Senior Business Analyst
About the role
AXIAN Digibank & Fintech is looking to hire a Senior Business Analyst (Tanzania requisition; the role is also open in Antananarivo, Lomé, Dakar and Dubai) to lead strategic, financial and regulatory analysis for post-merger projects, licensing applications and M&A due diligence. Responsibilities: - Support post-merger projects: assess the target company, identify gaps, and map out how to integrate it. - Prepare licensing applications and write regulatory papers for countries such as Comoros, Madagascar, Algeria, Togo, and Tanzania, working closely with the legal team. - Build financial models and business plans, run financial projections, and check capital ratios and risk scenarios. - Write strategic background reports, including impact studies and recommendations, for finalization and submission by the PMO. - Conduct M&A due diligence, checking deals from commercial, financial, and regulatory angles. - Study entity structuring options such as subsidiaries or spin-offs, and check the rules after obtaining a license. - Perform quality control: check sources, keep data accurate, and document all assumptions clearly. How to apply: Apply via: https://axian-group.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/5181?c=axian-group
Key requirements
- Advanced degree from a business school, engineering school, or equivalent university program.
- Proven experience (8 years or more) in strategic, financial, or regulatory analysis.
- Strong analytical skills: ability to break down complex problems, quantitative reasoning, and the ability to synthesize information.
- Excellent proficiency in Excel for financial modelling (business plans, projections, prudential ratios, sensitivity analyses) and very strong proficiency in PowerPoint.
- Good understanding of regulated environments (banking, fintech, mobile money, financial services) and licensing processes.
- Intellectual rigor, a critical mindset, and a commitment to high-quality analysis.
- Reliability, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple in-depth projects simultaneously.
- Financial Modelling
- Regulatory Analysis
- M&A Due Diligence
- Excel
- PowerPoint