Head of Finance & Strategy at Glovo

THE JOURNEY

• Be the General Manager's right hand in any strategic and financial decision.
• Define jointly with the General Manager the long-term goals of the country.
• Set and review quarterly country and department targets based on long-term goals.
• Implement current corporate strategy throughout the annual planning cycle both at the country and city level.
• Work with cross-functional teams (operations, marketing, finance, procurement and commercial) to ensure a profitable and flawless execution, and to develop profitability analysis for new ideas/businesses.
• Study the viability - reports of investments/projects, strategic reorientation, etc.
• Lead cross-functional projects to improve profitability.
• Analyze business performance and measure KPIs, identifying issues and potential improvement opportunities.
• Prepare and present monthly, quarterly and annual finance and accounting reports and analysis (P&L and BS).
• Work closely with Global Finance Teams (Billing, Treasury, Accounting etc) to solve any day-to-day issues and ensure 100% satisfaction of Nigeria's customers, partners and couriers in any topic related to finance.
• Manage treasury functions and ensure optimal cash flow.
• Coordinate the preparation of Financial Statements.
• Lead the relationship with third parties: external auditors, administrations, and external consultants.
• Analyze procedures and external audit - Contributing to the continuous improvement of the processes promoting solutions to possible problems detected and reducing manual tasks.
• Have the team reporting to you.
• Report to the General Manager with a dotted line to the Africa Head of Finance & Strategy.
• Actively collaborate with your colleagues and learn from each other in a supportive environment that allows you to grow, develop and make a difference.

WHAT YOU WILL BRING TO THE RIDE

• 6-10+ years of work experience in consulting, investment banking, and corporate finance within a leading company providing teams with the necessary data to make the right decisions & leading major projects.
• Strong working knowledge in manipulating and presenting quantitative data (Excel, Google Spreadsheets etc.), ability to build flexible and comprehensive reporting templates.
• Advanced English.
• Strong analytical skills, goal-oriented, and teamwork.
• Hands-on and autonomous.
• Advanced accounting and finance knowledge.
• Ability to influence stakeholders in order to help achieve your goals.
• An empathetic, inclusive and curious attitude.