Corporate Finance & Treasury Analyst

About the role

d.light is recruiting a Corporate Finance & Treasury Analyst for its regional hub in Nairobi, Kenya. The role has a dual mandate: corporate finance modelling, debt covenant reporting and structured SPV receivables financing, plus group multi-market treasury operations across East and West Africa. It supports the Corporate Finance Manager and spans Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Nigeria and Zambia.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and maintain financial models for fundraising, strategic planning and valuations, and build medium- and long-term liquidity plans with macroeconomic scenario and stress testing.
• Calculate, forecast and verify financial covenant headroom across credit facilities, and prepare compliance certificates, dashboards and investor/lender reporting packs.
• Prepare investment memorandums, pitch decks and due diligence materials, and model facility pricing and terms.
• Manage monthly receivables sales into SPVs, run daily cash sweeps and test receivable eligibility.
• Consolidate operating company cash submissions into rolling cash flow forecasts, produce weekly liquidity flash reports and monitor minimum cash thresholds.
• Maintain the group debt register and payment schedules, and execute currency conversions and hedging instruments under Board mandate.
• Manage bank accounts, signatories, KYC and platform mandates.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Business Administration or a related discipline.
• CFA, CPA, ACCA, CA or equivalent certification is mandatory.
• Professional treasury qualification (ACT CertT / AMCT, CTP or equivalent) is a strong added advantage.
• 5-8 years of hands-on experience covering both corporate finance analysis and treasury operations.
• Demonstrated experience in financial modelling, debt covenant compliance and banking platform administration across multi-currency jurisdictions.
• Exposure to securitization, off-balance-sheet SPVs, structured receivables financing, mobile money and emerging market currency controls is strongly preferred.