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Industry: Financial Services

Job Description

• Are you an experienced CFO with insight into the world of Fintech? Passionate about crypto and the blockchain space?
• We're looking for an experienced finance executive to join our client’s leadership team.
• We are looking for a business strategist with a financial planning & analysis background as well as the ability to build and lead our finance and accounting teams.
• You will be working with a diverse team based in over a dozen countries.
• You will not only lead the standard execution of finance and accounting functions but serve as a key business partner to inform decision-making and strategy at the micro and macro levels.

Responsibilities

• Advise the CEO
• Manage the company's relationships with some of the world's leading FinTech investors
• Continue to build out an internal and external finance and accounting team in Africa
• Improve and automate FP&A processes, as well as KPI and financial performance reporting against company targets and goals
• Assist with the design of internal processes, systems and software to provide critical financial and operational information
• Manage liquidity in both fiat currency and cryptocurrencies
• Oversee the production of accurate financial statements
• Make sure all financial data adheres to current tax laws and regulations
• Serve as the primary interface with our external auditor
• Maintain a strong financial control environment in compliance with all state and federal requirements
• Challenge the status quo with ideas to drive internal efficiencies and growth in revenue based upon solid data analysis

Requirements
The ideal candidate is someone who has:

• 5+ years of experience in a VP Finance or CFO role
• Experience with a venture-funded, high-growth technology startup
• Experience working in Africa
• Work experience or education in the United States and Africa
• Working knowledge of cryptocurrency
• Experience with transfer pricing
• Fundraising experience
• Outstanding financial acumen blended with business partnership and leadership skills
• Proven track record of financial performance and of being a strong business partner
• Exhibit outstanding critical thinking skills, including the ability to analyze data, identify trends, pinpoint problems and root causes, ask probing questions and develop innovative solutions
• Passion and proven ability to cultivate top talent and lead diverse, cross-departmental teams
• Demonstrated experience and leadership in managing a team of professionals to meet the strategic business needs
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with leaders to develop and execute plans.
• Excellent communicator and change leader.

Salary
Competitive plus equity.

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Industry: Financial Services

Job Description

• Are you passionate about sales? We have an amazing opportunity available to join a Fintech start-up who is making it easier to finance SMEs in Africa.
• We are looking to hire a talented SME Sales Executive to join their team in Nigeria. The team consists of innovators and builders with domain expertise in the lending space.
• They share a determination to continue leveraging data driven approaches to problem solving by building products that the market needs and API integrations that drive value across the board.
• The ideal candidate should be able to use statistical analysis software and provide reports on sales and marketing metrics. You will collaborate with the sales team and the marketing department to achieve business goals.
• Ultimately, you should be able to improve sales and increase profits

Duties

• Learn the products and services offered, including the sales terms (e.g. special features, return and warranty policies)
• Cold calling
• Outbound outreach and customer management
• Set targets for the sales department
• Collaborate with the marketing department to prepare common strategies
• Monitor sales numbers and marketing metrics
• Calculate business trends, like monthly sales rates
• Analyze market trends
• Monitor competition and follow current developments
• Ensure sales team is up-to-date with business targets
• Motivate sales team to achieve great results
• Find prospective customers and new target segments

Requirements

• Proven work experience as a SME Sales Executive
• Previous experience working within a fintech startup
• Experience in banking or retail
• Full cycle sales process experience
• Experience selling SME owners on loan products
• Experience working within a fast-paced environment
• In-depth knowledge of statistical analysis software
• Familiarity with CRM programs
• Ability to gather and interpret data
• Organizational and analytical skills
• Communication skills