Finance Strategy Associate

SunCulture is on a mission to transform smallholder farming across Africa through solar-powered irrigation and fintech solutions. As a Finance Strategy Associate, you will sit at the intersection of financial analysis, capital raising, and strategic decision-making during one of the most exciting growth phases in the company's history. This is a rare opportunity to gain hands-on exposure to the full lifecycle of emerging-market finance — from building investor-grade financial models to coordinating multi-million-dollar debt and equity raises.

Reporting closely to the CFO, you will work across internal teams including FP&A and Business Intelligence, as well as external stakeholders such as investors, lenders, and grant providers. If you are a rigorous analyst who thrives in ambiguity and wants to see your work directly shape a company scaling across multiple African markets, this role is built for you.

• Build, maintain, and deploy group-level and entity-level financial models for budgeting, business planning, and capital raising purposes.
• Develop and maintain short-term cash flow forecasts, unit economics frameworks, pricing analyses, and elasticity-of-demand studies.
• Conduct deep-dive analysis into credit loss, after-sales performance, and other key unit economics drivers in collaboration with the FP&A team.
• Partner with FP&A and Business Intelligence teams to shape data, develop forecasting models, and leverage IoT and payment data to support strategic decisions.
• Coordinate and track all capital raising workstreams — equity, debt, grants, and technical assistance — ensuring timely and accurate execution.
• Lead the development of capital raise materials including investment memoranda, data rooms, financial models, and market studies, as well as manage due diligence processes.
• Manage FX risk and other financing-related workstreams in coordination with the CFO.
• Provide financial modelling and business case support for new product offerings (carbon revenues, insurance, warranty extensions, refurbished product sales, marketplace platforms) and new market entries.
• Prepare stakeholder reports covering financial, operational, and impact performance for the Board, shareholders, lenders, grant providers, and partners.
• Support the CFO on corporate governance activities including board management and enterprise risk management.

• Demonstrate at least four years of hands-on experience in financial modelling, financial analysis, or capital raising within corporate finance, private equity, venture capital, or an in-house corporate finance function.
• Build complex, investor-ready financial models from scratch with minimal supervision — including three-statement models, DCF analyses, and scenario/sensitivity frameworks.
• Communicate financial insights clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences, including C-suite executives and external investors.
• Manage multiple concurrent workstreams under tight deadlines while maintaining a high standard of accuracy and output quality.
• Navigate ambiguity and operate autonomously in a fast-paced, resource-constrained emerging-market environment.
• Hold or be actively pursuing a CFA designation, a professional accountancy qualification (CPA, ACCA, or equivalent), or an MBA — preferred but not strictly required.
• Demonstrate strong organisational skills and creative problem-solving capability, particularly when data is incomplete or imperfect.
• Experience with FP&A software tools, BI platforms, or data analytics (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, SQL) is a strong advantage.

SunCulture offers a competitive, market-aligned compensation package commensurate with experience in the fintech and agri-finance space. The estimated monthly gross salary for this role ranges from KES 200,000 to KES 350,000 depending on qualifications and demonstrated experience. Additional benefits typical of the role and company stage include performance-linked bonuses, professional development support, and the opportunity to hold equity or phantom equity in a high-growth impact company. Specific package details will be confirmed during the recruitment process.

Ideal candidates are finance professionals with a genuine passion for impact investing, emerging-market growth companies, or agricultural development finance. You are equally comfortable in a spreadsheet and a boardroom, you take pride in the quality of every output you produce, and you are energised — not frustrated — by the complexity of scaling a business across multiple African markets. You may come from investment banking, a DFI, a PE/VC fund, or a fast-growing startup's internal finance team.

Do not apply if you are looking for a purely routine, process-driven accounting role, if you require highly structured environments with well-defined playbooks, or if you have fewer than three years of direct financial modelling and analysis experience. This role demands both technical depth and strategic agility.

• Prepare an updated CV highlighting relevant financial modelling, capital raising, or strategic finance experience.
• Write a concise cover letter (no more than one page) explaining why you are drawn to SunCulture's mission and how your background maps to the key responsibilities above.
• Submit your application through SunCulture's official careers portal or the job board where you discovered this listing.
• Shortlisted candidates will be invited for an initial screening call followed by a technical assessment and panel interviews with senior leadership.
• Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. SunCulture is an equal-opportunity employer and actively encourages applications from candidates of all backgrounds.