Investor Relations Manager at Pesapal

Key Responsibilities:

Investor Communication & Engagement

• Develop and implement the companys investor relations strategy in alignment with corporate objectives.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for investors, analysts, and other financial stakeholders.
• Prepare and deliver investor presentations, quarterly and annual reports, and financial analysis to stakeholders

Financial Analysis & Reporting

• Build and maintain integrated financial models. Partner with finance and strategy teams on forecasts, budgets, and long-range plans
• Prepare analysis and recommendations to support strategic partnerships
• Analyze financial statements, operational metrics, and strategic initiatives to provide clear insights to investors.
• Monitor market trends, competitor performance, and shareholder sentiment, reporting insights to leadership.
• Collaborate with finance teams to ensure accuracy, consistency, and transparency of data shared externally.

Fundraising Management

• Develop a clear equity story linking strategy, unit economics, growth drivers, and risks
• Responsible for developing, writing, and implementing fund proposals.
• Tracking fund applications, facilitate fund efforts, including pre-approval compliance and internal reviews.
• Coordinating activities between funding agencies and company teams involved with the development and implementation of fund proposals.
• Support the full cycle of funds beginning from solicitation application review, and including pre-award assessments, monitoring/compliance visits and reporting, and close-out procedures

Shareholder and Board Relations

• Maintain an accurate shareholder register and investor contact database.
• Coordinate and manage information and meetings between board and company executives
• Ensure compliance with corporate governance standards and disclosure requirements.
• Support governance processes including annual general meetings and investor voting.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in finance, Economics, or a related field; MBA or relevant advanced degree preferred
• 4+ years of experience in investor relations, financial analysis & fundraising management.
• Strong financial modelling skills
• Strong understanding of financial statements, valuation methodologies, and capital markets.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a talent for storytelling.
• Proven ability to build and maintain relationships with investors and analysts.
• High level of professionalism, integrity, and confidentiality.