Senior Regional Finance Lead

About the role

Turaco, a fast-growing African financial services start-up offering subscription-based insurance products, is looking for a Senior Regional Finance Lead to shape how finance runs across the Group. You will report to the Group Financial Controller and work closely with the Group CFO, coordinating the regional finance team, leading group consolidation, treasury and tax, and owning the finance function for a portfolio of markets.

Key responsibilities

• Coordinate Regional Finance Leads across markets, setting shared deadlines, quality standards and KPIs, and coach them, including on automation and AI tools.
• Own the execution of Turaco's AI-first finance approach, driving full automation of manual, recurring processes.
• Contribute to the wider finance strategy, including the rollout of the new finance system.
• Lead the monthly close and consolidation for the Group holding company, including intercompany eliminations and foreign currency translation.
• Deliver management accounts, variance analysis and investor reporting, and support year-end, audit and statutory accounts under IFRS and IFRS 17.
• Run the annual group budget and reforecasts with country teams and track performance against plan.
• Manage group cash flow reporting and forecasting, and take ownership of payments, procurement and receivables, including partner premium collections.
• Manage tax matters across jurisdictions with country teams and advisers, build controls into processes and systems, and coordinate with external auditors.

Required profile

• Degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field, with a CPA or ACCA qualification.
• At least 7 years in finance, including Big 4 experience and leading teams or multi-country finance work.
• Hands-on experience consolidating a multi-entity, multi-country group.
• Experience in a tech or high-growth business, or a clear drive to work in one.
• Strong data skills, integrity, attention to detail and the ability to deliver to tight deadlines.

Required skills

• IFRS and IFRS 17 financial reporting
• Multi-entity consolidation, intercompany and foreign currency translation
• Treasury, liquidity and capital allocation, working capital optimisation
• Financial planning and analysis, cross-border tax compliance and structuring
• Process mapping, workflow automation, AI agent design and data visualisation

What we offer

• A competitive salary commensurate with experience.
• Stock option plans, office lunches, an L&D stipend and healthcare.