Financial Operations Manager at Lidya Nigeria

Key tasks and responsibilities will include but will not be limited to:

a)     Proactively Manage Liquidity.  A critical part of this role involves managing Lidya’s cash. This includes ensuring adequate liquidity so that there’s never a shortage of cash, determining how much cash is available for use and forecasting both short- and long-term cash levels.

Provide reports and reconciliations related to cash flows and transactions

Oversee Lidya’s cash position and cash flow forecast

Maintain appropriate capital levels for operating needs, including foreign exchange exposure

b)    Manage Banking Relationships.  Lidya’s bank partners are integral to its business model and this role will be the day-to-day contact for our banking relationships.

• Ensure frictionless and timely cash borrowings and deposits and cash disbursements processes
• Oversee bank reporting and deposit and disbursement transaction verifications
• Managing online banking access and authorizations
• Analyze bank fees and charges

c)     Perform Analyses and Make Recommendations.  This role will be an essential contributor to effective data-driven management decision-making and supporter of Lidya’s continuing efforts to improve efficiency. The Financial Operations Manager will partner with stakeholders and synthesize and distill insights to ensure they understand the benefits and costs of a given financial decision and are aware of alternatives they might be better off choosing.

• Maintain, enhance, streamline and automate treasury-related processes and ensure they are scalable
• Develop, analyze and report on treasury KPIs, including flow of funds, rates of return, capital efficiency and liquidity
• Support financial and analytical modeling, including revenue, cost of revenue, expense, profitability and financial position projections
• Develop, and ensure conformity with, compliance and treasury controls, including reconciliations of cash flows and segregation of duties

Our offer!

• Competitive salary, workplace benefits and eligibility for equity in Lidya.
• Become part of a highly professional and dynamic team.
• An unparalleled personal and professional growth as our longer-term objective is to train the next generation of leaders for country-changing ventures.