Who are we and what do we stand for?
A) Our story
Launched in 2013 by Moulaye and Kadry as a side project to help a friend’s mother, they understood quickly that there was room for opportunity for distribution through the web for the African culture. With an outsourced MVP, they saw the first orders coming and decided to dedicate themselves full time to this growing project. With the coming of Luc, in 2016, they focused on Tech and Product and then launched Afrikrea, the marketplace, and Boom… a growth of 8% per week, doubling our revenue every quarter and multiplying our revenue 10 times every year!
After several fundraisings, a move to Abidjan, the coming of the first team members, and a strong partnership with DHL, Afrikrea became the number 1 African eCommerce exporter.
B) The current situation: the transition to Anka
In 2020, rich in these years of experience in direct contact with sellers and as entrepreneurs serving entrepreneurs, we understood that the challenges of the sellers were deeper than those solved by the marketplace, Afrikrea. The sellers faced specific African issues such as the lack of visibility globally, the difficulty of shipping products worldwide from Africa, and the complexity of payments between international and local ways. To resolve these needs that exceed the perimeter of a simple marketplace, they decided to create Anka.
Anka, powered by Afrikrea, is the all-in-one solution for sellers of products « Made of Africa » (fashion, art, food, or beauty…) to sell from anywhere, ship worldwide, get paid faster on international or local African payment methods, and manage their businesses easily. Our new vision is clear: Export Africa by building the future of selling globally!
In January 2022, we raised 5,4 million euros from top-tier investors (including the founder of Alibaba), and it’s the reason why we are looking for the right people to help us achieve this vision.
C) Few KPIs about Anka
General KPIs
- 13000+ sellers in 46 African countries
- 35+ million dollars of transactions in 172 countries
- 750 000+ visits each month
- 3000+ new products each week
- 1200+ messages exchanged each day
- A team of 30 team members passionate about this vision, diverse, experienced, working in full remote (since day 1), and very cool!
Specific KPI for the Treasurer
- % of the gap between the actual budget and forecasted budget
What are we looking for?
A) Context of the team and vision of the job
Under the responsibility of Guillaume, our CFO, you’ll be the 1st member of this team and you’ll have to develop it.
In regular contact with Accounting & Compliance Teams and our different banks, your role will be to forecast our cash position.
B) Your challenges (if you accept them…)
Your general missions:
- Management of flows and balances: Cash Management, Receipts and Payments Management, Bank positions analysis, Funds Providing
- Budget & Cash Forecast : Establishment & Assessment
- Monthly reporting: Differences Analysis & Explanation
- Bank Relationship Management
- Internal Management & Control
- Optimization of costs and financial products
Your first 6 months’ goals:
- Define, implement and follow up the right treasury tool according to our needs
- Build a treasury budget per currency
- Hire and manage a new team member to assist you
- Define, implement and communicate any project, process, and mission that will enable the improvement of cash forecast and reporting
C) What you will need to succeed
- A Master’s Degree in Finance Management with a specialty in Cash Management
- You have at least 5 years of experience as a Treasurer or Cash Manager
- You already managed banking operations in an international environment with different countries and currencies
- You’re familiar with budget analysis
- You have a perfect command of database tools and spreadsheets
- You already defined and implemented cash management software in a previous experience
- You already managed a team (even a small one)
- You’re fluent in English and French
- Bonus point:
- You already worked in an international company
- You already worked in a startup
- You reflect the rigor and the precision, especially in the figures
- You can analyze situations and provide solutions quickly
- You have Interpersonal and sales skills to interact with third parties
- You’re reactive and you can resist stress
- You’re proactive to improve existing processes
- You’re fully transparent even in case of discrepancy
- You have a real interest in the African ecosystem
D) Your recruitment process
- A 30-minute interview on Zoom with Laetitia, our Head of People & Culture, to validate the fit with our needs and your fit with Anka
- A technical test to prepare at home (2 days maximum) followed by a 45-minute interview on Zoom with Guillaume, our CEO, and your future manager to deep dive into your technical skills
- A 30-minute interview on Zoom with Moulaye, our CEO, to validate your fit with our culture and your resilience
E) Key information about this position
- Start date of this position: December 2022 (at the latest)
- Salary: Between 1.800.000 and 2.150.000 FCFA of the net salary. It could evolve with results exceeding expectations.
- Contract: Ivorian Long-Term Contract
What we can offer you
- Our culture: “We craft, We care, We share”
- Our work-from-home Policy (100% remote since Day 1)
- The possibility of growing quickly within the organization
- Our perks: Company Goodies, International health coverage for you and your family, and 30 paid holidays per year
- Our policy about diversity and inclusion: We’re Anka. We truly embrace diversity and inclusion. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to color, religion, sex, national origin, sexuality, disability, or any other characteristic.
