Job
Title: Credit
Analyst
Introduction
About
M-KOPA Solar: M-KOPA
Solar, headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, is the global leader of
"pay-as-you-go" energy for off-grid customers.
Since
its commercial launch in October 2012, M-KOPA has connected more than 350,000
homes in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda to solar power, and is now adding over 500
new homes each day.
Customers
acquire solar systems for a small deposit and then purchase daily usage
"credits" for Kshs 50, or less than the price of traditional kerosene
lighting. After one year of payments customers own their solar systems
outright and can upgrade to more power.
All
revenues are collected in real-time via mobile money systems (such as M-PESA in
Kenya) and embedded GSM sensors in each solar system allow M-KOPA to monitor
real time performance and regulate usage based upon payments.
This
connected design means that M-KOPA is processing vast amounts of data (i.e.
over 10,000 mobile payments per day) via the company's proprietary cloud
platform, M-KOPAnet.
As of
January 2016 M-KOPA employs over 700 full time staff across East Africa and
sells through a network of over 1,000 direct sales agents. It has also
commenced licensing its technology to partners in other markets.
M-KOPA
has been recognised for its pioneering business mode and scale, notably winning
the 2015 Zayed Future Energy Prize, being selected as the top New Energy
Pioneer at the 2014 Bloomberg New Energy Finance awards and earning the 2013
FT/IFC Excellence in Sustainable Finance Award.
M-KOPA has also successfully tested a range of new products that leverage its relationship with customers, and M-KOPA’s unique competencies in mobile telecommunications and ICT.
To
ensure that the research and development of new products add value to (and do
not distract from) its core business, M-KOPA is establishing the M-KOPA
Labs.
The
Labs will be a dedicated business unit within M-KOPA that will define and test
extensions of the M-KOPA asset-based credit model for off-grid-power to new
products and services.
Role
Profile
M-KOPA
is seeking:
Position
Title: Credit
Analyst
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Position
Start: As
soon As Possible
Key Accountabilities
Key Accountabilities
Business
Intelligence
- Develop
weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports for internal and management-level
consumption.
- Consult
with internal teams to influence their strategic decisions on credit
performance
- Ensure
data quality and accuracy
- Continuously
drive reporting improvements and identify process deficiencies
Analytics
- Identify
the root cause of data trends and outliers
- Develop
and run queries to pull/transform data from multiple sources
- Respond
to data requests from various internal departments as needed to drive
business value
- Develop
and drive analytical work streams that will directly lead to significant
revenue generation and/or cost reduction
Collaboration
with the Data Team
- Contribute
to the maintenance of data analysis tools and processes
- Contribute
to data policy development and regulation
Improving
Internal Analytical Capabilities
- Continuously
evaluate and suggest new technologies to enhance team analytics
- Deepen
individual and team analytical abilities
- Improve
individual and team proficiency with analytical tools such as SQL,
Microsoft Excel & R.
Requirements
/ Specification
- Quantitative
degree in computer science, economics, engineering, mathematics,
statistics, or an equivalent
- 2+
years’ experience in an analytical role with increasing levels of
responsibility
- Knowledge
and working experience in SQL and Relational Databases
- Knowledge
and working experience in Microsoft Excel
- Experience
in creating and communicating PowerPoint Presentations
- Working
knowledge of VBA and/or Power BI preferred
- Excellent
verbal and written communication skills
- Ability
to engage in white space thinking and influence new innovative ideas
Remuneration: Competitive covering a
monthly salary, performance bonus and medical benefits reflective of the
candidate’s experience and skills.
To Apply
To apply, send an updated detailed copy of your CV and a cover letter expressing why you feel you would be an excellent candidate for the role to careers@m-kopa.com with the subject EV-CA-2082
Deadline
for application is 5pm on Sunday 7th August, 2016.
Please Note: M-KOPA, as a policy, does not collect/charge any money as a pre-employment or post-employment requirement. This means that we never ask for ‘recruitment fees’, ‘processing fees’, ‘interview fees’ or any other kind of money in exchange for offer letters or interviews at any time during the hiring process.
Please Note: M-KOPA, as a policy, does not collect/charge any money as a pre-employment or post-employment requirement. This means that we never ask for ‘recruitment fees’, ‘processing fees’, ‘interview fees’ or any other kind of money in exchange for offer letters or interviews at any time during the hiring process.
Due to the large number of applications received by us, we regret that you will not be contacted unless you are short listed for the post and invited for an interview. Therefore, if you have not heard from M-KOPA within 4 weeks of the date of the deadline your application, you should assume that you have not been successful on this occasion.
This measure has been taken in the interests of efficiency and cost
effectiveness and we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.