Hybrid Financial Planning and Analysis Lead

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About the role

  • 👋 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.

Job title

Financial Planning and Analysis Lead

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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