Finance Manager East Africa (Full time) - Jovago
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
About Us: Jovago is Africa's No. 1 Hotel Booking Website. Founded in Lagos, Nigeria by a team of passion driven, experienced entrepreneurs, our vision is to create the best travel booking experience ever.
About Us: Jovago is Africa's No. 1 Hotel Booking Website. Founded in Lagos, Nigeria by a team of passion driven, experienced entrepreneurs, our vision is to create the best travel booking experience ever.
Our company is part of Africa Internet Group, a global and leading incubator of startups specialized in e-commerce. AIG is the leading internet group of Africa with already over 3,000 employees in 26 African countries.
It is led by top talented leaders
offering a great mix of local and international talents and is backed by
Millicom, MTN and Rocket Internet.
We want to create a well-balanced
team of talented, truly dynamic and highly motivated individuals with a passion
for travel, emerging markets and Africa.
We are currently looking for
outstanding candidates interested in entrepreneurship and web businesses.
Job Description: Jovago is looking for a Finance Manager to structure our payments and collections operations.
Job Description: Jovago is looking for a Finance Manager to structure our payments and collections operations.
You will have to manage a team of 3
people in charge of receivables and payables.
It will be expected from you to keep
great relations with hotel managers, ensure timely operations and proper reporting.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities
- Improving finance processes
- Managing a team of finance officers
- Ensuring proper follow up with our partners
- Building and maintaining strong working
relationships with hotels
- Tracking progress with tools
- Building and leading cross-functional teams
able to anticipate and deliver solutions to client/partners issues.
- Improving collection rates
- Acting as a link between Jovago team and the
local central finance team of AIG in East Africa
Requirements
- Fluency in Kiswahili and English languages is
a must.
- Master degree/Diploma in relevant field
- Independent and resourceful
- Strong drive and leadership
- Impeccable communication skills (spoken and
written)
- Exceptional organizational skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel
- Good financial background
- Ability to work independently and in a team
- Ability to meet demanding targets
- Previous finance experience is a must
- Ability to develop relationships with 3rd
parties and hotel teams
- Mentality of client service and taking responsibility
beyond direct duties.
- High level of motivation, determination and
commitment.
We offer
- An amazing learning culture
- A flat structured working environment to
enable you enhance your skills in sales.
- A chance to be part of an international team
that offers great opportunities for growth
Contact us
Khawla El Fassi, Head of Operational Finance, Jovago
Email: khawla.elfassi@jovago.com
Khawla El Fassi, Head of Operational Finance, Jovago
Email: khawla.elfassi@jovago.com