Strategic Finance Director

Dayra

Dayra

Accounting & Finance

Egypt

Posted on Apr 20, 2026

Location: Zamalek
Work: Hybrid (3 Days from office - 2 remote days)
Reports to CEO

Strategic Finance Director

Dayra is a YC-backed fintech company building a financial operating system for the new economy. We enable companies of all sizes to offer embedded financial services: working capital financing, inventory financing, CAPEX financing, payroll management, and transfers to their gig workers and micro-business partners. We are on our way to obtaining the digital micro-finance license from the FRA, and we are looking for a Strategic Finance Manager to own our capital markets function, investor relations, and financial planning as we scale our lending book and raise institutional debt.

Key responsibilities

Debt Capital Markets

  • Lead the structuring, negotiation, and execution of credit facilities with banks, DFIs, and non-bank lenders

  • Build and maintain relationships with lenders; manage ongoing covenant reporting and facility compliance

  • Own the credit data room: financial models, portfolio performance packs, and drawdown mechanics

  • Track the market for new debt instruments relevant to our portfolio

Investor Relations

  • Manage ongoing reporting to existing equity investors: board packs, KPI dashboards, quarterly updates

  • Support equity fundraising processes: data room preparation, investor Q&A, and financial due diligence

  • Own the investor-facing financial narrative: cohort analysis, unit economics, portfolio quality metrics

Financial Planning and Analysis

  • Own the company's financial model: P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, and lending book projections

  • Drive annual budgeting and quarterly reforecasting in partnership with the leadership team

  • Build scenario models for new product lines, partner structures, and geographic expansion

  • Translate operational data into financial insights that drive resource allocation decisions

Who we're looking for

  • At least 7 years in investment banking, corporate finance, or strategic finance at a fintech or financial institution

  • Direct experience structuring or managing debt facilities: banking relationships, term sheets, covenant packages

  • Exceptionally strong financial modeling; you can build a three-statement lending model from scratch and defend every assumption

  • Experience preparing materials for institutional investors or lenders, not just internal decks

  • Comfortable operating in ambiguity: we're early-stage, and you'll be building a process, not inheriting it

  • Fluency in the Egyptian banking and non-banking regulatory landscape is a strong plus