- Company: Paystack
- Location: Hybrid
- Job type: Full-time
- Salary: Competitive salary and compensation package
About the role
Paystack is a technology company dedicated to solving payment challenges for ambitious businesses across Africa. We are looking for a Head of Finance to take full ownership of the financial health, reporting, and regulatory standing of Paystack Microfinance Bank (Paystack MFB). In this hybrid position, you will manage the bank’s finance function end-to-end, covering accounting, treasury, prudential reporting, tax, budgeting, and financial control.
Responsibilities
- Financial Reporting & Control: Produce group reporting packs for Paystack and Stripe, reconcile IFRS figures, lead statutory audits, and design internal financial controls.
- Regulatory & Prudential Reporting: Represent the bank in CBN examinations, submit accurate CBN and NDIC returns, and apply prudential guidelines for loan classification and provisioning.
- Treasury & Liquidity: Build liquidity stress tests, manage daily cash positions, and execute the bank’s investment policy for surplus funds.
- Planning & Performance: Lead annual budgets and rolling forecasts, model capital impacts of new products, and track key financial metrics like net interest margin.
- Tax & Compliance: Manage corporate income tax, VAT, and withholding tax filings, and maintain readiness for tax audits.
- Leadership & Governance: Build and lead a high-quality finance team, present reports to the Board, and collaborate with other departments to scale finance processes through automation.
Requirements
- A full professional accounting qualification (ICAN, ACCA, CIMA, or CPA) and registration with the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria.
- 10+ years in finance, including at least 4 years in a senior finance role at a CBN-licensed bank, microfinance bank, or regulated financial institution.
- Clear written communication skills, including board-level reporting.
- Experience managing treasury and liquidity in a deposit-taking institution.
- A clean regulatory record meeting CBN fit-and-proper criteria for key management roles.
- Strong IFRS knowledge, particularly IFRS 9 expected credit loss.
- Hands-on experience preparing CBN and NDIC returns and working through CBN examinations.
How to apply
Interested and qualified candidates should click here to apply online.
