Strategic Finance Analyst

About the Job

Lean is seeking a Strategic Finance Analyst to help elevate our financial planning and analysis capabilities as we scale across multiple markets and product lines. This role will be focused on delivering robust forecasting, budgeting, and analytical support to enable faster, data-driven decision-making across the business.

The role is highly hands-on and analytical, suited to a finance professional with strong FP&A fundamentals and a commercial mindset, who thrives in fast-paced environments and is motivated by impact.

The Moment

Lean has tripled in size over the past twelve months. We’re on track to triple again next year. What started as the region’s pioneering Open Finance platform is now becoming something bigger: a multi-product infrastructure company powering payments, data, and lending across MENA. We’re expanding into new markets, opening offices, acquiring businesses, and building capabilities that didn’t exist here before.

We’ve processed billions of dollars in transactions. We’re trusted by 350+ clients - from Binance and Careem to Etisalat - and backed by General Catalyst, Sequoia, and Shorooq. Our $67.5M Series B was just the beginning.

What you'll Own

Revenue Forecasting:

• Support and continuously improve the monthly rolling forecast and financial planning models, including scenario analysis
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to define and validate driver-based assumptions aligned with current business performance and outlook
• Synthesize forecast results into clear, executive-ready insights and recommendations to support decision-making

Budgeting:

• Contribute to the annual budgeting process by coordinating inputs from business units, consolidating data, and preparing budget materials
• Produce variance analysis vs. budget, explaining key movements and underlying drivers
• Identify key cost drivers and surface cost optimisation opportunities with quantified impact
• Support the rollout and adoption of FP&A automation solutions, including AI-enabled tooling and budgeting/forecasting systems

Financial Analysis & Management Reporting:

• Deliver management reporting and decision-support analysis for senior leadership
• Track business and sales performance, identify risks / opportunities, and recommend corrective actions
• Perform quantitative analysis of operational and financial data, including unit economics, marketing performance, and profitability analysis
• Lead and support market research initiatives to inform strategic decisions
• Develop and refine pricing models to improve profitability and commercial decision-making
• Maintain a commercial deals tracker to support revenue forecasting, deal reviews, and approval processes
• Support ad-hoc strategic finance, pricing, and commercial initiatives
• Drive continuous improvement in FP&A processes, reporting, and analytical frameworks

What we're looking for

• 3+ years of experience with financial modelling, financial planning and analysis roles
• Corporate Finance experience is advantageous
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or a related field
• Experience working in a SaaS or fintech environment
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to make sound, logical decisions that optimize outcomes.
• Ability to simplify complex information and communicate it clearly to senior stakeholders
• Exposure to a high-growth or high-change business environment
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills