Financial Reporting & Analyst
About the role
AXIAN Digibank & Fintech is looking to hire a Financial Reporting & Analyst in Dar es Salaam to lead budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting, and to give financial insights to senior management. Responsibilities: - Translate strategic objectives into financial plans, ensuring alignment between business goals and financial performance. - Monitor business performance and market trends, analyzing variances and identifying risks and opportunities for management decision-making. - Lead budgeting and forecasting processes, ensuring accuracy, consistency and alignment across departments. - Standardize and improve financial reporting processes, including development of structured templates and automated tools. - Consolidate and validate financial and operational data from multiple sources to ensure data integrity and reliability. - Support financial modeling and scenario analysis to assess business performance, investments and growth opportunities. - Manage reporting timelines, ensuring timely delivery of monthly and quarterly financial reports. - Oversee budget tracking and cost control, ensuring adherence to financial targets and identifying cost optimization opportunities. - Develop a strong understanding of business drivers, including revenue streams, cost structures and unit economics. - Communicate financial insights and recommendations to senior stakeholders in a clear and actionable manner. How to apply: Apply via the AXIAN Group careers portal (Job Reference: req4857): https://axian-group.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/4857?c=axian-group
Key requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field.
- 3 to 5 years' experience in financial reporting, audit or Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), or in a high-growth commercial environment.
- Strong financial analysis and modeling capabilities, with the ability to interpret financial statements (P&L, balance sheet, cash flow).
- Advanced proficiency in financial systems and reporting tools (e.g. Excel, ERP systems, Power BI), with experience building dashboards and automated reporting.
- Solid expertise in budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis.
- Strong understanding of month-end and quarter-end close processes, including data consolidation, journal review and reconciliation.
- Proven ability to support strategic decision-making through scenario modeling, breakeven analysis and cost-benefit evaluation.
- Strong cross-functional collaboration skills with Sales, Operations and Logistics.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; fluency in English.
- Financial reporting
- FP&A
- Budgeting and forecasting