Finance Manager

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[https://app.ashbyhq.com/api/images/user-content/1d985516-2a99-43c0-b591-957f5adaceb9/5ac97b31-49cd-4012-8bb0-5caf15e33c69/B25.png] FINANCE MANAGER – GROUP REPORTING M-KOPA | REMOTE (OR BASED IN AN OPERATING MARKET) [https://app.ashbyhq.com/api/images/user-content/1d985516-2a99-43c0-b591-957f5adaceb9/2deff7dd-67e9-43e6-bf06-9f58e8cba020/image.png] You've closed books that survive scrutiny. You've run audits, not just sat in the room for them. But how many of those numbers moved fast enough to keep pace with a customer base adding two million people in a single year? M-KOPA is one of Africa's fastest-growing fintechs, now serving 7 million customers across five markets, having unlocked over $2 billion in credit along the way. That scale doesn't run on a handful of generalists stretched thin — it runs on people who've mastered financial reporting and are ready to own a real piece of the group's numbers. Why now We've gone from 5 million customers to 7 million in the space of a year, and we're building toward 10 million next. That growth doesn't just need more agents and more devices financed — it needs a reporting function built to match it. We're deliberately expanding our group finance bench at the same time, which is why you may have seen more than one of our roles advertised recently. This one is part of that build-out: a small group of senior finance managers, each owning a portfolio of entities, working as peers rather than in a single-controller silo. [https://app.ashbyhq.com/api/images/user-content/1d985516-2a99-43c0-b591-957f5adaceb9/95d21445-3e3a-4674-91cd-c03341aebc50/image.png] What makes this different Most group reporting roles bury you in one entity, one process, one set of stakeholders, forever. Here, you'll rotate across entities and pick up special projects — funding transactions, new market entries, technical accounting papers — so the work stays broad instead of siloed. Your reporting goes to the CFO and board directly, with no layers of hierarchy sitting between your output and the people who act on it. And the role is genuinely location-flexible: fully remote, or based from one of our operating markets, because we're more interested in your expertise than your postcode. [https://app.ashbyhq.com/api/images/user-content/1d985516-2a99-43c0-b591-957f5adaceb9/8ffe92ea-854b-402e-85d6-66f2ed555a32/image.png] What you'll be doing - Owning financial reporting for a portfolio of group companies — monthly close, IFRS financial statements, and management commentary that actually drives decisions rather than just documenting them. - Contributing to group consolidation across multiple entities and currencies, prepared to audit-ready standard throughout. - Running year-end audit for your entities end-to-end — planning, managing the auditor relationship, and resolving the technical accounting questions that come up along the way. What you'll bring - Qualification as a chartered accountant (CA, ACCA, CPA or equivalent), with extensive post-qualification experience built either in a top-performing Big 4 practice or as a financial reporting specialist in industry. - Demonstrable, hands-on experience preparing IFRS financial statements and group consolidations across multiple entities and currencies — this is the core of the role, not a nice-to-have. - A proven track record of running audits — leading them, not supporting someone else who does. The reality check This is a shared-services model, not a solo controller seat: you'll work closely with a Director of Commercial Finance, a Head of Group Financial Reporting, and a Group Financial Controller, and you'll be expected to write clearly enough to brief executives without hand-holding. It suits people who are comfortable operating remotely with international teams, who hold high standards without needing to be the loudest voice in the room — and if that sounds like how you already work, you're probably ready for exactly this. Let's talk If group consolidation and IFRS reporting are where you do your best work, and you're ready for a portfolio that rotates instead of stagnates, we'd like to hear from you. No pressure — just worth a conversation if any of this sounds like the work you actually want to be doing. [https://app.ashbyhq.com/api/images/user-content/1d985516-2a99-43c0-b591-957f5adaceb9/29a0195e-4359-4118-82b3-5496ad5ce777/image.png] WHY M-KOPA? At M-KOPA, we empower our people to own their careers through diverse development programs, coaching partnerships, and on-the-job training. We support individual journeys with family-friendly policies, prioritize well-being, and embrace flexibility. Join us in shaping the future of M-KOPA as we grow together. Explore more at m-kopa.com http://m-kopa.com. [https://app.ashbyhq.com/api/images/user-content/1d985516-2a99-43c0-b591-957f5adaceb9/369018b8-cf9c-49c7-95f1-1d414482ba57/B13.png] Recognized four times by the Financial Times as one Africa's fastest growing companies (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026), named on CNBC's World’s Top Fintech Companies 2025 & 2026 and by TIME100 Most influential companies in the world 2023 and 2024 , we've served over 10 million customers, unlocking $2 billion in cumulative credit for the everyday earners across Africa, in addition to over 10,000 e-bikes financed in Kenya. [https://app.ashbyhq.com/api/images/user-content/1d985516-2a99-43c0-b591-957f5adaceb9/481f6724-8375-4f39-b514-fbe00b8fc3b5/B13.png] Important Notice M-KOPA is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to assembling a diverse, broadly trained staff. Women, minorities, and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. M-KOPA explicitly prohibits the use of Forced or Child Labour and respects the rights of its employees to agree to terms and conditions of employment voluntarily, without coercion, and freely terminate their employment on appropriate notice. M-KOPA shall ensure that its Employees are of legal working age and shall comply with local laws for youth employment or student work, such as internships or apprenticeships. M-KOPA does not collect/charge any money as a pre-employment or post-employment requirement. This means that we never ask for ‘recruitment fees’, ‘processing fees’, ‘interview fees’, or any other kind of money in exchange for offer letters or interviews at any time during the hiring process. Applications for this position will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Shortlisting and interviews will take place at any stage during the recruitment process. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a suitable candidate is selected before the advertised closing date. If your application is successful M-KOPA undertakes pre-employment background checks as part of its recruitment process, these include; criminal records, identification verification, academic qualifications, employment dates and employer references.