Head of Finance & Strategy at Glovo

MISSION

We are one of the fastest growing startups in Europe and the way we want to grow is making every city profitable!  To reach this goal, we need a 360, analytical and results driven person to take ownership of our Finance & Strategy function in Kenya and Uganda. At Glovo,  we work hard and we love what we do. If you are a problem-solver person with a 100% hands-on attitude, looking for an energizing work environment with big ideas we’d love to have you on our team!

THE JOURNEY

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• Be the General Manager's right-hand in any strategic and finance 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 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 a 100% satisfaction of Nigeria’s customers, partners and couriers in any topic related to finance
  
  
• Manage treasury function and ensure optimal cash flow
  
  
• Coordinate the preparation of Financial Statements
  
  
• Lead the relationship with third parties: external auditors, administrations, external consultants,
  
  
• Analyze of procedures and external audit - Contributing to the continuous improvement of the processes promoting solutions to possible problems detected and reduce manual tasks
  
  
• Optimize the fiscal policy of the company: VAT tax knowledge, IIBB Multilateral Agreement
  
  
• Report into the General Manager with a dotted line to the Africa Head of Finance & Strategy
  
  

WHAT YOU WILL BRING TO THE RIDE

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• 6-10+ years of work experience in consulting, investment banking, audit or 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