Strategy and Analytics Manager

Summary

Join Tala, a company on a mission to empower the financially underserved, as a Market Strategy & Analytics Manager. You will lead financial planning and forecasting for the Kenyan market, drive key business initiatives, and collaborate with cross-functional teams. This role requires deep analytical skills, strong communication, and experience in finance or accounting. You will analyze market performance, support operational planning, and liaise between in-market teams and country leadership. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field and at least 5 years of relevant experience. Tala offers a remote-first work environment and a diverse, inclusive global team.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Business, Economics, or other quantitative degree
• Experience in Finance or Accounting (minimum of 5 years of experience)
• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence in an unstructured, cross-functional environment
• Deeply analytical problem-solver
• Excellent proficiency in Excel

Responsibilities

• Understand the key drivers of the local business (e.g., growth, repayment, conversion, unit economics/lifetime value of customer) and collaborate with both Corporate FP&A and local cross-functional teams to articulate market strategy, monitor critical KPIs and support corporate forecasting
• Support the head of finance in different analyses and perform detailed financial analysis to model out new investments, business cases, and strategic initiatives, identifying the potential risks & opportunities across different scenarios
• Report on monthly market financial performance and analyze variances to plan/forecast, articulating the impact to the business from both the vertical (revenue/profit) as well as horizontal (unit economics/LTV) perspective
• Support annual corporate operational planning and reforecasts, including budgeting for headcount, OPEX, and capital allocation
• Support local CLT in any analytical need and be an advocate of the market
• Liaise between in-market teams and country leadership to ensure alignment around business and financial objectives
• Other ad-hoc projects and analysis
• Invest in the team - bring your own personality, quirks, and let’s have fun while leveling each other and the business up!

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with data analytics languages (e.g., SQL, Python) and/or data visualization tools (e.g., Looker, Amplitude, Tableau)