Payroll & Benefits Manager
Wave Mobile Money is a financial technology company providing affordable mobile money services across Africa.
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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 oversee monthly payroll for Wave DRC employees, applying local labor, tax, and social security rules, reconciling data with Finance, running audits, and managing the payroll provider. You will also administer employee benefits, including health scheme enrolment, monitoring scheme performance, and supporting group policy rollouts.
Requirements
- Strong French and good English
- Degree in Finance, Accounting, Human Resources, or related field
- 3–5 years of experience in payroll management or administration, ideally in an international company
- Good knowledge of DRC payroll regulations
- Experience administering employee benefits
- Strong spreadsheet and payroll or accounting systems skills
- Experience with payroll reconciliations, statutory deductions, and reporting
- Understanding of confidentiality, data protection, and internal controls
- Excellent analytical skills
Responsibilities
- Oversee monthly payroll processing with accurate calculations and timely payments
- Apply DRC labor, tax, and social security regulations to payroll
- Verify payroll inputs in coordination with HR and Finance
- Process income tax withholdings and social security contributions
- Maintain employees' payroll details securely
- Reconcile payroll data with accounting records and journal entries
- Coordinate payroll audits and implement corrective actions
- Prepare payroll reports and analyses
- Keep payroll records ready for audits and regulatory reviews
- Streamline payroll processes and reduce errors
- Manage the payroll provider relationship
- Prepare monthly and annual declarations and track regulatory changes
- Act as point of contact during social controls and audits
- Administer employee benefits including health scheme enrolment and exits
- Monitor health scheme claims, utilisation, and budget and share insights before renewals
- Answer employee benefits questions and escalate issues
- Support rollout of group policies and benefits programmes
Benefits
- Health insurance for you and your dependents
- 26 weeks parental leave for mothers and 4 weeks for fathers
- Subsidized childcare
- Gym membership and fitness class subsidies
- Airtime reimbursement
- Free food
- Office space