Manager: Reporting

About Cellulant:

Cellulant is Africa’s leading payments company, providing seamless, secure and innovative solutions that empower businesses, banks, and global brands to thrive in a fast-changing global economy. 

With a presence in over 24 countries and 200+ payment methods, including cards, bank transfers, and mobile money, our single API payment platform, Tingg, simplifies collections, disbursements, and reconciliations. It processes over 4.5 million transactions daily for market leaders across sectors such as Airlines, Telecoms, E-commerce, Ride-Hailing, Retail, and Remittances. By simplifying how people pay and get paid, we drive trust, commerce and scale – and connect companies to their ambitions.  

Our Story:

Across Africa, payments are more than transactions. They are gateways to prosperity, connecting people, businesses and communities to opportunities and growth.

From enabling a logistics company in Lusaka to pay suppliers across borders, to enabling a hospitality brand in Lagos to scale effortlessly, to supporting an airline in Nairobi to reconcile payments from multiple platforms, Cellulant is the bridge that makes it all possible. 

Through trusted technology and customer-centric innovation, we build connections that inspire progress, strengthen economies and transform payments into a tool for progress.

Since our founding in 2003, we've continuously adapted and grown, leveraging our experiences to simplify payments for businesses. We are driven by an unshakable belief that seamless people-centred payments are the key to unlocking prosperity. 

Today, Cellulant powers online and offline payment processing, allowing businesses to collect payments, send payouts, and accelerate business growth.

Our Mission: 

To deliver seamless, secure and innovative payment solutions for businesses. 

Our Vision: 

To create a connected world where businesses move money as easily as they share ideas.

Role Overview: 

The Reporting Manager is responsible for overseeing the preparation, accuracy, and timely delivery of financial, regulatory, and management reports across the business. The role ensures the integrity of financial information through robust reporting processes, controls, reconciliations, and stakeholder engagement. Working closely with Finance, FP&A, Risk, Compliance, and external stakeholders, the Reporting Manager supports informed decision-making and ensures compliance with internal policies, IFRS, and regulatory reporting requirements in a dynamic fintech environment.

What You'll do:

1. Financial Reporting

• Manage the preparation and delivery of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports.

• Ensure completeness, accuracy, and consistency of financial reporting across all legal entities.

• Support the preparation of annual financial statements and related disclosures in accordance with IFRS and statutory requirements.

• Prepare reporting packs and financial commentary for senior management and key stakeholders.

2. Balance Sheet Reporting & Reconciliations

• Oversee the monthly balance sheet review process, ensuring all accounts are reconciled and supported by appropriate documentation.

• Review reconciliations and investigate unusual balances, trends, or variances.

• Coordinate with accounting and FP&A teams to ensure accurate reporting of accruals, provisions, and estimates.

• Escalate significant reporting risks and recommend corrective actions.

3. Regulatory Reporting

• Prepare and submit regulatory financial reports to relevant regulators and authorities within required timelines.

• Ensure compliance with reporting requirements across all operating jurisdictions.

• Monitor regulatory reporting changes and implement updates to reporting processes and templates.

• Support regulatory inspections and information requests related to financial reporting.

4. Management Reporting & Analysis

• Produce management reports, dashboards, and performance metrics for executive leadership.

• Analyze financial results and provide insights into key business drivers, trends, and variances.

• Collaborate with FP&A and business teams to improve reporting quality and decision-support information.

• Develop and maintain reporting KPIs and reporting governance standards.

5. Controls, Governance & Process Improvement

• Maintain strong reporting controls to ensure data integrity and reporting accuracy.

• Support implementation of reporting automation initiatives and continuous process improvements.

• Work closely with Finance Systems teams to enhance reporting capabilities and efficiencies.

• Ensure reporting procedures are documented, standardized, and consistently applied.

6. Audit & Stakeholder Management

• Support internal and external audits by providing reporting schedules, reconciliations, and supporting documentation.

• Support responses to audit queries and ensure timely resolution of reporting-related findings.

• Act as a key liaison between Finance, Compliance, Risk,