Finance Manager - Nairobi, Nairobi County - PULA

Description

About Pula
We are an insuretech firm that provides agriculture insurance design and execution services, specialising in index based insurance and are backed by top tier VC investors who have invested more than $25 million in the business. Since 2015 we have provided climate insurance to 19 million smallholder farmers, 41% of which were women across 13 markets in Africa and Asia who pay an average of $6.8 per season to insure their crops. So far we've unlocked over $2.5 billion of capital from local and international insurance markets for climate risks since we started in 2015 and paid out $40.8 million to our client farmers.

According to the UN's InterGovernmental Panel for Climate Change more than 3.3 billion people globally live in hotspots with high vulnerability to climate change and are now already feeling the impact of climate change through increased temperatures and increasingly erratic rainfall. Insurance is a tool for vulnerable households in these affected regions to adapt to the effects that climate change is already having today on these households. It is a tool that enables for compensation payment for losses and damages that these households had no part in causing. Insurance compensation enables these households to make adjustments to their day to day livelihoods and practices and therefore allows for an equitable and just transition.

We are a for profit organisation, and have raised over $10 million from leading venture and institutional investors as well as developed philanthropic relationships with private foundations and bilateral donors such as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and German Insure Resilience Solutions Fund that have accelerated investments in our target markets.

At Pula, our values are:

• Obsessed with results: We are responsible for our future and therefore we get things done
• Connect the Dots: We continuously identify different customer needs & business problems and build solutions that deliver value.
• Have a Can do Attitude We dare to do things differently to make things work.
• We have each others' back: We look out for each other & we share high quality, timely feedback that makes us better.

Pula is proudly fast paced, constantly learning from the challenges we face and overcome. We are proudly culturally diverse but united in our ambition of continuous high-performance. By challenging ourselves we believe that we can overcome the hard problems we love solving.

Overall Objective
The Manager Finance will play a critical role in overseeing financial operations, planning, reporting, and risk management at Pula. Reporting to the Head of Finance, the role is responsible for ensuring robust financial controls, optimizing financial operations, and supporting strategic decision-making. The Manager Finance will lead budgeting, financial forecasting, compliance, and team management while driving efficiency and scalability within Pula's financial systems. This position is integral to maintaining financial integrity, mitigating risks, and supporting Pula's mission of expanding agricultural insurance solutions across global markets.

Key Responsibilities

• Budgeting & Financial Planning:
  Preparation, supervision, and tracking of capital and operational budgets as well as financial analysis, forecasting and modelling
• Financial reporting
  – Responsible for preparing and presenting performance briefs and audited financials in compliance with donor, investor, and cross-jurisdictional regulatory requirements across Africa and Asia.
• Finance Operations:
  Oversee the finance processes including improving our controls from procurement to payables processes
• Finance Risk Management:
  including currency risk management, credit risk management, liquidity risk management, and operational development and implementation of the investment policy
• Financial systems infrastructure:
  Initiation and implementation of internal procedures and controls, including purchasing, payments to suppliers, payroll and expenditure
• Receivables management:
  Supervise collection of company debt and maintenance of debt accounts
• Lead and develop a high-performing finance team, fostering growth, accountability, and collaboration.
• Monitor the banking activities of the organization
• Ensure adequate cash flow to meet the organization's needs including cash flow management, forecasting, and planning
• Monitor and control expenditures and budgets
• Monitor and analyze monthly operational results against periods and budget issue reports to management
• Oversee Compliance with the Income Tax Act, VAT ACT, and other statutory deductions across Africa and other regulations when making payments to employees and suppliers of goods and other services across
• Develop new and review existing finance / accounting policies and procedures and ensure any gaps are sealed

Who you are

• Bachelor's degree in business, finance, or a related field. MBA preferred.
• Professional certification such as Certified Public Accountant ( CPA)
• At least 10 years of work experience with 2 years experience in Management with specific experience in the Insurance/ Reinsurance sector preferred.
• Strong knowledge in corporate financial planning, risk management & investment strategies
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles, including IFRS standards (especially IFRS 17 & IFRS 9), financial regulations & tax regulations
• Strong analytical skills to interpret large volumes of data, detect anomalies and assess risks.
• Experience with financial systems in data-driven organizations; proficiency with Sage ERP, Excel, and digital reporting tools.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal & interpersonal skills.
• Experience working across Africa (and preferably other emerging markets such as Asia or Latin America) is an added advantage.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic, and multicultural environment.
• Strong bias toward ownership, continuous improvement, and hands-on problem-solving

What Pula will bring to the table

• Growth potential
  : At Pula, you'll shape systems that give millions of smallholder farmers access to insurance for the first time. You'll join a team that has already reached over 19 million farmers across Africa and Asia, and you'll directly contribute to scaling this impact even further.
• Career development:
  You'll be working in a high-performance environment with strong mentorship and leadership that values transparency, execution, and personal growth. As we enter our next phase of accelerated expansion, you'll naturally gain opportunities to take on new responsibilities and grow your career.
• Stability & recognition:
  Backed by top global investors and foundations; Pula is a solid, well-funded organization. Our work is recognized globally (from winning the Singapore FinTech Festival Award to being featured in The Economist and TED Talks) and you'll be part of a brand that is respected in the industry.
• Purpose with Rewards:
  Few opportunities combine career advancement with genuine purpose. At Pula, your work directly contributes to financial security for farmers in emerging markets, while also offering competitive pay, performance incentives, and an employee share option plan with equity upside.

To learn more about Pula you can visit
TED Talk: Crop Insurance, an Idea Worth Seeding

New York Times: He Grew up on a Farm. Now, He Helps Protect Them

The Economist: The Poor, Who Most Need Insurance, Are Least Likely to Have It

How to apply
Fill out the form below, and upload a resume in English.

Pula's mission is to provide farmer resilience. To achieve this, we put our small holder farmers that use our services and the employees that provide them at the heart of everything we do. For that purpose, Pula was created to be an equal opportunity employer that celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.