About Umba
Umba is a Digital Bank, after raising $1.2M. Umba launched as a digital lender in Kenya in 2018. Over the next two years, Umba perfected its lending products. In March 2020 Umba raised $2M to transition into a full digital bank built for Africa. In June 2021 UMBA is on track to raise a Series A fund of $10M with a valuation of $50M
Job Description
We are looking for a Finance Controller to closely work with the management and the operations teams in executing accounting processes such as month-end reconciliation and Manual Journals, running the finance function of the business, and working on various data-based projects.
Utilizing our cloud-based systems the Analyst will collect the data to create the reports which will be presented to third parties showing different views of the customer base, lending portfolio, and customer repayment behavior.
We work in a fast-paced environment, and we build our team to be autonomous, agile and place a great value on individuals who solve their own problems. Since we work in a small, but highly technical team, you will work directly with the operations, product, engineering, and data science teams.
Responsibilities - Controls and Reporting
- Planning, preparation and control of annual and monthly budget, as well as variance Analysis.
- Preparation and analysis of the financial statements of the company.
- Financial controls and reporting function of the group's entities.
- Support to Month End's, Year End and Audit Requests.
- Accounting Books and Collections Data.
- Taxes & Reconciliations
- Create reports for the product team and/or third-party partners with the Development team.
- Preparation of accounting policies for the different business units for the delivery of weekly information to the accounting firm.
- Design and implementation of treasury policies, protocols and controls.
- Analysis and financial management of the business (profitability index, analysis of income and expenses, etc.).
- Financial management of cash flow, control of accounts payable, accounts receivable and expenses.
Skills and Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting related field or equivalent practical experience.
- 3-4 years experience working within a Finance & Accounting team.
- Work experience doing quantitative analysis
- Ability to speak and write in English and Spanish fluently and idiomatically.
- Ability to self-direct work in an unstructured, fast paced environment, and comfortable with ambiguity.
- Excellent analytical and modeling skills.
- SQL experience is a Plus
Location
- Roma Norte. Mexico City. Colima 158, Roma Nte., Cuauhtemoc, 06700 Mexico City. Mexico.
Umba is an Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Protected Veterans/Disabled
Send us your CV/Resume to careers@umba.com
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