Senior Business Analyst - Tanzania

Qualifications and experience

• Advanced degree from a business school, engineering school or equivalent university programme.
• Proven experience of at least 8 years in strategic, financial or regulatory analysis.

Responsibilities

• Post-merger projects: assess the target company, find gaps and map out integration.
• Licensing applications: write regulatory papers covering countries such as Comoros, Madagascar, Algeria, Togo and Tanzania, working closely with the legal team.
• Financial modelling: build business plans, run financial projections, and check capital ratios and risk scenarios.
• Strategic reports: write background reports, including impact studies and recommendations; the PMO finalizes and submits them.
• M&A due diligence: check deals from commercial, financial and regulatory perspectives.
• Entity structuring: study subsidiaries or spin-offs and check rules after obtaining a licence.
• Quality control: check sources, keep data accurate and document assumptions clearly.

Skills and competencies

• Strong analytical skills: ability to break down complex problems, quantitative reasoning and the ability to synthesize information.
• Excellent proficiency in Excel for financial modelling, including business plans, projections, prudential ratios and sensitivity analyses.
• Very strong proficiency in PowerPoint.
• Good understanding of regulated environments, including banking, fintech, mobile money and 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.

The advertisement lists Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; Antananarivo, Madagascar; Lomé, Togo; Dakar, Senegal; and Dubai. This listing links to the Tanzania requisition.

How to apply

Apply using the employer recruitment link. Select this job title if the link opens the employer vacancy list, and follow the submission instructions there. This listing was added to Ajeera on 4 October 2026.