Internal Control Officer
Wave Mobile Money is a financial technology company providing affordable mobile money services across Africa.
Funding history
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.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will identify and evaluate organizational risks, implement risk-management policies, and carry out preventive and detective controls. You will monitor risk-reporting and escalation mechanisms, deliver periodic reporting, anticipate risk trends, and work with internal stakeholders to strengthen controls across business processes.
Requirements
- 3–5 years of experience in internal control, risk management, permanent control, or internal audit
- Analytical and technical investigation skills
- Fluency in French and English
- Written and oral communication and presentation skills
- Ability to influence partners at all levels
Responsibilities
- Identify and evaluate organizational risks
- Implement the risk management policy
- Disseminate risk-management practices
- Report periodically on risk management
- Identify and execute controls across organizational processes
- Carry out preventive and detective controls
- Monitor mechanisms for reporting, investigating, and escalating risk issues
- Anticipate changes in risk trends and their effects
Benefits
- Health insurance for employees and dependents
- Paid parental leave for mothers and fathers
- Subsidized child care
- Subsidized gym memberships and fitness classes
- Airtime reimbursement
- Free food
