About the Role
Paystack is transforming online payments across Africa by building modern financial infrastructure for businesses of all sizes. We are currently looking for a strategic and experienced Head of Finance to own the financial health, reporting, and regulatory standing of Paystack Microfinance Bank (Paystack MFB) in Nigeria. In this critical leadership role, you will run the bank's finance function end-to-end, ensuring robust controls, accurate statutory reporting, and scalable financial operations as we expand our digital financial services.
Key Responsibilities- Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close, producing accurate IFRS financial statements and leading statutory audits.
- Ensure timely and accurate submission of CBN and NDIC regulatory returns while managing daily liquidity, cash positions, and prudential ratios.
- Lead the annual budgeting process, financial forecasting, and the tracking of key unit economics like net interest margin and cost-to-income ratio.
- Design and maintain rigorous internal financial controls, tax compliance frameworks, and investment policies for surplus funds.
- Present comprehensive financial and prudential reports to the Board and its committees, maintaining a stellar regulatory record.
- Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing finance team while collaborating with Engineering and Product to automate financial processes.
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related discipline.
- Minimum of 10 years of professional finance experience, with at least 4 years in a senior finance leadership role within a CBN-licensed bank or microfinance institution.
- Active professional accounting qualification such as ICAN, ACCA, CIMA, or CPA, alongside mandatory registration with the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRCN).
- Demonstrated expertise in CBN and NDIC regulatory reporting, IFRS 9 expected credit loss models, and treasury management.
- Impeccable integrity and a clean regulatory record meeting CBN fit-and-proper criteria for key management roles.
- Exceptional leadership, stakeholder management, and board-level communication skills.
- Competitive salary and compensation package designed to attract top-tier financial talent in Nigeria.
- Comprehensive medical coverage for you and your dependents.
- Fully covered parental leave to support growing families.
- Opportunity to work with smart, kind colleagues in a fast-paced and innovative fintech environment.