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.

About the role

Location: Cairo

Reports to: Chief Financial Officer

Works closely with: CEO, CFO, Board, Strategy, FP&A, Legal, Treasury

Company Stage: Series-B+

Industry: Fintech / Digital Banking / Regulated Financial Services

Countries covered: Egypt and Saudi Arabia

Role Purpose

The Head of Corporate Finance & Investor Relations is responsible for shaping, communicating, and executing investor communication, strategic finance initiatives.

This role leads corporate finance planning, supports equity fundraising, manages investor relationships, and acts as the primary interface between Khazna's leadership, shareholders, and the Board. The mandate is to help the company scale responsibly, maintain investor confidence, and position Khazna as a best-in-class fintech story in the region.

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

Key Responsibilities

1. Corporate Finance & Capital Strategy

• Develop Khazna's long-term capital strategy in alignment with growth plans.
• Lead valuation modeling, scenario analysis, and capital allocation frameworks.
• Support strategic initiatives such as acquisitions, partnerships, and JV structures.
• Evaluate capital structure trade-offs alongside Treasury (equity vs. debt vs. hybrid).
• Prepare Board-level materials on capital strategy, value creation, and financial outlook.

2. Equity Fundraising & Transaction Support

• Lead equity fundraising (Series B+, pre-IPO, strategic rounds, etc.) processes end-to-end in coordination with the CFO/CEO.
• Build investor-ready financial narratives, data rooms, and due diligence responses.
• Coordinate external advisors (investment banks, legal counsel, consultants).
• Manage deal execution timelines, internal workflows, and documentation readiness.
• Ensure consistency between financials, projections, and strategic messaging.

3. Investor Relations

• Own Khazna's investor communications calendar and relationship strategy.
• Build a best-in-class investor relations program with quarterly investor updates, Board packs, and performance dashboards.
• Maintain strong relationships with existing shareholders and prospective investors.
• Track investor sentiments, expectations, and strategic feedback for leadership.
• Develop a disciplined cadence for reporting accuracy, transparency, and insights..

4. Financial Storytelling & Market Positioning

• Craft the Khazna story growth, profitability path, regulatory credibility, and differentiation.
• Benchmark performance vs. peers and global fintech comps.
• Support thought leadership and strategic communications when appropriate.

5. Planning, Forecasting & Performance Support

• Partner closely with FP&A to translate strategy into projections.
• Stress-test business plans and unit economics across products and geographies.
• Align long-term plans with funding roadmap (coordinating closely with Treasury).

6. Governance, Controls & Readiness

• Maintain investor data rooms, corporate records, and transaction archives.
• Ensure compliance with governance, reporting, and shareholder agreements (including procuring necessary shareholder approvals, maintaining information rights and disclosures, in partnership with the legal team.
• Build scalable processes for audit readiness, due diligence, and investor reporting.

Experience & Qualifications

Required

• 6+ years experience in Corporate Finance, Investment Banking, PE/VC, IR, or Strategy..
• Proven track record supporting equity fundraising and complex financial transactions.
• Strong valuation and financial modeling expertise.
• Experience preparing Board materials, investor packs, and executive presentations.
• Comfort working with senior stakeholders, investors, and external advisors.
• Excellent written, analytical, and communication skills.

Preferred

• Prior experience in fintech, digital banking preferred.
• Prior exposure to multi-country treasury operations is a plus (Egypt / KSA preferred).

Key Competencies

• Strategic thinker with strong attention to detail.
• Exceptional storytelling and presentation abilities.
• High financial literacy and commercial judgment.
• Ability to influence without authority and operate cross-functionally.
• High integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality discipline.

Key Performance Indicators

• Clear, credible financial narrative understood by all stakeholders.
• Successful equity fundraising processes executed smoothly.
• Strong investor confidence and proactive engagement.
• Aligned capital strategy across Treasury, FP&A, Product, and Leadership.
• Board receives accurate, insightful reporting that supports decision-making.