Finance Manager (Fintech)

Location: Nigeria

Company

hirify.global is an asset fintech that finances smartphones, solar power systems, e-bikes, and other essential assets through daily mobile-money payments, helping customers build credit history.

What you will do

• Own the Nigeria entity's monthly management reporting pack and executive commentary.
• Manage the end-to-end monthly close, including accruals, prepayments, intercompany accounting, depreciation, and foreign exchange.
• Monitor the loan book, analyse repayment behaviour by cohort, and manage provisioning and bad-debt trends through the IFRS 9 Expected Credit Loss model.
• Lead treasury, compliance, statutory, regulatory, audit, and funding documentation processes.
• Identify automation opportunities, strengthen financial controls, and support IFRS 16, IAS 21, revenue-recognition, and IFRS 18 readiness.
• Partner with commercial leadership on unit economics, product launches, pricing, supply decisions, and board-level financial cases.

Requirements

• Qualified Chartered Accountant through ICAN, ACCA, CA, or an equivalent qualification.
• Demonstrable experience in finance management or a senior finance role with hands-on ownership of statutory and management reporting cycles.
• Deep applied IFRS knowledge, particularly IFRS 9, IFRS 16, IAS 21, and revenue recognition.
• End-to-end audit experience, including file preparation and responding to auditor queries.
• Strong financial modelling and communication skills, including complex multi-scenario modelling in Excel.
• Ability to operate across strategic and operational finance in a rapidly scaling lending business.

Nice to have

• Big Four training from PwC, Deloitte, EY, or KPMG.
• Working knowledge of the Nigerian fintech, lending, or asset-financing sector.

Culture & Benefits

• Ownership of financial infrastructure, controls, and decision-making for a major market.
• Exposure to a large and rapidly evolving African fintech and lending market.
• Career development programs, coaching partnerships, and on-the-job training.
• Family-friendly policies, well-being support, and workplace flexibility.

Hiring process

• Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, with shortlisting and interviews taking place throughout the recruitment process.
• Successful candidates undergo pre-employment background checks covering identity, criminal records, qualifications, employment history, and references.