The Chrysalis Advisors
Consulting · 11-50 employees
Chrysalis Advisors is a Lagos-based finance advisory firm. We work with startups and growth-stage businesses across Africa as their CFO advisory and fundraising partner. We help founders build strong finance functions, raise capital, report to their boards and make better decisions with their numbers. We’re a team of operators and investors. Our vision is to be the gateway for high-growth, early-stage companies in frontier markets to scale across the continent and beyond. We believe businesses can be both highly profitable and highly impactful, and our work sits where those two meet.
Finance Associate, Chrysalis Advisors (ChAT Programme)
- Experience
- Associate· 2–4 yrs
- Work type
- Primarily on-site
- Location
- Lagos, Nigeria
Join Chrysalis Advisors in Lagos through our six-week, full-time ChAT programme starting 11 January 2027. You’ll work on practical financial and business cases, get direct feedback from our team, and show the standard needed for client work. Lunch and a weekly transport allowance are provided throughout. A permanent Associate offer, with a sign-on bonus, depends on consistently strong performance; joining the programme does not guarantee one.
Your Mission
- 01Analyse financial statements and explain the drivers of revenue, costs and cash.
- 02Build and review financial models, documenting assumptions and testing outputs.
- 03Research businesses and markets, verify sources and identify information gaps.
- 04Write evidence-based advisory memos and prepare investor- or board-ready decks.
- 05Support due diligence by reviewing documents, identifying risks and tracking questions.
- 06Own assigned workstreams, meet deadlines and flag obstacles early.
What You Bring
Must-have
At least two years of relevant professional experienceThree-statement financial analysisFinancial modelling and assumption testingResearch and source verificationEvidence-based writing and presentationsIndependent delivery and proactive communication
Nice-to-have
Startup exposureVenture capitalFundraisingDue diligence
Tools:Excel, Word, PowerPoint
The Non-Negotiables
- Unavailable for the full six-week academy or required Lagos sessions.
- Unable to work independently with minimal supervision.
- Careless with financial outputs or unwilling to check your work.
- Unwilling to handle confidential information with integrity and transparency.
Culture
The Purpose of This Role
Turn financial analysis and business research into reliable advice and deliverables that founders and leadership teams can use.
Turn financial analysis and business research into reliable advice and deliverables that founders and leadership teams can use.
If this speaks to you…
The Chrysalis Advisors
Consulting · 11-50 employees
Chrysalis Advisors is a Lagos-based finance advisory firm. We work with startups and growth-stage businesses across Africa as their CFO advisory and fundraising partner. We help founders build strong finance functions, raise capital, report to their boards and make better decisions with their numbers. We’re a team of operators and investors. Our vision is to be the gateway for high-growth, early-stage companies in frontier markets to scale across the continent and beyond. We believe businesses can be both highly profitable and highly impactful, and our work sits where those two meet.
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Finance Associate, Chrysalis Advisors (ChAT Programme)
- Experience
- Associate· 2–4 yrs
- Work type
- Primarily on-site
- Location
- Lagos, Nigeria
Join Chrysalis Advisors in Lagos through our six-week, full-time ChAT programme starting 11 January 2027. You’ll work on practical financial and business cases, get direct feedback from our team, and show the standard needed for client work. Lunch and a weekly transport allowance are provided throughout. A permanent Associate offer, with a sign-on bonus, depends on consistently strong performance; joining the programme does not guarantee one.
Your Mission
- 01Analyse financial statements and explain the drivers of revenue, costs and cash.
- 02Build and review financial models, documenting assumptions and testing outputs.
- 03Research businesses and markets, verify sources and identify information gaps.
- 04Write evidence-based advisory memos and prepare investor- or board-ready decks.
- 05Support due diligence by reviewing documents, identifying risks and tracking questions.
- 06Own assigned workstreams, meet deadlines and flag obstacles early.
What You Bring
Must-have
At least two years of relevant professional experienceThree-statement financial analysisFinancial modelling and assumption testingResearch and source verificationEvidence-based writing and presentationsIndependent delivery and proactive communication
Nice-to-have
Startup exposureVenture capitalFundraisingDue diligence
Tools:Excel, Word, PowerPoint
The Non-Negotiables
- Unavailable for the full six-week academy or required Lagos sessions.
- Unable to work independently with minimal supervision.
- Careless with financial outputs or unwilling to check your work.
- Unwilling to handle confidential information with integrity and transparency.
Culture
The Purpose of This Role
Turn financial analysis and business research into reliable advice and deliverables that founders and leadership teams can use.
Turn financial analysis and business research into reliable advice and deliverables that founders and leadership teams can use.
If this speaks to you…
Finance Associate, Chrysalis Advisors (ChAT Programme)