Finance Associate at Spurt!

Location Profile

• We are a fully remote company and, consequently, can employ individuals passionate about African Development in any part of the world.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain financial policies and procedures for the company and oversee all financial processes to optimize profit
• Produce financial statements and analyse financial information to assist business profitability and growth.
• Review and maintain up-to-date accounting processes and practices and improve where necessary to ensure efficient financial operations.
• Prepare company monthly and annual budget and support with project billing, reporting and planning process.
• Ensure compliance with tax regulations and remittance of monthly taxes to the appropriate tax authorities.
• Track and determine financial status by analyzing actual results in comparison with forecasts.
• Provide accurate and sound management reporting to assist with key decision making across the organization.
• Prepare statutory and management accounts for audit purposes.
• Manage operating and capital expenditure and provide recommendations to reduce costs and improve financial performance.
• Carry out other financial administration tasks as assigned.
• Ensure work output is in line with accounting standards and conventions.
• Coordinate and supervise the month-end and year-end closing.
• Monitor and ensure timely identification and compliance with evolving accounting guidelines and prepare technical memorandums that document issues in a clear, logical, and comprehensive manner.
• Participate in other projects as may be required from time to time.
• Build scalable accounting processes to support global growth.
• Partner with Product, Engineering and Growth to support existing products and services and build new accounting processes for new products and services
• Partner with all stakeholders to support internal financial systems and automation
• Maintain the financial health of the organization.
• Analyze costs, pricing, variable contributions, sales results, and the company’s actual performance compared to the business plans.
• Oversee operations of the finance department, set goals and objectives, and design a framework for these to be met.
• Years of solid experience in financial management and monitoring systems
• Extensive understanding of financial trends both within the company and general market patterns
• Solid understanding of financial statistics and accounting principles
• Working knowledge of all statutory legislation and regulationsExcellent organizational skills with an ability to think proactively and prioritize work
• Excellent financial and analytical skills Proficient user of finance software.

Requirements

• At minimum, a Bachelor's Degree, a Master's Degree or professional certification will be an advantage.

Experience:

• Ability to work well independently and in a team
• Ability to demonstrate leadership
• Strong planning and coordinating skills.
• Motivated, optimistic, and passionate about our mission
• Impeccable work ethic with ability to learn quickly and multi-task
• Strong ability to build relationships and trust as part of a small team
• Willingness to be flexible and nimble
• Most importantly, abundant curiosity about how to make this world a better place to live
• Obsessive attention to detail, responsive communication, thoughtful problem-solving and an execution mindset; zero inbox mentality is strongly preferred
• Ability to work autonomously, Incredibly professional, discreet and trustworthy. Gossips need not apply.
• Availability to work flexible hours as needed
• You are EXTREMELY detail-oriented and you don’t drop the ball

Skills:

• Strong communication skills (via phone, email, and in-person) and drafting skills for reporting on financial performance.
• Familiar with tools such as Google Apps, Slack, Microsoft Office, Zoom, etc.

Desired Characteristics:

• Entrepreneurial Mindset: have the hunger to be proactive and take over the lead strategist.
• Team Spirit: be able to work with colleagues at all times
• Dynamism: be able to adjust quickly and effectively to new situations.
• Integrity: we need to be able to trust your ability to do what is right, not just what is expedient
• Self-Reliance: be able to make important decisions on behalf of Spurt