Capi is building the financial infrastructure for emerging markets trade.
Backed by $18M+ from top-tier investors like Creandum, Y Combinator, General Catalyst, and angels from Revolut, Checkout, Stripe, and Remitly, we’re building the financial infrastructure that emerging markets deserve.
Our mission is to grow GDP in emerging markets by making the global financial system fairer and more accessible. We’re tackling global trade, making it easier for importers to pay their international suppliers. Our platform enables businesses to expand rapidly, create jobs, and be engines of prosperity for their countries.
Our team is made up of approx 100 people across 10 countries; we are a group of a highly-ambitious, get-it-done people, who like to work hard on something that has a tangible impact in the world. And we’re looking for more people to join our team!
Take a look through Capi’s mission & values.
The Role:We are hiring an FP&A Lead to own and scale our commercial finance function.
This is a high-impact, hybrid role at the intersection of finance, strategy, and analytics. Reporting directly to the Head of Finance, you will play a central role in shaping how the company plans, measures, and understands its performance—while also strengthening the underlying data pipelines and models that power these insights.
This position offers significant visibility across leadership and operating teams, direct exposure to multiple business verticals, and substantial room for professional growth as the company scales.
Key Responsibilities:FP&A & Commercial Finance
Own end-to-end FP&A including annual budgeting, rolling forecasts, long-range planning, and scenario analysis
Build and maintain robust financial models to support strategic decision-making, fundraising, and growth initiatives
Define, track, and continuously improve core KPIs and unit economics across product, revenue, and operations
Partner closely with commercial, product, and operations teams to provide actionable insights and financial guidance
Support board and investor reporting with clear, data-driven narratives
Write and optimize SQL queries to extract, transform, and validate data across multiple sources
Design, improve, and maintain structured data models and dashboards that support reporting, analytics, and forecasting - ensuring data consistency, reliability, and scalability as the business grows
Act as a bridge between Finance, Commercial, Data, and Engineering teams, aligning metrics and definitions across the company
Requirements:Experience & Background
6+ years of professional experience
Part of earlier experience in an analytical role at a Big 10 accounting firm, a leading management consulting/investment banking company or similar
You’ve worked in an analytical role at a fast-growing tech company - fintech/payment preferred, ideally for 2+ years
Proven ownership of FP&A, financial modelling, and KPI frameworks in a dynamic environment
Advanced modelling experience: you can turn complex realities into simple models (both financial and non-financial) in order to generate meaningful insights to impact key business decisions
Hands-on SQL experience: you’ll know how to write efficient queries and run data models - exposure to data pipelines a plus
Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence both technical and non-technical stakeholders
You’ve built processes from scratch and will help to build ours from the ground up; you’ll be proactive and ownership-driven
Fully qualified Accountant (ACCA, CIMA, or ACA)
Worked in an early stage (Seed, Series A, Series B) VC-backed start-up
Emerging Market exposure or experience
French skills
Why This Role
Rare opportunity to combine senior-level FP&A ownership with hands-on data work
Direct exposure to leadership, strategy, and multiple business verticals
Ability to shape both financial decision-making and data foundations at a critical stage of growth
Strong runway for career progression as the company scales toward and beyond Series B
This is a full time position with competitive salary and benefits
The role will be hybrid; in-office 3 days per week in our London office currently located near Old Street Station
Ideal Start date is Q2 2026 but we are open to accommodate notice periods of course
Capi is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes candidates from diverse backgrounds. We’re all about building a diverse, inclusive team at Capi. Whoever you are, we’d love to hear from you. If there’s anything you need to make the interview process easier—whether it’s accessibility support, a different format, or just a heads-up about what to expect—just let us know, we’re happy to help.
We've won some cool awards recently too! Check them out:
Startups UK Top 100 (No. 24)
Viva Technology Top 100
Welcome to the Jungle's Fintech's Finest Top 50
Top Skills
What We Do
Capi helps businesses in Africa pay their overseas suppliers. Importers of goods in Africa pay up to 10% to settle an invoice and wait weeks for the payment to arrive. We’re on a mission to give businesses in Africa the same price and speed as businesses expect in the US and Europe. We're backed by Firstminute Capital, Y Combinator, General Catalyst, Raba, Kima Ventures, Africa Fintech Collective, Musha Ventures, Four Cities, former a16z and YC partners (including Paul Graham), scouts from a16z and Sequoia, and co-founders and operators from Onfido, Taptap Send, McKinsey, Earnest, GiveDirectly, and Turquoise Mountain
