Finance Manager Job 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 Position: Finance Manager

Job 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.

Note

• M-KOPA is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to assembling a diverse, broadly trained staff. Women, minorities, and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.
• M-KOPA does not collect/charge any money as a pre-employment or post-employment requirement. This means that we never ask for ‘recruitment fees’, ‘processing fees’, ‘interview fees’ or any other kind of money in exchange for offer letters or interviews at any time during the hiring process.