Assistant Financial 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
In this role, you will help develop and maintain an effective financial and accounting unit as the business rapidly scales in Malawi. You will review and monitor company financial transactions and represent the Finance unit towards external stakeholders. You will ensure compliance with financial, legal and regulatory requirements by studying existing and new legislation, enforcing adherence, and advising on needed actions. You will maintain accounting controls by preparing and recommending policies and procedures, and you will manage the external auditor relationship to ensure the organisation complies with accounting standards. You will also recruit, train, mentor and develop staff, interact with Product Managers to ensure new products are correctly designed from both accounting and tax perspectives, and lead your team by living the company's values.
Requirements
- Master's degree in Accounting or Finance
- Minimum of 8 years of experience in Auditing/Accounting/Finance
- Experience with financial reporting requirements in Malawi
- Experience managing tax audits
- Exceptional time management, critical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Great interpersonal communication and leadership skills
- Professional written and oral communication skills
- Good computer skills, especially in Word and Google Sheets/Excel
- Experience in an audit firm is an added advantage
Responsibilities
- Review and monitor company financial transactions
- Represent the Finance unit towards external stakeholders
- Comply with financial, legal and regulatory requirements by studying legislation and advising on needed actions
- 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 staff
- Interact with Product Managers to ensure new products are correctly designed from accounting and tax perspectives
- Lead the team by living the company's values
Benefits
- Generous health insurance for you and your dependents
- 26 weeks of parental leave for mothers and 4 weeks for fathers
- Subsidised child care
- Airtime reimbursement
- Free food