to frontier markets through an innovative infrastructure.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Strategic Finance Lead

Locations: Johannesburg or Lagos
Employment Type: Full time

Job Summary

This is a brand-new role that will work closely with the CFO to help shape and execute strategic financial initiatives such as fund raises (debt and equity), M&A, KPI development, and general analysis.
The Head of Strategic Finance will work with department leaders across the company to gather insights, help execute strategy, and provide insight. The role will provide comprehensive financial insight into the business and help tell the story from a numbers perspective.
In this role, you will be supporting our high growth business and be in a unique position with visibility into the whole company. In addition to supporting our financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and analysis efforts, you’ll have the opportunity to turn these insights into initiatives, running with them and helping drive strategic decisions.
This is a great opportunity to take on a broad scope of responsibilities and build a diverse set of skills across the finance function. If you like problem-solving, variety and seeing your work put into action, this is the job for you.

Responsibilities

Build pitch decks for a variety of projects including fund raising, corporate development, board deck slides, revenue analysis, and others.
Work closely with department leaders to develop financial forecasts
Apply business judgment and financial insights to assist with decision making related to new initiatives, products, and business opportunities
Sophisticated financial modeling: build models from scratch, improve existing models, and maintain existing models including three statement financial models and others.
Develop pipeline of M&A targets and the competitive landscape
Lead special projects, potentially including M&A analysis and execution
Build due diligence material for potential investors, lenders, partners, internal stakeholders, etc.
Be creative, adaptive, and eager to learn new technical skill sets

Requirements

Degree from top university
4-6+ years of related work experience in an analytical capacity (e.g. corporate finance, investment banking, management consulting)
Advanced analytical skills (including statistical modeling) and business insight
Ability to build clear and concise presentations and tell a story with numbers
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Experience managing multiple work streams and working with many business partners
Strong project management skills
Comfort with remote work and distance from manager (CFO is remote)
Entrepreneurial spirit and incurable optimism

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