We are seeking a minimum two year commitment from an exceptional early career finance/operations generalist to lead financial systems development, customer financing partnerships and monitoring & evaluation of our social impact – a truly unique opportunity to create diverse impact on a global scale. The role will require a close working relationship with the venture's CEO, Financial Officer, Automotive Designer, Marketing Associate and future strategy and finance teams. Specific duties include, but are not limited to:
Financial Systems
1. Support financial planning activities, including development of annual financial forecasts,quarterly budget reforecasts and monthly budget versus actuals. 2. Create and maintain business planning tools including the corporate financial model. 3. Determine and evaluate financial and operating metrics of the company and provide strategic insights, hypotheses, and supported conclusions based on robust analysis. 4. Support preparation of financial materials for future Board of Directors meetings. 5. Provide financial analysis and support as required for funder communications. 6. Provide day-to-day analytical support for critical operating decisions and efficiency studies. 7. Manage both overhead budgets and production costs to maximise product profitability. 8. Analyse business cases and provide financial support for all future product changes. 9. Support Financial Officer to ensure full compliance with general financial reporting requirements, including financial audits in both Kenya and UK. 10. Support Financial Officer to ensure all monies (including cash) are fully accounted and stored securely.
Customer Financing
11. Liaise with local banks, international MFIs and internal sales team to develop a deep understanding of loan/credit products available to customers in Kenya and East Africa. 12. Identify key partner lending institutions that may offer financing to our customers to purchase Mobius vehicles and determine the financial and non-financial terms of such an engagement. 13. Facilitate the negotiation of attractive end-to-end partnership agreements with select finance institutions and Mobius leadership. 14. Maintain strong relationship with partner financing institutions and work with sales team to ensure potential and current customers have ready access to the appropriate finance channels.
Qualifications
An ideal candidate should be empathetic, passionate, curious, articulate and entrepreneurial with a natural skill to engage with people at a deep level. They should possess a sincere interest in representing the human and humane perspective along with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks and take initiative regularly. They should be rigorous, pragmatic and on-the-ground solution focussed – not overly academic.
Required
- Bachelors Degree (minimum) in Finance, Business Economics, Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science or similar quantitative subject
- 3.4 GPA or higher from a top university worldwide
- 1- 2 years experience in financial planning and analysis for top tier companies
- The highest level of integrity and accountability
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Ability to work independently and think creatively with a proven track record of execution
- Exceptional leadership and clear sense of direction
- Extreme patience and a good sense of humour
- Excellent interpersonal skills to build strong rapport with others
- Excellent business acumen, organisational and strategic agility
- Excitement to work in the field and deep inquisitiveness, curiosity and empathy for others
- Ability to lead cross-functionally; coordinating, leading and communicating information clearly
- Exceptional attention to detail and high quality deliverable outputs
- Ability to analyse and solve complex problems
- Ability to grasp complex concepts and systems quickly, and express them in simple ways
- Ability to multi-task in a fast paced environment and to remain graceful under pressure
- Ability to deal with ambiguity and make sense of multiple data sources
- High degree of resourcefulness; looking beyond the normal channels of information to dig out data necessary to understand the market potential of the opportunity
- Ability to take ownership and accountability of project timeline and results
- Proficiency in Excel, Project, Power Point and Word
- Excellent problem solving and analytical ability in cross-functional multi-cultural environment; able to define problems, collect relevant data, extract meaning and draw valid conclusions
- Ability to effectively communicate timelines and project progress with both internal and external management teams
- High sense of drive and urgency in achieving our vision
- Ability to adapt to a dynamic working environment and work within a diverse team
- A start-up personality; entrepreneurial, ambitious, independent, systematic attention to detail, structured thinker, goal-oriented, flexible and able to deal well with setbacks
- Comfort with extensive travel throughout Kenya and longer term throughout East Africa
Desired - Masters degree (or higher) in Business Administration (MBA), Finance, Business, Economics, Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science or similar quantitative subject - 3-5 years experience in financial planning and analysis for top tier companies - Passion for the automotive industry and social enterprise in Africa - Fluency in Kiswahili (the national language of Kenya)
How to apply
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