Commercial Finance Analyst
Job Description:About the company:Our Client is the largest and only licensed on/off-ramp platform for stablecoins in Africa. They are dedicated to offering innovative solutions in the African stablecoins space. Our client is committed to making stablecoins accessible and understandable for everyone, providing their customers with secure and user-friendly platforms for their financial transactions.Purpose of role:We are looking for a Commercial Finance Analyst to join our fast-paced, high-performing Finance team. This is a new, key role which encompasses internal and external reporting, budgeting, financial control and decision making for operational and strategic projects.
Reporting to the Business Controller and VP Finance, the Commercial Finance Analyst will be responsible for producing key dashboards, investor reporting, supporting growth, driving a robust framework of financial controls, and support the company's financial health and success through sound financial analysis and reporting to its internal and external stakeholders. As we continue to grow and expand globally, we understand that hiring the right people and treating them well is key to our success.In your first 30 days at Yellow Card you will: Familiarise yourself with the culture, values, and processes to align with our organisational goals and objectives.
Gain proficiency in available reports and data sources to effectively build reports and dashboards. Understand the month-end close and the various stakeholders involved in the process. Begin building the various reports, dashboards and budgets which are a key output for this role. Review and scrutinise AP transactions before approval.Your ability to quickly adapt and learn will be crucial in preventing any lapses or errors. Engage in regular discussions with our finance team to gain insights into the strengths and challenges of our business operations. Proactively address any issues or bottlenecks, contributing to a more efficient and productive work environment.Job Type: Full Time | RemoteRequirementsEssential Criteria:
- 3+ years combined experience working Financial Accounting, Management Accounting and/or Commercial Finance, including reporting and budgeting experience
- Fully professionally qualified CA/ACA/ACCA/ACMA/CFA
- Previous experience working in Group or Regional level Commercial Finance teams
Person Specifications:
- Excellent Excel and financial modelling skills, analytical mindset
- Excellent English communication and presentation skills
- Ability to summarise complex concepts clearly and concisely to senior internal and external stakeholders
- Understands the big picture and able to prioritise time to be spent on the big ticket items which are going to move the needle
- Strong attention to detail
- Self starter, confident to ask questions and challenge the status quo
- ‘Get things done’ attitude
- Ability to grasp, navigate and solve complex business problems
- High ownership, able to work independently and prioritise competing tasks to meet deadlines
- Agile and able to work in a rapidly evolving work environment and industry
- Proactive, fast learner, upholding Yellow Card’s Core Values
Desirable Experience:
- Previous experience in FinTech and cryptocurrency
- Previous startup/growth stage company experience
- A financial educational background such as a BA/BCom Finance, BA Accounting, MBA or relevant degree
Responsibilities:
- Implement and produce reports and dashboards:
- Weekly & Monthly Finance reporting dashboards
- Monthly Management Packs
- Segmented P&Ls
- Monthly cost centre dashboards for Finance Business Partnering
- Reporting performance against budget
- Producing financial metrics and reports for the quarterly board decks
- Monthly investor reports, including financial information and high level metrics
- Budgeting and reforecasting, including overseeing Budget/RFC uploads to Netsuite and LRP
- Support the VP Finance to scrutinise current cost base and build the business’s Target Operating Model and path to profitability
- Financial control for AP spend - ensure costs are properly scrutinised and challenged before approving (e.g. any increases recurring contracted costs to be investigated and challenged)
- Assessing new Business Cases for financial viability (ROI, breakeven, cash flow) before recommending for approval or rejection, and incorporating approved business cases into budgets and reforecasts
- Work with the Business Owners to optimise business plans to maximise financial success whilst ensuring guard rails and controls are in place.
- Finalise the set-up of a centralised repository and database of all live vendor contracts, start/end date, $ TCV, monthly costs etc so we understand when contracts are up for renewal and terminate at the appropriate time if no longer required.
- Identify live contracts which are not required and need to be cancelled.
- Ensure all contracts/agreements/ELs are captured
- Produce financial reports for investors per their information rights/quarterly requirements
- Periodic reviews into Financial Controls
Other Responsibilities:
- Gathering information from different sources by using effective research tools.
- Producing accurate work and deliverables to a high technical standard
- Continuous maintenance and improvement of templates and standard operating procedures
- Any other tasks and projects assigned by the Business Controller
This position requires trust and honesty as it will have visibility over sensitive strategic information and customer data, and therefore a credit and criminal record check will be conducted. The qualifications identified herein are an inherent job requirement; therefore, a qualification verification check will be done. By applying for this role, and supplying the necessary details, you hereby grant us permission to apply for these checks. This will be done in a confidential manner, and solely for the purposes of verification. Should you not hear from us within 2 weeks, please deem your application as unsuccessful. If you are interested, please send your application via our website or Job Link! We look forward to hearing from you!
