Head of Corporate Finance & Investor Relations

About Khazna

Khazna launched in 2020 with a mission to improve the financial well-being of the underbanked, who have little access to formal financial services by providing access to convenient, effective and secure smartphone-based financial services. Khazna has received the Central Bank of Egypt's first prepaid card license and aims to become the go-to neobank for underbanked consumers across the Middle East. In the next phase of its journey, Khazna is looking to continue scaling up its operations in Egypt and to launch its operations in Saudi Arabia.

This is a fun stage in the company's lifecycle as the core foundation has been but it is still early enough to assume a ton of ownership and to help shape the future of the company and its success.

Role Purpose

The Head of Corporate Finance & Investor Relations is responsible for leading Khazna's corporate finance agenda, coordinating company-level business planning, supporting equity fundraising, and overseeing the preparation of investor and Board materials in partnership with the CFO and CEO.

The role is focused on strategic finance analysis, long-range planning, capital strategy recommendations, fundraising readiness, and investor communications support. It works closely with FP&A on budgets, forecasts, and performance translation, and with Treasury on capital structure and funding matters.

The ideal candidate is strategic, analytical, highly structured, and comfortable working in a fast-growing, regulated environment where clarity, credibility, execution discipline, and cross-functional alignment matter.

Key Responsibilities

1. Corporate Finance & Capital Strategy

Develop financing scenarios in alignment with Khazna's growth ambitions, funding needs, and strategic priorities.

Lead financial and round modelling, scenario analysis, and capital allocation frameworks to support leadership decision-making.

Support strategic initiatives such as acquisitions, partnerships, new market entry structures, and joint ventures.

Evaluate capital structure trade-offs in close partnership with Treasury, including equity, debt, and hybrid options.

Prepare Board-level materials on capital strategy, value creation, strategic options, and long-term financial outlook to support CFO and leadership decision-making.

2. Equity Fundraising & Transaction Support

Lead internal preparation and coordination for equity fundraising processes end-to-end, in partnership with the CFO and CEO, including strategic rounds, bridge funding, and future pre-IPO readiness.

Build and maintain investor-ready financial models, valuation cases, data rooms, and due diligence materials.

Coordinate with external advisers such as investment banks, legal counsel, consultants, and other transaction partners.

Manage transaction timelines, internal workstreams, and documentation readiness across functions.

Ensure consistency between historical financials, business plans, projections, and the external investment narrative.

Benchmark performance against relevant peers and regional / global fintech comparables.

3. Business Planning & Long-Range Planning

Lead and coordinate company-level business planning and long-range strategic planning under CFO sponsorship.

Translate strategic priorities, product expansion plans, market entry choices, and growth assumptions into integrated business plans.

Partner closely with FP&A to ensure business plans are translated appropriately into budgets, forecasts, and performance tracking.

Stress-test business plans, unit economics, and strategic scenarios across products, customer segments, and geographies.

Align long-term plans with capital requirements and funding roadmaps, coordinating closely with Treasury and executive leadership.

4. Investor Relations & Stakeholder Communications

Coordinate the investor communications calendar and reporting cadence in partnership with the CFO and CEO.

Own the preparation of quarterly investor updates, Board materials, shareholder reporting.

Lead existing shareholder communication and relationship management, and support engagement with prospective investors where relevant.

Track investor feedback, expectations, and sentiment, and synthesise key implications for leadership.

Ensure investor-facing materials are accurate, timely, consistent, and aligned with approved company messaging.

Experience & Qualifications

Required

7+ years of experience in Corporate Finance, Strategic Finance, Business Planning, or Investor Relations,

Or 5+ years of experience in Investment Banking, Private Equity, Venture Capital, or similarly rigorous transaction-focused environments.

Proven experience supporting equity fundraising, transaction execution, strategic finance workstreams, or similarly complex finance initiatives.

Strong valuation, financial modelling, scenario analysis, and presentation-building capability.

Demonstrated experience preparing Board materials, investor packs, business plans, and executive-level presentations.

Strong strategic planning capability, with the ability to translate growth strategy into financially grounded business plans.

Comfort working with senior stakeholders, investors, advisers, and cross-functional leadership teams.

Excellent written, analytical, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.

Preferred

Prior experience in fintech, digital banking, payments, or regulated financial services.

Exposure to multi-country operations or planning across Egypt and Saudi Arabia.

Experience partnering closely with Treasury, FP&A, or capital markets stakeholders in growth-stage environments.

Key Competencies

Strategic thinker with strong financial acumen and commercial judgement.

Highly structured problem-solver with strong attention to detail.

Able to convert ambiguity into clear business plans, recommendations, and decision-ready materials.

Strong presentation and executive communication capability.

Ability to influence without authority and operate effectively across functions.

High integrity, professionalism, discretion, and confidentiality discipline.

Key Performance Indicators

High-quality business planning and strategic finance outputs that align leadership on priorities, funding needs, and growth choices.

Strong readiness and effective internal coordination for equity fundraising and other strategic finance transactions.

Board, leadership, and investor materials delivered accurately, clearly, and on time.

Effective alignment across Corporate Finance, Treasury, FP&A, and executive leadership on capital planning and long-range planning.

Disciplined investor communication support and strong internal confidence in the quality of investor-facing materials.