Head of Finance

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants anywhere in the world.

📋 Description

• Spearhead Viya Health's annual financial planning, budgeting, performance management, and commercial finance across all entities, markets, and business lines.

• Formulate annual budgets, develop multi-year business plans and rolling forecasts, and conduct monthly business reviews.

• Evaluate investment proposals and create scenario models for growth, financing, and capital allocation decisions.

• Oversee pricing and margin governance while monitoring unit economics by brand, market, and channel.

• Establish and enhance financial policies, procedures, and internal controls.

• Supervise the Controller's output and review and authorize consolidated financial statements.

• Ensure readiness for audits and lead the year-end audit process.

• Manage delegation of authority and ensure statutory, tax, and regulatory compliance across operational countries.

• Direct the finance systems roadmap and KPI data.

• Report overall financial performance to the President and senior leadership and prepare materials for the Board and investors/funders.

• Prepare reports for investors, funders, and the HealthX Partners group, including covenant compliance and restricted grant reporting.

• Generate quarterly MD&A reports and ensure accurate treatment of grant, impact investment, and earned revenue streams.

• Manage cash forecasting and liquidity across entities and currencies, including foreign exchange exposure and fund repatriation.

• Handle banking, treasury, lender, and investor relationships, and lead future capital raising, debt facilities, and inventory financing.

• Set policies for intercompany funding, transfer pricing, and treasury management.

• Monitor financial metrics, identify performance risks and opportunities, and guide business adaptation with market and business leaders.

• Provide financial modeling, analysis, and advice on capital allocation, pricing, investment sequencing, and market entry.

• Oversee tax management, intercompany invoicing, due diligence, legal entity structure, holding company structure, and restructuring.

• Lead finance workstreams for entering new markets, establishing entities, and forming partnerships.

• Manage the finance team and regional finance leads across Africa, Latin America, and Asia.

• Develop the finance operating model and define ownership and decision rights at global, regional, and market levels.

• Identify, develop, and lead capacity-building initiatives.

• Collaborate with the Chief Operating Officer on sales and operations planning, inventory policy, and working capital.

• Travel 10–25%, primarily internationally.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree (or international equivalent) in a relevant field.

• Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience, with senior finance leadership experience in an international context preferred.

• At least 5 years of experience in a supervisory role.

• Proven experience in building or rebuilding a finance function, including team management, controls, systems, and operating models.

• Hands-on experience with debt facilities, covenant management, and lender or investor reporting.

• Commercial experience with P&L management and process improvement ownership.

• Exceptional financial and operational modeling capabilities.

• Strong financial management and risk assessment skills.

• Experience in recommending investment decisions, conducting scenario analysis, and engaging with senior leadership.

• Background in a tech, health, or consumer goods business operating across multiple markets/geographies with a service and sales function.

• Experience with multi-entity, multi-currency consolidated financial management.

• Familiarity with blended-finance structures and reporting on grants, impact investments, equity, and earned revenue.

• Excellent strategic and analytical abilities.

• Outstanding organizational skills with a keen attention to detail.

• Ability to juggle multiple projects and meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.

• Strong written and verbal communication abilities.

• Capability to translate complex financial information for diverse audiences.

• Proven track record of presenting financial performance and strategic narratives to investors, Board members, or donor audiences.

• Working knowledge of ERP systems, preferably Infor Lawson, and database warehousing or OLAP.

• Proficient in Excel, including pivot tables and advanced functions.

• Familiarity with data query tools is preferred.

• Experience working within a group or holding company structure with shared services is preferred.

• Fluent in English; proficiency in Spanish or French is a plus.

• Genuine alignment with Viya Health's mission.

• Understanding of women's health access issues in lower-middle-income markets is an advantage.

• Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CPA, or equivalent) is desirable.

• Master’s Degree (or international equivalent) is preferred.

• An equivalent combination of related education and experience may be accepted.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package that includes health, financial planning, family care, and flexibility for work-life balance.

• Competitive leave package.

• Compensation and benefits commensurate with the role and the practices of the local office for applicants hired outside the U.S.