👋 About UsNALA is building Payments for the Next Billion. Faster, smarter, and fairer transfers for everyone. Since 2022, we've grown our business 120x, grown the team from 9 to 150+, raised $50M+ from top-tier investors, and were named to the Forbes Fintech 50 in 2025.
We operate two core products:
NALA, our consumer app making cross-border payments cheaper, faster and more reliable for the global diaspora. Allowing users to send money from the UK, US and EU to Africa and Asia.
Rafiki, our B2B payments infrastructure, is powering global payments.
Our team includes alumni from Wise, Stripe, Monzo, Revolut, and CashApp — operators who’ve scaled world-class products. We act with urgency, think deeply, and put our customers first always.
At NALA, this isn’t just a job. It’s ownership, impact, and the chance to change global payments forever.
Join us in building Payments for the Next Billion.
🙌 Your MissionYour mission is to lead NALA’s financial planning and analysis efforts. You will ensure we make data-driven strategic decisions and maintain a high level of fiscal responsibility as we scale.
🎯 Your Responsibilities in this Role**Forecasting & Budgeting**
Own preparation of company-wide forecasts across revenue, opex, and cash
Maintain and update company runway model
Work with departments to investigate and explain budget vs actuals performance
Develop and manage sales incentives scheme and performance-based bonuses
**Board & Investor Reporting**
Prepare and iterate board materials in partnership with the Head of Finance and the CFO
Support investor updates, KPIs, and data rooms for fundraising and due diligence
**Expansion & New Markets**
Partner with expansion and product teams on new launches
Build market-entry business cases and forecasts (revenue, CAC, payback, breakeven timing)
Track forecast vs. actual post-launch and identify course corrections
**Pricing & Unit Economics**
Collaborate with pricing team to build corridor-level unit economics models
Set margin guardrails and performance targets for Growth
Requirements
🔥 Must-have requirements**Experience**
7+ years in FP&A, finance, or strategy roles
Track record of building and managing financial models
Experience owning a company-wide budgeting or forecasting process
Exposure to investor-facing finance and/or board reporting
Experience with SaaS business model, as well as B2C fintech operations
**Partnership & Communication**
Strong business partnering experience with commercial/growth teams
Comfortable working cross-functionally and explaining financials to non-finance teams
Capable of working in a dynamic, high-growth environment
Experience with sales incentive schemes
**Technical & Process Skills**
Deep understanding of financial reporting cycles and working with Accounting and Financial Control
Highly proficient in Excel / Google Sheets and financial modeling
Experience with scenario modeling and sensitivity analysis
Benefits
⭐️ Benefits
27 Days Off Plus UK Bank Holidays: Take the time to decompress.
Birthday Leave: Celebrate your special day with a bonus day off to take off in that month.
Enhanced Parental Leave: 16 weeks full pay (primary caregiver), 4 weeks full pay (secondary caregiver) after 6-month probation.
Enhanced Pension: Salary sacrifice scheme via Penfold.
Global Workspace: Access to WeWork locations worldwide.
Learning Budget: $1000 annually for development.
Sarabi: Themed snacks and Friday lunch to build great relationships.
Monthly Socials: Regular events to unwind and connect.
Free Coffee: Barista-style coffee at your fingertips.
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