Director of Debt Capital Management at M-KOPA

About this role

Finance at M-KOPA

• At M-KOPA, Finance is more than just about debits and credits! It's about understanding the stories behind the numbers and applying that knowledge to guide the business in making informed strategic decisions about the future. Finance is at the core of the organisation, working with every part of the business and helping it to positively improve the lives of millions of customers every day.
• Careers in Finance at M-KOPA span business partnering, technical accounting, investor reporting, tax, payroll, procurement, treasury, pricing, financial planning and analysis and systems, and data analysis. We encourage everyone within Finance to seek out the career path that is right for them and ensures they achieve their full potential. In fact, many of us on the team have done just that, broadening our experiences and growing our careers at M-KOPA.
• We're looking for a Director of Debt Capital to report into Chief Financial Officer
• This role can be based in the UK, Kenya, Uganda, Ghana, Nigeria and South Africa - role will be remote with some international travel. Working within the following time zone (UTC -1 / UTC+3).

We're excited about you because you have experience with

• Have 8+ years or equivalent experience in Capital Management, Corporate Finance, Debt Capital.
• Have experience in strategic finance, special purpose vehicle and debt management.
• Have experience helping achieve topline growth
• Comfortable operating without a plan and manage a culture of creativity, risk-taking, experimentation and learning.
• Have experience setting up strategy and action plans with measurement frameworks.
• Have experience leading and implementing growth projects independently and with across the organisation.
• Great at collaboration and communicative in a changing environment where collaboration and understanding people is required. You have enthusiasm for making colleagues successful throughout the company.
• Work with internal partners in a remote work environment
• Have a Bachelor's Degree in a related subject area. Advanced Degree

You Will Manage our Existing Debt Facilities and own the whole lifecycle

• Managing debt funder relationships
• Reporting covenants and other reporting requirements related to debt facilities
• Managing repayment schedules
• Leading on any restructurings required.
• Responding to auditor requests on debt facilities
• Providing regular input into FP&A team on aspects related to debt

You'll Guide Asset-Liability/Capital Adequacy Management across the organisation

• Maintaining the appropriate balance of Assets to Liabilities
• Setting and maintain the right mix of debt instruments (on vs off-balance sheet, local v hard currency, secured v unsecured etc)
• Monitoring and stress test capital risk, liquidity risk, funding risk, interest rate risk, forex risk (as it relates to funding), refinancing risk against ALCO Committee defined risk tolerances.
• Preparing material for ALCO Committee and management related to financial asset and liability management
• Whats In It For You
• Great compensation package
• Bonus
• Remote working #LI-Remote
• Equity