Lipa Later is a risk free, point of sale credit option that allows retailers to sell goods and services to consumers with repayments made in affordable monthly instalments. It is the leading third party instalment plan for retailers in East Africa currently operating in Kenya and Rwanda.

Summary

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.