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 Nigeria 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

• 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 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 analyses (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 function and ensure optimal cash flow
• Coordinate the preparation of Financial Statements
• Lead the relationship with third parties: external auditors, administrations, 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
• Optimize the fiscal policy of the company: VAT tax knowledge, IIBB Multilateral Agreement
• Report to the General Manager with a dotted line to the African head of Finance & Strategy

WHAT YOU WILL BRING TO THE RIDE

• 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