Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, August 07 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
About Numida:
Numida is a rapidly growing digital finance institution in East Africa focused on serving micro-and small businesses (MSBs). Thanks to our proprietary technology and credit processes, we provide growth and working capital to verified MSBs, resulting in high portfolio yields and a high impact on our borrowers’ livelihoods.

Through the Numida mobile app, small business owners can apply for convenient and unsecured short-term business loans by digitally submitting evidence of business ownership and business activity. A proprietary due diligence process, combining machine validation and human review, allows a first lending decision to be made in less than 24 hours. The principal is disbursed digitally via mobile money. Our borrowers then begin reporting their daily financials (sales, expenses, stock purchases) while paying off their loan and tracking their next loan limit. Most subsequent loans are disbursed automatically.

The Role:
As an Financial Planning Analyst, you will play a crucial role in shaping our financial strategy and forecasting.
You will perform detailed financial analysis, budgeting, and forecasting to support business decisions. Collaborating with various departments, you will understand their financial needs and drive the financial planning process.
Your responsibilities will include; providing financial insights and projections to management and reliable data and analysis to be used in decision-making and planning. You will also prepare accurate monthly financial reports, assist in the preparation of presentations that provide thoughtful analysis, identify action items, and effectively frame decisions that need to be made.

Responsibilities:
• Provide FP&A finance support to operations teams, focusing on efficiency, optimization, growth planning, reporting, and metrics.
• Prepare budget and forecasting models, variance analyses, long-term planning, risk/opportunity assessments, and periodic/ad hoc reporting
• Identify and research variances to forecast, budget, and prior-year expenses, proactively identifying opportunities for improvement.
• Develop solutions to business challenges and collaborate directly with local finance and management teams on metrics, goals, and business reviews.
• Assist in automating the consolidated reporting and forecasting process
• Lead corporate projects and initiatives impacting the entire organization.
• Create presentations with insightful analysis, identifying required action items, and effectively framing decisions.
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with business partners and cross-functional teams at all levels of the organization.

Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or Economics or related fields.
• Five (5) years’ experience as an Analyst or similar role.
• Strong experience in developing financial reports and metrics.
• Experience developing financial reports and metrics.
• Strong Excel, mathematical, statistical and analytical skills.
• Interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to interact with various management levels.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and adapt to a changing and growing environment
• Demonstrated ability to drive projects across an organization and influence others through effective communication.
• Experience using SQL is a plus
• Relevant certification (e.g. /ACCA/CPA/CFA/CMA) is a plus.



Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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