About this role
Role Overview
- Lead structuring and execution support for the Series A raise, including coordination of diligence, investor requirements, and closing processes
- Oversee structuring of the parallel asset financing facility, working across existing term sheets and financing partners
- Advise on corporate and transaction structuring decisions (e.g. jurisdictional considerations such as Mauritius vs existing structures) and implications for current and prospective investors
- Coordinate financial workstreams across multiple stakeholders to drive alignment and maintain momentum toward close
- Strengthen targeted areas of the finance function required to support investor readiness, including investor and covenant reporting, while upskilling the existing controller
Requirements
- Proven experience as CFO or senior finance lead supporting complex financing transactions through to close
- Demonstrated track record in structuring equity and/or debt financing in infrastructure, energy, or similarly capital-intensive sectors
- Experience working with multiple investors or financing partners in parallel processes
- Background in emerging markets, ideally with exposure to African markets or similar operating environments
- Experience supporting or developing in-house finance teams during periods of scale or transition
Technical Requirements:
- Deep expertise in transaction structuring, including corporate structuring, investor alignment, and financing architecture
- Strong understanding of diligence processes and the financial requirements of institutional investors and DFIs
- Ability to navigate and integrate multiple financing instruments (equity and asset-level financing)
- Familiarity with IFRS reporting environments and investor-level financial expectations
- Strong judgment in prioritising critical finance improvements without derailing transaction timelines
Other Skills:
- Highly execution-oriented, with the ability to maintain focus on defined deliverables in a fractional capacity
- Comfortable operating in ambiguity and managing complex, evolving stakeholder dynamics
- Strong ability to coordinate across internal teams, investors, and advisors without creating bottlenecks
- Pragmatic and solutions-driven, particularly in resolving structuring and process challenges
- Clear communicator capable of distilling complex financial issues into actionable decisions.