Assistant Controller
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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About the Role
You will help develop and maintain an effective financial and accounting function while the business scales in Niger. You will represent Finance to external stakeholders, oversee financial transactions and compliance, maintain accounting controls, manage the external audit relationship, and lead, mentor, and develop finance staff. You will also work with Product Managers to ensure products are designed correctly from accounting and tax perspectives.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
- Minimum of 8 years of progressive experience in auditing, accounting, or corporate finance
- Experience with financial reporting requirements and regulatory frameworks in Niger
- Experience managing and resolving statutory tax audits
- Full professional fluency in French and English
- Time management, critical thinking, and analytical problem-solving skills
- Interpersonal communication and leadership skills
- Ability to manage, mentor, and develop staff
- Executive-level written and verbal communication skills
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel
- Work authorisation in Niamey
Responsibilities
- Represent the Finance unit to external stakeholders
- Review and monitor company financial transactions
- Ensure compliance with financial, legal, and regulatory requirements
- Maintain accounting controls by preparing and recommending policies and procedures
- Manage the external auditor relationship and ensure compliance with accounting standards
- Recruit, train, mentor, and develop finance staff
- Collaborate with Product Managers on accounting and tax design for new products
- Lead the Finance team
Benefits
- Health insurance for employees and dependents
- 26 weeks of parental leave for mothers
- 4 weeks of parental leave for fathers
- Subsidised child care for returning parents
- Airtime reimbursement
- Free food
