Accountant
Wave Mobile Money is a financial technology company providing affordable mobile money services across Africa. Its offerings include money transfers, deposits and withdrawals, bill payments, airtime purchases, merchant payments, collections, bulk payments, and checkout APIs.
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About Wave Mobile Money Inc.
Wave Mobile Money builds and operates a mobile financial network intended to help make Africa the first cashless continent. Its consumer services enable users to deposit and withdraw money, send funds, pay bills, buy airtime, and access customer support through mobile applications and agents. Wave Business provides bulk payments, in-person merchant payments, cash collection tools, a business portal, and checkout APIs. The company serves consumers, agents, merchants, businesses, and other clients across multiple African countries.
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Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will manage assigned technical accounting areas, research and apply relevant accounting guidance, and prepare policies and technical memos. You will ensure accurate, timely financial statements, reconcile accounts, improve controls and processes, and provide documentation for audit and tax work.
Requirements
- 5 years of experience in accounting
- Demonstrable experience leading an audit
- Strong grasp of the financial close process
- CPA or similar designation, or progress toward one
Responsibilities
- Manage the accounting cycle for assigned technical accounting areas
- Research and apply GAAP and local accounting guidance to complex transactions
- Draft accounting policies and prepare technical memos for auditors
- Prepare and review annual external financial statements
- Collaborate with local finance teams to record transactions and implement financial processes and internal controls
- Perform complex account reconciliations and resolve discrepancies
- Support audit and tax filing processes
- Monitor accounting and regulatory developments and implement best practices
Benefits
- Yearly $1,200 coworking meetup stipend
- Subsidized health insurance for employees and dependents
- Retirement contributions
- Six months of fully paid parental leave
- Subsidized fertility assistance
- Flexible vacation
- Annual charitable donation matching
