About Jumia:
Jumia is the leading pan-Africa e-commerce platform. Founded in 2012, Jumia’s mission is to improve the quality of everyday life in Africa by leveraging technology to deliver innovative, convenient and affordable online services to consumers, while helping businesses grow as they use our platform to reach and serve consumers.
Our platforms consist of our marketplace, which connects sellers with consumers, our logistics service, which enables the shipment and delivery of packages from sellers to consumers, and our payment service, which facilitates transactions among participants active on our platform in selected markets. Through our online platforms, consumers can access a wide range of physical and digital goods and services, fashion, electronics, beauty products and also hotel and flight bookings or restaurant delivery.
With over 5,000 employees in more than 10 countries in Africa, Jumia is led by top talented leaders offering a great mix of local and international talents and is backed by very high-profile shareholders. Jumia is committed to creating sustainable impact for Africa. Jumia offers unique opportunities in a vibrant and booming environment, creating new jobs, new skills, and empowering a new generation.
What you will be doing:
- Monitoring the timely execution of payments, improving Vendor satisfaction, and allowing tighter control over cash flows;
- Ensuring all payments have been properly forecasted;
- Obtaining approvals on payments;
- Processing payments using payment gateways, following standard processes and approval flows;
- Maintaining payment details of beneficiaries, with tight controls;
- Liaising with the operational companies on all payment-related questions.
We are looking for someone with prior experience in Treasury, ideally in an international company with exposure to foreign exchange challenges.
What we are looking for:
- Degree in Management / Finance / Accounting or equivalent;
- Preferably previous experience in an admin position (in Finance/Treasury or Payables team);
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills;
- Detail-oriented mindset;
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively;
- Hands-on attitude, because e-commerce is 50% operations and processes;
- Passion for making things happen and excited about identifying and delivering simple solutions to complex problems;
- Fluent in English both verbal and written / French is a plus.
We Offer:
- A unique experience in an entrepreneurial, yet structured environment
- A unique opportunity of having strong impact in building the African e-commerce sector
- The opportunity to become part of a highly professional and dynamic team
- An unparalleled personal and professional growth as our longer term objective is to train the next generation of leaders
