Pesapal provides a simple, safe and secure way for individuals and businesses to make and accept payments in Africa. Pesapal payments work on the internet and directly on the handset.
This is a crucial role focused on developing and implementing the company's investor relations strategy, serving as the primary liaison between the company and the financial community, and managing fundraising efforts. This role requires strong financial acumen, exceptional communication skills, and expertise in capital markets and financial analysis.
Key Responsibilities:
Investor Communication & Engagement
- Develop and implement the company's investor relations strategy in alignment with corporate objectives.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for investors, analysts, and other financial stakeholders.
- Prepare and deliver investor presentations, quarterly and annual reports, and financial analysis to stakeholders.
Financial Analysis & Reporting
- Build and maintain integrated financial models. Partner with finance and strategy teams on forecasts, budgets, and long-range plans.
- Prepare analysis and recommendations to support strategic partnerships.
- Analyze financial statements, operational metrics, and strategic initiatives to provide clear insights to investors.
- Monitor market trends, competitor performance, and shareholder sentiment, reporting insights to leadership.
- Collaborate with finance teams to ensure accuracy, consistency, and transparency of data shared externally.
Fundraising Management
- Develop a clear equity story linking strategy, unit economics, growth drivers, and risks.
- Responsible for developing, writing, and implementing fund proposals.
- Tracking fund applications, facilitate fund efforts, including pre-approval compliance and internal reviews.
- Coordinating activities between funding agencies and company teams involved with the development and implementation of fund proposals.
- Support the full cycle of funds beginning from solicitation application review, and including pre-award assessments, monitoring/compliance visits and reporting, and close-out procedures.
Shareholder and Board Relations
- Maintain an accurate shareholder register and investor contact database.
- Coordinate and manage information and meetings between board and company executives.
- Ensure compliance with corporate governance standards and disclosure requirements.
- Support governance processes including annual general meetings and investor voting.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in finance, Economics, or a related field; MBA or relevant advanced degree preferred.
- 4+ years of experience in investor relations, financial analysis & fundraising management.
- Strong financial modelling skills.
- Strong understanding of financial statements, valuation methodologies, and capital markets.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a talent for storytelling.
- Proven ability to build and maintain relationships with investors and analysts.
- High level of professionalism, integrity, and confidentiality.
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