Finance Lead Full-Time

Job Description:

We are looking for an experienced Financial Lead for a renewable energy company. This position will be based in Maputo, Mozambique and all applicants must be fluent in English and Portuguese.

Responsibilities:

• Create and continuously refine country market finance strategy to help the company achieve its financial objectives and targets, while embodying our commitment to providing an exceptional customer experience;
• Work closely to the Global Finance team to negotiate a pipeline of local currency debt to safeguard the company’s receivables against forex depreciation;
• Continually monitor and refine the effectiveness of the company’s country financial strategies, gathering evidence in the process to inform the commercial strategy as the new country scales;
• Leading the recruitment and training for accounting teams in new territories;
• Set up revenue and expenses booking according to IFRS compliant practices;
• Compile monthly financials;
• Create and/or coordinate with Financial Analyst on ad HOC reporting as necessary to analyze revenue and cost trends;
• Process PO’s, payments, billings, and payroll;
• Work closely with the Business development team, Operations Lead, Credit team, and Talent team to provide strategic finance and administrative support;
• Manage and execute all financial audit processes and corporate/statutory compliance;
• Roll out the company’s ERP system for inventory management, budgeting, and forecasting, In coordination with global finance team.

 Requirements:

• Experience with inventory management and logistics;
• Advanced proficiency in accounting software and/or enterprise resource planning tools;
• Work experience in a multinational company or financial institution, preferably in Africa;
• Understanding of rural BOP markets, microfinance, mobile telecom and/or renewable energy industries in Africa;
• Experience with risk assessment and loan portfolio health evaluation methodologies;
• Advanced quantitative analysis skills and proficiency in excel;
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills in English;
• Working business proficiency in Portuguese;
• Experience either living or working in Africa, Mozambique would be preferred;
• Experience managing a country level budget.