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"description": "<p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 158, 218); font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">About Cellulant:</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif\"><a href=\"https://cellulant.io/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">Cellulant</span></a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"> is Africa’s leading payments company, providing seamless, secure and innovative solutions that empower businesses, banks, and global brands to thrive in a fast-changing global economy. </span></span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif\"><br></span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">With a presence in over </span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">24 countries and 200+ payment methods</span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"> across cards, bank transfer and mobile money, our </span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">single API payment platform, Tingg</span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">, simplifies collections, disbursements, and reconciliations. It processes over </span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">1 million transactions daily </span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">for market leaders in various sectors, such as Airlines, Telecoms, E-commerce, Ride-Hailing, Retail, and Remittances. </span></span><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">By simplifying how people pay and get paid, we drive trust, commerce and scale – and connect companies to their ambitions. </span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 158, 218); font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">Our Story:</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Across Africa, payments are more than transactions. They are gateways to prosperity, connecting people, businesses and communities to opportunities and growth.</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">From enabling a logistics company in Lusaka to pay suppliers across borders, to enabling a hospitality brand in Lagos to scale effortlessly, to supporting an airline in Nairobi to reconcile payments from multiple platforms, Cellulant is the bridge that makes it all possible. </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Through trusted technology and customer-centric innovation, we build connections that inspire progress, strengthen economies and transform payments into a tool for progress.</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Since our founding in 2003, we've continuously adapted and grown, leveraging our experiences to simplify payments for businesses. We are driven by an unshakable belief that seamless people-centred payments are the key to unlocking prosperity. </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Today, Cellulant powers online and offline payment processing, allowing businesses to collect payments, send payouts, and accelerate business growth.</span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 158, 218); font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">Our Mission: </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">To deliver seamless, secure and innovative payment solutions for businesses. </span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 158, 218); font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">Our Vision:</span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"> </span></span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">To create a connected world where businesses move money as easily as they share ideas.</span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 158, 218); font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">Role Summary: </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">We are seeking a high-calibre FP&A professional with strong commercial instincts, analytical depth, and the ambition to operate at the core of a fast-scaling fintech.</span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">You will run critical planning, forecasting, and performance insight processes while acting as a trusted partner to senior stakeholders across finance, product, and commercial teams.</span><br></p>\n<p><br><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">This role sits at the centre of that transformation, partnering directly with the CFO and senior leadership to drive performance, insight, and value creation across the business with willingness to travel periodically to Nairobi and other African Markets.<br></span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 158, 218); font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">What you'll do: </span><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">1. Financial Planning, Forecasting, and Analysis</span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Lead budgeting, rolling forecasts, and long-range planning across the group.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Develop driver-based financial models to support decision-making and scenario analysis.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Deliver clear performance reporting with actionable commercial insight.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Identify risks, opportunities, and value-creation levers across markets and products.</span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">2. Performance Insight and Board Reporting</span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Produce monthly executive packs and Board-level materials.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Translate complex financial data into concise strategic narratives.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Track KPIs across revenue, margin, unit economics, and cash performance.</span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">3. Commercial Finance and Business Partnering</span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Partner with commercial, product, and operations leaders on:</span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Pricing corridors and margin optimisation.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Investment cases and expected project ROI.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Market entry analysis and strategic initiatives.</span></li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Support disciplined capital allocation across the portfolio.</span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">4. Fundraising and Strategic Support</span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Assist in capital raising processes including investor materials, financial models, and due diligence.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Contribute to strategic planning, M&A evaluation, and long-term value creation initiatives.</span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">5. AI-Enabled Finance and Process Excellence</span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Leverage modern AI and automation tools to improve:</span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Forecast accuracy.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Reporting efficiency.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Data integrity and insight generation.</span></li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Champion best-in-class FP&A tooling and analytical methodologies.</span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><br><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 158, 218); font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">What we are looking for: </span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">6+ years of FP&A, commercial finance, or transaction-driven finance experience.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Background in fintech, payments, technology, or high-growth environments preferred.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Exposure to Board reporting, forecasting, and business partnering strongly desirable.</span></li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Exceptionally strong analytical and financial modelling skills.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Commercially astute with the ability to connect numbers to strategy.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Clear communicator capable of influencing senior stakeholders.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Highly driven, intellectually curious, and comfortable operating in ambiguity.</span></li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Motivated to build in a fast-growth African fintech context.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Energised by working directly with executive leadership.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Passion for using AI and modern tools to transform finance.</span><br></li>\n</ul>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 158, 218); font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">Why this role matters:</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">This is a rare opportunity to:</span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Work directly with a new CFO shaping the future of the finance function.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Operate at the heart of a pan-African fintech growth story.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Gain exposure to strategy, fundraising, and executive decision-making early in your career.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Help build a modern, AI-enabled FP&A capability from the ground up.</span><br><br></li>\n</ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 158, 218); font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">Why Work for Us?</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">At Cellulant, we are more than a payments company: we are bridge-builders. We believe that by simplifying the way people pay and get paid, we are connecting companies to their ambitions, people to opportunities, and Africa to the global economy. Our work goes beyond payments—it’s about what people, businesses, and communities can do when the movement of money becomes more dependable, seamless, and secure. </span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Some exciting things about us...</span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">We have an extensive footprint: </span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">We have an office presence in 10 countries, and our products serve 24 countries across Africa, with a global workforce of about 300 employees. </span></span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">We believe innovation is at the heart of Fintech:</span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"> Thousands of market leaders and top enterprises trust our technology to power their payments. Our customers are in various sectors, including financial services, travel and hospitality, telecom, e-commerce, remittance companies, SaaS, and the gig economy. </span></span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">We support a diverse and inclusive workforce:</span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"> We focus on the growth and development of our employees through well-developed, individualised career paths, ensuring you reach your full potential in a supportive and delivery-oriented environment. </span></span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">We put our employees first:</span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"> <span>At Cellulant, your contribution is rewarded competitively. We use clear career levels and role titles, and benchmark our base pay against data and a well-established internal process. Your actual salary will reflect your experience, skills, impact and the scope of the role, as well as our business needs and prevailing market conditions. We also offer generous personal time off, and medical and life insurance benefits (markets permitting).</span></span></span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">We seek collaborative builders: </span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">At Cellulant, we believe that great ideas happen when we come together. Therefore, we nurture a collaborative work environment that challenges, engages, and empowers each person to contribute to the growth and success of the business. </span></span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">We solve Africa's digital economy:</span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"> We’re solving payment challenges on the continent to create opportunities and accelerate economic growth for all of Africa.</span></span></li>\n</ul>",
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