Paystack is a technology company solving payments problems for ambitious businesses. Paystack’s mission is to help merchants in Africa get paid by anyone, anywhere in the world. Over 9,000 of some of the best businesses in Nigeria use Paystack’s modern payments gateway, including MTN, Taxify, Domino’s Pizza, Smile Communications, Opera, God is Good Motors, Axa Mansard Insurance, and many others.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
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Job Title: Finance and Strategy Specialist
Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full Time
About the Job
- Finance & Strategy at Paystack is a highly cross-functional team, which supports leadership to drive financial analysis and insights, and execute on key strategic initiatives.
- Our remit spans across financial planning & analysis; product & pricing strategy; as well as go-to-market engagements.Â
- We look for exceptional people and give them a level of responsibility and exposure that will accelerate their career.Â
- This role will be based in Nigeria. If you like figuring out hard problems from scratch, rolling up your sleeves to execute, and are an amazing and humble teammate, please apply or get in touch!Â
What you’ll do
- We’re looking for an F&S Specialist to join our growing team. This individual will help us with the forecasting, budgeting and reporting for various markets accurately and in a timely manner and deliver improvements in our integrated financial systems with with cross functional teams
Responsibilities
- Leverage your financial background to support and influence key strategic and business decisions
- Build and own models for in-depth analyses, as well as ensure their quality, timeliness, and accuracy
- Drive continuous process improvement, standardisation, simplification and reporting enhancements.
- Drive reporting, process and discipline for finance routines to shape and influence decision-making (e.g. budget, forecast, monthly reviews, long-range plans)
- Partner with cross functional teams, such as Key Accounts, to implement approved strategy recommendations
Who You Are
- We’re looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. If you meet these requirements, you are encouraged to apply. The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement.
Minimum Requirements
- 5 – 7 years of relevant experience in strategic finance or FP&AÂ
- A keen analytical eye and experience building integrated models from scratch (in Excel, or other planning applications)Â
- Experience driving and executing on finance processes (e.g. budget, forecast reviews, negotiations)Â
- Excellent communication and organisational skills, both written and verbal.Â
- Excellent problem-solving skills and demonstrated ability to work independently, analyze problems and data sets to make complex investigation decisionsÂ
- Strong knowledge of G-Suite tools and MS-Office products and experience working with/analysing large data sets using Metabase.Â
- Solution-oriented mindset with enthusiasm for establishing best practices Self-disciplined, diligent, proactive and detail oriented.
- A proven ability to build strong collaborative working relationships with business partnersÂ
- A proven ability to be a self-starter capable of driving business results without significant supervisionÂ
- The ability to maintain high performance under tight timelines and a “roll up your sleevesË® mindset to get any job doneÂ
- The ability to bring structure to ambiguous areas of opportunity and thrive in an unstructured, fast-moving environmentÂ
You will also likely have (not required):
- Experience working at a high-growth technology or financial services company.
- Experience supporting Go-to-Market and/or Product Functions.
- Oracle, Tableau or other equivalent application experience.
- Experience in data visualisation and dash-boarding.
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- MacBook Pro
- Health Insurance
- Hybrid Working
- Smart, kind colleagues who’re invested in your growth.
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How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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