Since the sale of our first kit in 2013, SunCulture has been on a mission to help smallholder farmers in Africa improve both crop yields and quality. We are driven to constantly innovate and improve our technology to make solar powered irrigation solutions truly affordable for the millions of farmers on the continent

About the role

SunCulture is seeking a Finance Strategy Associate who will primarily work with our Finance team and external stakeholders to support the Company’s fundraising and financial strategy during our ambitious growth phase. You will get first-hand experience in what it takes to scale a company in an emerging market environment. You’ll grow your financial, strategic, and operational skills by supporting executive decision-making and key strategic finance projects, relationships and workstreams.

Key Responsibilities

Build, maintain and use financial models for use at Group and Company level for budgeting, business planning and capital raising uses
Build, maintain and use other tools such as short-term cash flow forecasts, unit economics & pricing analysis, elasticity of demand studies
In conjunction with the Financial Planning & Analysis (“FP&A”) team, undertake deep dive analysis into key components of unit economics such as credit loss and after sales
Collaborate with the FP&A and Business Intelligence (“BI”) team on data shaping, analytics and developing forecasting models (e.g. leveraging IoT, payment and other data sources to support strategic decision-making and provide insights to customers and external stakeholders, or utilising FP&A software solutions).

Financial Analysis

Collaborate with the CFO in updating and executing the financing strategy
Coordinate and track capital raising initiatives including equity / debt / grant / technical assistance capital raising processes
Manage the development of key capital raise components such as financial model, investment memorandum, data rooms, market studies,DD workstreams and collaboration with external advisors
Lead and manage related financing workstreams such as FX risk management

Capital Raising

Provide finance support to business development initiatives regarding existing product pricing, new product offerings (e.g. carbon revenues, insurance, warranty extension, refurbished sales, customer portal/marketplace platform), and new markets (e.g. formation of subsidiaries in new markets) to develop the business case for these initiatives, set pricing and raise capital.

Business Development

Prepare, in conjunction with the FP&A Manager, stakeholder reports relating to the company's financial, operation and impact performance (Board, shareholders, lenders, grant providers, partners)

Reporting

Collaborate with CFO in corporate governance (board management), and risk management activities

Other

Four years experience in Financial Modelling / Financial Analysis / Capital Raising either from corporate finance, private equity, venture company, or in-house corporate
CFA Candidate (or qualified), Accountancy qualification or MBA preferred
Strong financial analysis skills
Strong organizational skills
Has commitment to high-quality work product
Ability to manage multiple work streams at one time
Ability to think creatively and to be comfortable at ambiguity
Ability to professionally interact with a wide range of individuals