Head of Finance - Moniepoint Payments at Moniepoint Inc. (Formerly TeamApt Inc.)

About the role

We are seeking a dynamic and visionary leader to take on the role of Head of Finance for our largest Strategic Business Unit (“SBU”), Moniepoint Payments. The Head of Finance will play an important role in driving the development and implementation of scalable processes, systems, operational excellence and best practices as it relates to Financial Reporting and Analysis, Finance Operations, Treasury and Accounting within the SBU.

This position will influence and shape the future of finance business partnering within the organization while leading a team of Junior Finance Business Partners (“FBPs”) embedded within other SBUs in the organization. You will continue building this nascent operation with an opportunity to set the pace and direction for the finance business partnership function.

Responsibilities include:

• Collaborate with senior management to define and execute the strategic vision of the SBU, aligning it with the overall organizational goals.
• Build challenging, realistic, rolling, P&L, balance sheet and cash flow forecasts  based on the latest available management information.
• Generate management reports and related KPI documentation for your business unit, including monthly profit & loss account with flux analysis and commentary, balance sheet extracts and reconciliations.
• Develop, implement and improve processes as they relate to accounting, financial reporting, and treasury management within the SBU and share best practices across the organization. 
• Establish quality control and assurance standards to maintain high-quality financial reporting within the SBU, maintaining a strong focus on excellence and compliance.
• Lead, mentor, and inspire a team of finance business partners, fostering a culture of continuous learning and development consistent with Moniepoint’s Operating and Leadership principles.

Candidate requirements:

• You’re a proven leader with 10+ years building scaled finance organizations and leading world-class finance teams
• Advanced finance, accounting and operations experience
• Experience working in a fast pace, high growth industry with a history of leveraging technology to scale with the business
• Demonstrated knowledge of financial reporting, key business financial metrics, and communicating key performance indicators to stakeholders in support of business objectives
• Proficient in obtaining, organizing, and analyzing data to challenge conventional wisdom, make fact-based decisions, and drive root cause analysis, and evaluate outcomes
• You are passionate about building teams, developing people, and creating a strong identity and culture
• Ability to set goals, financial plans and effectively influence leaders across the organization
• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business or STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math)
• Qualified accountant with a management accounting background (ACA, CIMA, ACCA, ICAN, etc)
• Experience in the payments industry is a plus