Car Financing & Partnerships Manager at CARS45 Limited

About the Job

• Jiji Cars45 is one of the leading automotive companies in Africa and we are looking to hire a Financing and Partnerships Manager.
• You will have an interesting role of leading the financing & financing partner relations lifecycle management. You will create and execute strategies that will help to provide best-in-class services to strengthen our sales efforts and maximize profitable volume growth through financing.
• You will have complete autonomy and execute at a high level. You will have the opportunity to work with a dynamic and international team who are ready to support you.

Responsibilities
The following are some of the exciting projects you will be working on and responsible for:

• Identify, develop, implement, and lead initiatives for the financing lifecycle;
• Provide strategic leadership to help create and execute the roadmap leading to optimal financial and trading performance; including providing expert advice, analyzing and providing support;
• Partner with cross-functional teams to manage critical part of our financing technology platform, lead both short and long-term planning financing analysis and processes;
• Develop and manage financing partnerships with Banks, NBFIs and other financing partners;
• Develop, strengthen, and manage key partner relations, community partnerships and referral sources by building relationships with, civic/professional, small & medium-sized organizations
• Proactively assess, clarify, and validate partner needs on an ongoing basis
• Analyze market trends, retail and industry needs,risk and opportunities,local behavior to increase sales of the financing product;
• Uphold and maintain a balance between risk mitigation and operational efficiency; ensure regulatory, data, and controls compliance for all processes/ programs;
• Understanding key KPIs and benchmarking them against major competitors;
• Planning and overseeing new initiatives and projects;
• Collaborate with Marketing team to improve sourcing channels for Financing;
• Manage reporting systems and deliver monthly and quarterly forecasts.

Requirements
We believe that you will succeed better if you possess the following:

• HND or B.SC in Business Administration, Sales, Economics or any related field;
• 4 - 6 years post NYSC experience, 1 of which should be in a managerial position;
• Experience in traditional consumer financing and alternative financing strategies is a plus;
• Experience around finance, investment banking, strategy and or underwriting;
• Excellent knowledge about cars and their various models;
• Experience building business plans, financial models, business development and b2b channel;
• Experience in business development, project management and use of Microsoft tools;

Benefits

• We generally offer a vibrant culture, great work ambiance, super intelligent workforce, and a relaxed dress code in order to harness the power of innovation.
• We care a lot about our employees. It’s obvious that for efficient work you need to stay in favorable working conditions.

That’s why we offer you the following benefits:

• A competitive salary and one of the best in the industry;
• Pension contributions, Healthcare insurance and employee Loans;
• TGIF every last Friday of the month and regular Team Building events;
• Leadership development and new opportunities to grow as we are constantly expanding;
• An opportunity to work with a dynamic and international team all across the world.