Financial Planning and Analytics Manager at Yas Tanzania

Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Economics, or a related field. A minimum of 5 years of experience in fintech, banking, accounting, or other related fields. Experience in telecom industry or related sectors is highly preferred.

Core Responsibilities

• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and long-term financial planning to drive business growth.
• Provide insights on financial trends, unit economics, and key performance indicators (KPIs) to support strategic initiatives.
• Collaborate with product, marketing, technology, and operations teams to analyze financial performance, identify growth opportunities, and optimize costs.
• Develop financial models to assess new products, pricing strategies, and market expansion opportunities.
• Monitor revenue streams, customer acquisition costs (CAC), lifetime value (LTV), and other fintech-specific metrics.
• Liaise with Quality Assurance, Innovation, and MFS Technical teams to ensure key strategic projects are executed on time with necessary approvals.
• Prepare monthly financial reports, board presentations, and investor updates.

Core Competencies

• Strong analytical skills with expertise in financial modeling, forecasting, and data visualization (Excel, SQL, Tableau, Power BI).
• Experience with fintech business models (e.g., transaction-based, lending, etc.).
• Familiarity with regulatory and compliance considerations in fintech (e.g., payments, lending).
• Ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced startup environment with a proactive and problem-solving mindset.