Finance Manager at M-KOPA Nigeria

The scale and impact of our work is massive. M-KOPA is a fast-growing FinTech company offering millions of underbanked customers across Africa access to life-enhancing products and services. From our roots as the pioneer in pay-as-you-go “PayGo’” solar energy for off grid homes, we have grown into one of the most advanced connected asset financing platforms in the world, empowering a broad range of customers to achieve progress in their lives.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Finance Manager

Location: Lagos
Department: Services – Finance
Job type: Full Time

About the Job

  • The Finance Manager will provide financial leadership to the company, including responsibility for the budget, planning, and supporting the M-KOPA executive team through financial analysis and management ports.
  • You will lead analysts in building actuals, forecasts, budgets, and operational plans for covered businesses or functions.

Duties

  • Accurate recording of all financial records and ensure they are in line with company policies.
  • Monthly general ledger reconciliation.
  • Preparation of monthly management accounts including detailed analysis of movements in key line items.
  • Provide insightful commercial information and financial analysis to guide strategic and operation decisions across the company.
  • Ensure all accounting activities and internal audits comply with financial and tax regulations
  • Lead a team of financial and administrative assistants and provide consistent feedback to improve performance.
  • Consult Group finance about funding options and recommend cost-reducing solutions
  • Participate in project analysis, validation of plans, and ad-hoc requests
  • Develop, document, and implement day-to-day financial operations within the company (payroll, invoicing, tax remittance and other transactions).

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Economics, or any related field required
  • Master’s Degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, or related field preferred.
  • Five (5) years’ experience in a finance role, including managing a team of financial analysts or associates.
  • A proven track record of successfully leading the financial reporting for a business unit, company or functional area
  • Strong leadership and interpersonal skills
  • Good decision making and problem-solving skills and strong attention to detail
  • Ability to work under pressure and deliver on agreed timelines
  • Excellent stakeholder management skills to coordinate across internal teams
  • Highly motivated with a strong sense of ownership
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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