Finance Strategy and Analytics Manager at Tala (formerly InVenture)

• Understand the key drivers of the local business (e.g. growth, repayment, conversion, unit economics/lifetime value of customer) and collaborate with both Corporate FP&A and local cross-functional teams to articulate market strategy, monitor critical KPIs and support corporate forecasting
• Support the head of finance in different analyses and perform detailed financial analysis to model out new investments, business cases, and strategic initiatives, identifying the potential risks & opportunities across different scenarios
• Report on monthly market financial performance and analyze variances to plan/forecast, articulating the impact to the business from both the vertical (revenue/profit) as well as horizontal (unit economics/LTV) perspective
• Support annual corporate operational planning and reforecasts, including budgeting for headcount, OPEX, and capital allocation
• Support local CLT in any analytical need and be an advocate of the market
• Liaise between in-market teams and country leadership to ensure alignment around business and financial objectives;
• Other ad-hoc projects and analysis
• Invest in the team - bring your own personality, quirks, and let’s have fun while leveling each other and the business up!

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Business, Economics, or other quantitative degree
• Experience in Finance or Accounting (minimum of 5 years of experience);
• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence in an unstructured, cross-functional environment
• Deeply analytical problem-solver. Bonus points for experience with data analytics languages (e.g. SQL, Python) and/or data visualization tools (e.g. Looker, Amplitude, Tableau)!
• Excellent proficiency in Excel

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