Reconciliation Manager
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'll be responsible for making sure money moves correctly and every transaction matches up. You'll review and process agent e-float purchases and partner wallet funding, going through each transaction individually to confirm amounts match exactly and flagging any differences for investigation. You'll perform daily reconciliation of bank transactions and reconcile banks with their corresponding bank agent IDs. You'll record daily and monthly bank fees and dig into discrepancies or balance differences to identify their source. You'll also support your direct reports in implementing projects and take on ad hoc tasks as they come up.
Requirements
- Strong proficiency in English and French
- Primary degree in banking, finance, accounting or similar field
- At least 4 years' experience in a comparable position
- Strong grasp of accounting fundamentals
- Attention to detail and accuracy in reconciling financial data
- Experience training and managing junior staff
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Work authorisation in Cameroon required
Responsibilities
- Review and process agent e-float purchases
- Review and process partner wallet funding
- Verify each transaction individually to ensure amounts match exactly and note discrepancies to investigate
- Perform daily reconciliation of bank transactions
- Reconcile banks with corresponding bank agent IDs
- Record daily and monthly bank fees
- Investigate and identify the source of discrepancies or balance differences
- Assist direct reports in implementing projects
- Complete ad hoc tasks
Benefits
- Generous health insurance for yourself and your dependents
- 26 weeks of parental leave for mothers and 4 weeks for fathers
- Subsidized child care upon return to work
- Airtime reimbursement
- Free food
- Beautiful office space
- Performance reviews twice a year with bonuses for strong performers