Group Financial Controller - Fintech (Hybrid) at Kuda

• The ideal candidate for this role will assist the CFO in building out the finance function ensuring robust controls, fit to support continued rapid growth and expansion. You will have management of day-to-day finance functions including the preparation of consolidated management and statutory accounts. You will have proven experience and be very comfortable working with multi currencies and preparing consolidated accounts, strong analytical skills and advanced Excel.
• You will also have high growth tech experience (preferably FinTech), as well as have experienced best-practice in a larger organisation, and be willing to travel to Nigeria once every quarter to establish, and build solid relationships with our Fully licensed Bank team in Lagos.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

Accounting and Financial Reporting

• Overseeing and governing the preparation of consolidated financial statements and management accounts
• Develop and/or enhance Group accounting policies
• Ownership of KPI analysis, providing insights to drive business decision making
• Assist with the design and roll-out of company-wide budgeting, forecasting and long-range planning process
• Ensure the company is always compliant in relation to transfer pricing and that all relevant documentation is maintained and updated regularly
• Management of transactional finance and automation where possible using technology Profile
• Establish, implement and document accounting processes in order to scale more efficiently and effectively
• Be day-to-day contact for the external audit process;
• Work with Group CFO to develop a tax strategy for the group
• Work with external tax advisers to obtain advice on tax structuring and other tax issues
• Ensure group-wide compliance with tax requirements of jurisdictions Kuda operates in
• Identify and lead the implementation of General Ledger and associated Financial Systems
• Develop, measure, and maintain key financial metrics
• Work closely with Data and Decision and Commercial Finance teams to ensure financial information is real-time and available to key people within the company
• Oversight and operational management of Kuda's operational bank accounts
• Management of cash flow forecasting across the group
• Day-to-day contact with relationship banks
• Liaising and working with team members across Kuda’s global footprint and teams
• Identify and suggest operational best practices in the area of finance
• Proven experience in building out a finance function including processes, teams, systems
• Comfortable working with multi currencies and preparing consolidated accounts
• Strong analytical skills and advanced Excel

Requirements

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO HAVE

Personal

• Positive attitude: 'Can do' approach
• Able to operate with ‘start up agility’ and willing to give everything a go from manual processing to larger projects;
• High level of integrity and dependability with a strong sense of urgency and results-orientation
• Extraordinary drive, initiative-taking and attention to detail;
• Strong problem-solving and creative skills and the ability to exercise sound judgment and make decisions based on accurate and timely analyses
• Excellent organisation skills: ability to plan and organise work so that it is efficient and effective;

Technical

• BA/MBA in Accounting or Finance or relevant field; Chartered, ACCA, CPA/CFA qualification or FCA Certification with proven experience of applying IFRS in a banking environment;
• The ability to “say it with charts” exceptional skill at financial modeling, and creating presentations for senior management and to aid Board decision-making
• Strong technical skills to understand and design the financial system infrastructure;
• A deep understanding of a bank’s balance sheet, key regulatory ratios, accounting of securities portfolios, loans and hedge accounting principles is considered an advantage.