Director Of Financial Operations

Better Talent Advisors; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 60 000 - 90 000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic start-up in residential construction, focusing on renewable energy products, seeks a Director of Operations. Ideal candidates will have 4-10 years of experience in business and financial operations, particularly in Investment Banking or Private Equity, with strong Excel skills. Responsibilities include managing the deal pipeline, driving operational efficiency, and overseeing staff. This role offers an opportunity to play a key part in a rapidly growing business, with a competitive salary and benefits.

Benefits

Generous base salary

Generous bonus

Stipend for health insurance

Qualifications

• 4-10 years of experience in business and financial operations.
• Experience in Investment Banking or Private Equity as an Analyst or Associate.
• Exceptionally competent in Excel including macros and complex formulas.

Responsibilities

• Manage and forecast deal pipeline.
• Take ownership of the entire deal pipeline.
• Drive operational efficiencies and manage various departments.

Skills

Financial modeling

Excel proficiency

Business operations

Strategic vision

Education

BS in Finance

Job description

About us

Founded and self-funded by serial entrepreneurs with a track record of success, we are a start‑up software and services platform operating in the residential construction space with an emphasis on solar and renewable energy products.

Our goal is to fundamentally alter the residential solar landscape.

We believe that our unique mix of software, managed service offerings, highly skilled staff, and company culture are positioned to do just that, and the industry is already taking notice.

As we enter our 3rd year in business, we have established a clear product‑market fit and are experiencing exponential growth in all the important metrics including customers, deal pipeline, revenue, profitability, and headcount.

Today, our customers include many of the largest residential solar installers (EPCs) in the industry.

About the job

We are seeking a talented Director of Operations to report directly to and be the right hand of the Founders.

This is a unique opportunity for a financial and operations professional to grow into the day‑to‑day operator of what is today a company experiencing explosive, hockey‑stick growth and play a key role in driving scalability.

The ideal candidate may have experience as an Analyst or Associate in Private Equity or Investment Banking on deal teams with responsibility for due diligence, valuations, financial model development, and related tasks.

It is not enough to see the model and see the moves; this job requires equal parts strategic vision and front‑line implementation.

Applicants must understand and be prepared for the realities and messiness of a start‑up and be a master of making order out of chaos.

This includes both operating effectively through the imperfection of today while simultaneously visualizing and pushing towards an orderly vision of the future.

Above all, the successful candidate takes full accountability for everything on their plate and relentlessly drives every task to completion.

Phase 1

Under the direct supervision of the Co‑Founders, you will take ownership of the entire deal pipeline.

As these deals are construction projects, each deal has roughly 50 steps to completion.

You will learn the business by immersing yourself in the pipeline and relentlessly seeking to drive velocity.

This will entail both direct, person effort as well as driving a staff of on‑shore and off‑shore resources in addition to working with many external stakeholders.

Success in this role requires relentless attention to various excel dashboards and managing / updating these dashboards from a wide range of data sources.

Phase 2

As our software platform continues to mature and achieve greater integration with our customers' systems, you will play a key role in the evolution of our operational model as it becomes more efficient, scalable, and streamlined.

Phase 3

Grow and manage various departments and drive the overall financial health of the business.

Skills & qualifications

4‑10 years of professional experience in the area of business and financial operations including experience in Investment Banking or Private Equity as an Analyst or Associate building financial models.

Exceptionally competent in Excel including macros, pivot tables, lookups, complex multi‑sheet formulas, etc.

BS, in Finance, Business Operations or related field.

Start‑up, ownership mentality.

Duties & responsibilities

Work daily from Hollywood office until fully ramp‑up.

Remote work with occasional work social events thereafter.

Manage, drive velocity and forecast deal pipeline.

Manage and project the deal to cash lifecycle.

Make recommendations regarding staffing levels.

Interview, train, and onboard staff

Various special projects related to financial and business operations as needed.

What’s in it for you?

This is an ideal opportunity for someone with extensive financial modeling experience to get their feet wet operating a business or for someone with financial modeling experience and some operating experience to take the next step.

The business has an established product‑market fit, skyrocketing demand, exponential customer growth, and its future is limited only by our ability to streamline operations to accommodate the demand and take market share.

For your hard work, you will receive :

• A generous base salary, DOE
• Generous bonus as % of salary, DOE
• Generous stipend for health insurance, benefits, etc.

Remote work after initial ramp‑up period.

In‑office work in Hollywood is required during ramp‑up period.

Apply now

So if you are an experienced financial modeler looking for an opportunity to become a bonafide operator at the feet of successful, serial‑entrepreneurs, apply now as interviews are ongoing!