Our mission is to power a new wave of prosperity across Africa. By enabling global digital payments on a continent that’s been largely cut off from the digital economy, we’re creating the infrastructure to power Africa’s growth in the 21st Century. Founded in 2016 by a team of ex-bankers, entrepreneurs and engineers, we provide the under...
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The Treasurer, Africa will develop and execute Flutterwave's treasury strategy, manage financial risk, and optimize capital and liquidity. This role requires a strong understanding of financial markets, significant leadership experience, and the ability to build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders. The Treasurer will play a crucial role in ensuring Flutterwave's financial stability and efficiency in the global financial landscape.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Strategy Development & Execution:
- Collaborate with senior management to develop and implement a comprehensive treasury strategy aligned with Flutterwave's overall business objectives.
- Lead the development and scaling of a treasury function, managing cash, investments, and liquidity across all major positions.
- Identify and capitalize on market opportunities to maximize profitability and manage risk, in collaboration with senior management.
- Work closely with the expansion team for banking partnerships and financial infrastructure.
- Monitor and analyze global economic and financial market developments and their potential impact on treasury operations.
Financial Risk Management:
- Establish and maintain robust financial risk management frameworks and policies (including FX, interest rate, and liquidity risks).
- Oversee the monitoring and management of financial exposure, including hedging strategies, to mitigate potential losses.
- Develop and implement hedging strategies.
- Support the implementation of a comprehensive risk management policy to cover financial and liquidity risks.
- Ensure compliance with all relevant regulatory requirements and internal controls.
Treasury Operations:
- Oversee the execution of treasury transactions, ensuring efficiency and accuracy.
- Manage relationships with banks, financial institutions, and other counterparties.
- Optimize treasury processes and systems to enhance performance.
- Analyze treasury performance and generate reports to improve profitability.
- Structure treasury deals for large merchants, including servicing our concierge merchants.
- Contribute to establishing pricing rules for remittance products and new products.
- Support new bank onboarding and financial activities.
- Ensure standard daily and periodic reporting and maintain process documentation for all relevant reports, including funding and liquidity metrics.
Capital & Liquidity Optimization:
- Develop and maintain pricing models to ensure competitiveness and profitability.
- Analyze and report on treasury performance, identifying areas for improvement.
- Support the CFO in capital planning, fundraising, and investment decisions.
- Evaluate and recommend investment opportunities for excess cash in low-risk instruments.
- Contribute to capital structure optimization and funding strategy (e.g. CP issuances, term loans, equity injections)
Stakeholder Management:
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders, including finance, product, and technology teams.
- Build and maintain relationships with external stakeholders, including banks, regulators, and industry associations.
- Present to senior management on treasury performance and strategy.
- Establish strong working partnerships externally with key banking partners and internal stakeholders.
- Ensure continuous and effective engagement of relevant stakeholders in achieving operational efficiency and financial growth.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, or a related field; Master's degree or relevant professional certifications (e.g., ACT, ACA, CFA, FRM, CTP) preferred.
- Minimum of 12 years of experience in treasury or financial management, with a developed network of financial partners.
- Experience & understanding of international payments, banking systems, Crypto and Defi workflow platforms.
- Good understanding of emerging markets and G10 financial operations and local regulations.
- Advanced proficiency in Excel, SQL, and relevant treasury tools.
- Experience or familiarity with all or some of Emerging Markets, FX, and remittances.
- Excellent financial analytical, strategic planning and execution skills.
- Strong leadership and team management abilities.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet set deadlines.
- Excellent interpersonal, presentation, and communication skills.
- Work goal-oriented and able to work under minimal supervision.
- High sense of responsibility, accountability, integrity, and ethical standards.
- Authorization to work in the country without sponsorship.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
- Experience with relevant treasury platforms and financial software.
- Experience in the African fintech space is a definite plus.
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As a Senior Associate, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), you will play a crucial role in the company's financial strategy and decision-making process. You will lead a team responsible for financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and analysis to support Flutterwave's growth objectives across multiple regions, working closely with the Group FP&A team
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Financial Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting
- Support the annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting cycles across departments and regions.
- Build and maintain financial models to project revenue, cost, and profitability under various scenarios.
- Partner with business units to align budgets with strategic and operational goals.
- Track performance against budget and forecast, highlighting variances and drivers.
Management Reporting & Performance Analysis
- Prepare monthly and quarterly management reports, including P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow variance analysis.
- Analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) by product (e.g. card acquiring, remittances, bill payments), customer segment, and geography.
- Develop insightful dashboards and scorecards for leadership review.
- Identify trends, risks, and opportunities to improve profitability and cost efficiency.
Business Partnering
- Work closely with business units, operations, and product teams to understand financial impacts of commercial decisions.
- Support pricing analysis, margin optimization, and new product business cases.
- Provide finance support for investment proposals, marketing campaigns, and expansion initiatives.
Strategic Initiatives
- Assist in preparing materials for Board, Investors, and Executive Committee presentations on a monthly & quarterly basis
- Support scenario planning for capital raising, new market entry, and product launches.
- Conduct competitive and market benchmarking to inform strategic choices.
Data, Systems, and Process Improvements
- Maintain and enhance FP&A tools and models (Excel, Power BI, ERP reporting modules).
- Partner with Finance Systems/IT to improve automation, data accuracy, and reporting speed.
- Ensure data consistency and integrity across all financial reports.
Key Deliverables:
- Monthly and quarterly management performance pack
- Timely and accurate variance analyses and commentary
- Updated budget and rolling forecast models
- Business case templates and ROI analyses for new initiatives
- Dashboards showing revenue, cost, and KPI trends
Required competency and skillset to be a Waver:
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field; CFA and any of , ACA, ACCA or CPA preferred.
- 4-6 years of experience in financial planning and analysis roles, preferably in the technology or fintech industry.
- Proven track record of supporting budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis processes in a multinational group of companies with footprints across various markets and multiple products.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate complex data into actionable insights.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
- Advanced proficiency in financial modeling and MS Excel; experience with financial planning software/tools is a plus.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities effectively
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Flutterwave is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Manager, Financial Reporting. In this role, you will be responsible for overseeing financial reporting processes and ensuring compliance with statutory requirements. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in financial reporting and regulatory compliance, along with excellent analytical and communication skills.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Financial Reporting & Consolidation
- Always ensure the accuracy of financial information on the ERP (NetSuite), with robust reconciliations and controls.
- Maintain complete schedules (e.g. fixed assets, prepayments, others etc.) and audit trails for all journal entries (JEs) posted in NetSuite.
- Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes across subsidiaries in multiple countries.
- Prepare and review consolidated financial statements under IFRS, ensuring timely delivery to stakeholders.
- Ensure compliance with local statutory reporting requirements (e.g. CBN, FRCN, SASRA, Bank of Ghana, FSCA).
- Implement and maintain robust chart of accounts and consolidation systems for multi-entity reporting.
- Review trial balances, intercompany eliminations, and foreign currency translations.
External Audit & Compliance
- Coordinate interim and annual audits for Group and subsidiaries; manage timelines, deliverables, and audit queries.
- Liaise with external auditors in relevant jurisdictions and ensure timely sign-off of audited financial statements.
- Support regulatory filings and board submissions (CBN, SEC, FRC, Tax Authorities).
- Ensure adherence to internal control frameworks and SOX-type standards where applicable, working closely with the ICFR team to strengthen internal controls.
Accounting Policy & Standards
- Develop, update, and enforce Group Accounting Policies in line with IFRS, local GAAPs, and company policies.
- Lead implementation of new accounting standards (e.g. IFRS 9, 15, 16, 17, 18).
- Provide technical accounting guidance to subsidiaries and cross-functional teams.
Systems & Process Improvement
- Drive automation and standardization of financial reporting processes.
- Drive process improvements in financial reporting, reconciliation, and close processes, ensuring efficiency and reduced risk.
- Partner with IT and FP&A teams to enhance ERP and reporting tools (e.g. NetSuite, Oracle, Power BI).
- Implement controls over journal entries, reconciliations, and financial close cycles.
Treasury, Tax, and FP&A Collaboration
- Work closely with Treasury on FX translation and hedging disclosures.
- Collaborate with Tax on deferred tax accounting and compliance.
- Support FP&A on variance analysis, management reporting, and performance dashboards.
Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement
- Lead and mentor financial reporting team across entities.
- Act as key liaison for board, investors, and rating agencies during reporting cycles.
- Support CFO in board presentations, investor reports, and fund-raising due diligence.
Key Deliverables
- Timely and accurate monthly management accounts and quarterly consolidated reports.
- Audited financial statements signed off within agreed timelines.
- Updated group accounting policies and IFRS compliance checklist.
- Improved financial close cycle (target ≤ 5 working days).
- Automation of reporting dashboards and variance analyses.
Required competency and skillset to be a Waver:
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or related field.
- Professional qualification: ACA / ACCA / CPA (required).
- 10–12 years of experience in financial reporting, with at least 3 years in a managerial capacity.
- Experience in payments, fintech, banking, or financial services industry.
- Deep knowledge of IFRS and multi-jurisdictional consolidation.
- Prior exposure to audit firms (Big 4 experience is an advantage).
- Proficiency in ERP systems (NetSuite, Oracle, SAP) and reporting tools (Power BI, Excel).
- Strong technical accounting and analytical skills.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication.
- Ability to work across multiple geographies and currencies.
- High attention to detail, integrity, and professional skepticism.
- Proven leadership and team development capabilities.
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