job description - Finance Analyst
- Assist with daily finance operations including ensuring on-time disbursement of approved Loans & bank reconciliations.
- Responsible for key liquidity availability management functions. This includes cash forecasting and cash management processes, liquidity monitoring and funding strategies.
- Preparing weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly operating reports to present to senior management and provision of recommendations for improvements based on trends
- Oversee expense management via accounting tools and Monthly expense variance analysis
- Overseeing processing of payables including vendor payments
- Complete national and local (state) tax returns (incl. PAYE, VAT, WHT, CIT e.t.c) and work with local tax advisors as needed on all jurisdictions
- Work with external auditors to perform the annual audits for all jurisdictions
- Liaise with parties (banks and processors) to ensure optimal cost structures and verify daily settlements.
Desired Qualifications and Skillset
- Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Statistics, or a related business discipline
- Chartered Accountant (ICAN, ACCA, CPA).
- 2 to 4 years+ of experience (preferably commercial) working with an Investment Bank, Commercial Bank, or in a Management Consulting Firm.
- Proficiency in accounting software and IT savvy.
- Strong analytical skills including the ability to read and assess datasets and company financial statements – profitability, cash flow + projections.
- High Level skills especially in Excel, Accounting and PowerPoint
- Self-starter with the desire to contribute from day one to supporting Beyond Credit Limited in providing premier financial services.
- Good written, presentation and communication skills, able to prepare statistical and narrative reports
- Able to work under broad direction but self-motivated to work independently. Has technical responsibility and accountable for work performed and decision taken.
- Must possess excellent interpersonal skills and able to communicate and manage relationship at all levels.
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We are a technology-driven financial services company focused on empowering low-income entrepreneurs across Africa. We seek to provide them with opportunities to grow their businesses.