Chief Financial Officer

OkHi is a smart addressing system, enabling 4 billion people to “be included”.

We’re solving a problem affecting half of the world and costing businesses $200bn a year.

Backed by Google and Facebook, we’re a team with Silicon Valley expertise, strong values and a pioneering culture.

We’ve recently raised $3M to prove how smart addressing should work, starting in Nigeria and then scaling to every other emerging market in the world.

We need you! 

OkHi is solving a global problem. We’re growing fast in Nigeria and plan to scale internationally in 2022. This creates a unique opportunity for an experienced CFO to close a significant Series A round, drive the business to profitability and scale internationally.

You are…

• A CFO with 8+ years of finance experience, including in a growth stage startup
• Experienced in fundraising having led a business through successful Series A+ rounds
• Trustworthy so can quickly build realtionships with potential investors and customers
• A negotiator who finds a way to get what the business needs 
• Commercial in your approach to optimise pricing, unit economics and revenue
• Strategic to optimise our corporate and accounting structures
• Legally proficient in local financial laws to ensure we’re fully compliant
• Detail orientated to ensure our P&L is accurate and up to date
• Data driven in your drive for defining and growing our business metrics
• Self-organised so can handle that there’s always too much to do
• A skilled communicator who strives for proactive and open dialogue
• A coach who is energised by managing and growing your team

You will...

• Own our P&L, driving the business to profitability through growing revenue while minimising costs
• Forecast our P&L with a financial model and set budgets for the business every quarter
• Drive fundraising, working with the CEO to prepare and raise our Series A and future rounds
• Manage investor relations through providing regular investor updates and maximising their impact on the business
• Optimise pricing through both qualitative and quantitative insights from the market
• Negotiate deals, collaborating with the CCO to close large enterprise deals
• Own business dashboards, providing transparency to the team and driving data-driven decisions that will optimise our unit economics
• Restructure our business entities and accounts to unlock the business for international growth
• Mitigate risks by auditing and managing the financial risks of the business
• Manage your internal and external finance team to successfully execute

We are...

• Purpose driven about our mission - to enable the 4 billion people without a physical address to “be included”
• Guided by our company values which support us in our daily decision making

• Be bold - make audacious decisions
• Be open - build trust by being vulnerable
• Go lean - increase the speed of learning
• Grow together - with open feedback and collaboration
• Enjoy your journey - life is a marathon, not a sprint
• Excited to work with diverse people to accelerate the growth of the business
• Backed by world class investors including Google, the co-founder of AirBnb Nate Blecharczyk, and ex-CFO of Google Patrick Pichette

Other Requirements

• We operate remotely but you need to be working within +/- 3 hours from West Africa Time
• Ideally you have previous experience working in Nigeria or another emerging market