NALA

Financial Planning and Analysis

• 👋 About UsNALA is building Payments for the Next Billion. Faster, smarter, and fairer transfers for everyone. Since 2022, we've grown our business 120x, grown the team from 9 to 150+, raised $50M+ from top-tier investors, and were named to the Forbes Fintech 50 in 2025.
• We operate two core products:
• - NALA, our consumer app making cross-border payments cheaper, faster and more reliable for the global diaspora. Allowing users to send money from the UK, US and EU to Africa and Asia.
• - Rafiki, our B2B payments infrastructure, is powering global payments.
• Our team includes alumni from Wise, Stripe, Monzo, Revolut, and CashApp — operators who’ve scaled world-class products. We act with urgency, think deeply, and put our customers first always.
• At NALA, this isn’t just a job. It’s ownership, impact, and the chance to change global payments forever.
• Join us in building Payments for the Next Billion.
• 🙌 Your MissionYour mission is to lead NALA’s financial planning and analysis efforts. You will ensure we make data-driven strategic decisions and maintain a high level of fiscal responsibility as we scale.
• 🎯 Your Responsibilities in this Role**Forecasting & Budgeting**
• - Own preparation of company-wide forecasts across revenue, opex, and cash
• - Maintain and update company runway model
• - Work with departments to investigate and explain budget vs actuals performance
• - Develop and manage sales incentives scheme and performance-based bonuses
• **Board & Investor Reporting**
• - Prepare and iterate board materials in partnership with the Head of Finance and the CFO
• - Support investor updates, KPIs, and data rooms for fundraising and due diligence
• **Expansion & New Markets**
• - Partner with expansion and product teams on new launches
• - Build market-entry business cases and forecasts (revenue, CAC, payback, breakeven timing)
• - Track forecast vs. actual post-launch and identify course corrections
• **Pricing & Unit Economics**
• - Collaborate with pricing team to build corridor-level unit economics models
• - Set margin guardrails and performance targets for Growth

Financial Planning and Analysis Lead

Financial Crime

• Act as UK Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) and be a key leader demonstrating compliance to banking partners and government agencies
• Receive, assess, and escalate reports of suspicious financial activity and make Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) when necessary
• Develop, maintain, and implement AML/CTF policies, procedures, and controls in line with regulatory requirements and best practice
• Provide AML/CTF training and ongoing guidance to employees
• Ensure NALA complies with relevant AML/CTF regulations, stay updated on regulatory changes, and adjust processes accordingly
• Conduct risk assessments to identify and mitigate AML/CTF risks and determine risk-based customer due diligence and monitoring
• Maintain accurate and accessible records including SARs, customer due diligence, and transaction records for regulatory purposes
• Strengthen compliance processes, improve transaction monitoring efficiency, establish global AML framework, and lead internal AML compliance reviews as part of success metrics