Business Analyst
Financial Services, Fintech
Minimum Requirements
- and supporting execution with solid documentation, analysis, and solution design. You’ll gain exposure to the full spectrum of our microlending business—from credit and collections to client acquisition, onboarding, and system integrations
- through workshops, interviews, and analysing relevant data
- Assist in creating solution design documents, user stories, wireframes, and process flows to support software development
- Analyse current state processes and contribute to designing future state solutions that enhance customer
- and operational efficiency
- Define and maintain business rules and configuration parameters across various product areas and systems
- Facilitate alignment between cross-functional teams—including development, credit, data, and operations—to ensure shared understanding of scope and objectives
- Support testing and validation by preparing test cases and verifying functionality against business
- Contribute to backlog grooming and sprint planning, ensuring
- are clearly defined and development-ready
- Maintain structured documentation and internal knowledge bases (e.g., Confluence, Google Sites) to support team alignment and institutional knowledge
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
- 2–5 years of
- in business analysis, product support, or functional consulting—ideally within the financial services or technology sectors
- Solid understanding of business process analysis
- discovery, and documentation best practices
- Familiarity with Agile methodologies and
- working in cross-functional teams
- Proficient in SQL for data extraction, analysis, and validation to support business and technical solutions
- Strong communication and stakeholder engagement
- with the ability to simplify complex information
- Skilled in tools such as Jira, Confluence, Miro, Google Sheets, or equivalent platforms
- Highly detail-oriented, self-motivated, and methodical in approach to problem-solving
- in the African financial services landscape is a plus
- Passionate about working in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment focused on financial inclusion
- 2–5 years of experience in business analysis, product support, or functional consulting—ideally within the financial services or technology sectors
- Solid understanding of business process analysis, requirements discovery, and documentation best practices
- Familiarity with Agile methodologies and experience working in cross-functional teams
- Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to simplify complex information
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with Product Owners to understand, generate, and document business
- Collaborate with Product Owners to understand, generate, and document business requirements through workshops, interviews, and analysing relevant data
- Assist in creating solution design documents, user stories, wireframes, and process flows to support software development
- Analyse current state processes and contribute to designing future state solutions that enhance customer experience and operational efficiency
- Define and maintain business rules and configuration parameters across various product areas and systems
- Facilitate alignment between cross-functional teams—including development, credit, data, and operations—to ensure shared understanding of scope and objectives
- Support testing and validation by preparing test cases and verifying functionality against business requirements
- Contribute to backlog grooming and sprint planning, ensuring requirements are clearly defined and development-ready
- Maintain structured documentation and internal knowledge bases (e.g., Confluence, Google Sites) to support team alignment and institutional knowledge
