Corporate Finance & Treasury Analyst

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  • Date posted

    August 26, 2026

  • Closing date

    September 16, 2026

  • Location

    Kenya Nairobi

  • Career level

    Senior Level

  • Qualification

    Bachelor Degree

  • Experience

    5-10 Years

Description

The Corporate Finance & Treasury Analyst is a dual-mandate role
supporting the Corporate Finance Manager through a mix of analytical,
deadline-driven tasks (financial modeling, covenant compliance, investor/lender
reporting) and fixed operational routines (managing d.light’s funding
structures and daily/weekly/monthly group liquidity). Designed for an
analytically strong, highly organized professional, the position offers
exposure to structured and off-balance-sheet finance, debt capital markets, and
multi-market treasury management, requiring comfort with both project-based
analysis and strict calendar obligations.

Roles
& Responsibilities: Stream A — Corporate Finance

1.Financial
Modelling & Analysis

● Develop and maintain robust financial models to
support fundraising, strategic planning and

investment decisions.

● Conduct macroeconomic research and maintain
up-to-date financial model assumptions.

● Perform scenario analysis, sensitivity testing
and stress testing to assess financial risks and

opportunities.

● Prepare financial forecasts and valuation models
for strategic initiatives.

● Build and maintain the medium- and long-term
liquidity and funding plan.

● Track actual business outcomes against strategic
objectives, highlighting adverse deviations for timely corrective action.

2.Covenant
Compliance & Lender Reporting

● Calculate, track and forecast financial covenant
compliance across all facilities.

● Prepare compliance certificates and other reporting deliverables required

under funding agreements.

● Prepare regular reports, presentations and
dashboards for lenders, investors and financial

partners.

● Ensure compliance with financial reporting
requirements arising from funding agreements.

3.Fundraising
& Investor Support

● Support the execution of debt and equity
fundraising activities.

● Prepare investor presentations, investment
memorandums and due diligence materials.

● Maintain the data room and coordinate responses
to investor and lender information

requests.

● Model the impact of proposed facility terms,
pricing and structures on the group’s capital

structure, cash flows and covenant headroom.

Roles
& Responsibilities: Stream B — Treasury Operations

1.Receivable
Finance & SPV Operations

● Manage the monthly sale of new receivables into
the receivable financing SPVs across Kenya,

Tanzania, Uganda, Nigeria and Zambia to unlock cash
receipts in a timely fashion.

● Ensure daily cash sweeps to the SPVs are executed
in compliance with the related

agreements and maintain the supporting compliance
evidence.

● Support receivable eligibility testing and
proactively work to maximize the advance rate

against eligible receivables.

2.Liquidity
Framework & Cash Discipline

● Consolidate OpCo cash submissions into the group
rolling cash flow forecast, challenge the

inputs, and explain variance against forecast.

● Maintain cash generation and cash conversion KPI
reporting by country and channel, making

cash flow drivers visible to OpCo finance leads and
management teams as well as the Group

ExCo.

● Produce the weekly liquidity flash reports,
liquidity governance pack and supporting cash

dashboards to country financial controllers and
management teams. 

● Continuously monitor minimum cash thresholds and
escalation triggers and immediately

escalate projected shortfalls.

3.Debt, FX
& Banking Administration

● Maintain the group debt register, including
facility terms, drawdown schedules, pricing and

repayment calendars.

● Calculate and schedule interest and principal
payments, and ensure timely settlement of all

debt service obligations.

● Monitor foreign exchange exposures and execute
currency conversions and hedging

instruments strictly within the Board-approved
hedging mandate, maintaining complete

hedge documentation.

● Administer bank accounts, mandates, signatories,
KYC documentation and banking platform

access across the group.

● Monitor counterparty exposure against approved
limits and bank charges against agreed

tariffs.

Requirements

  • Bachelors Degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Business
    Administration or a related 
    field.
  • CFA/CPA/ACCA/CA or equivalent qualification is mandatory.
  • A treasury qualification (ACT CertT/AMCT, CTP or equivalent) is a
    strong added advantage.
  •  5 – 8 years of experience spanning both corporate finance analysis
    and treasury or finance operations.Candidates with depth in only one of the two streams are
    unlikely to succeed in this role.
  • Strong experience in financial modelling, valuation and corporate
    finance principles.
  • Hands-on experience operating banking platforms and executing
    settlement and treasury transactions in a controlled and automated environment.
  • Experience working across multiple currencies, entities and banking
    jurisdictions.
  • Exposure to structured, securitization or receivables financing
    structures, and to lender covenant reporting, is strongly preferred.
  • Experience in emerging markets, and familiarity with mobile money
    and local currency control regimes, is an advantage.

Benefits

  • Competitive Remuneration
  • Medical Cover
  • Pension Scheme​

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