Our mission
We're making Africa the first cashless continent.
In 2017, over half the population in Sub-Saharan Africa had no bank account. That's for good reason—the fees are too high, the closest branch can be miles away, and nobody takes cards. Without access to financial institutions, people are forced to keep their savings under the mattress. Small business owners rely on lenders who charge extortionate rates. Parents spend hours waiting in line to pay school fees in cash.
We're solving this by building financial services that just work: no account fees, instantly available, and accepted everywhere. In places where electricity, water and roads don't always work, you can still send money with Wave. In 2017, we launched a mobile app in Senegal for cash deposit, withdrawal, and peer-to-peer and business payments. Now, we have millions of users across six countries and are growing fast.
Our goal is to make Africa the first cashless continent and that's where you come in.....
As the Financial Analyst in FP&A, with strong business partnering skills and an appetite for crunching numbers, you will support Wave’s growing finance organization by analyzing historical financial trends, running the monthly planning and variance review processes, and improving internal forecasting tools.
In this role, you'll:
- Collaborate across all levels of the organization by developing a deep understanding of Wave’s business model, including products and market strategies, competitive context, and internal processes.
- Performs quantitative analysis of operational and financial data.
- Builds and manages financial databases by organizing and analyzing a wide range of data sources.
- Prepares budget and forecast financial information.
- Analyzing variances in financial results between actual, budget, and prior month.
- Performs ad hoc analysis for the senior management team.
Key details
- Location: You'll work from our office in Abidjan. This role can also be based in Senegal.
- You must have work authorization in Côte d’Ivoire.
- This is a permanent position.
- Our salaries are competitive and calculated using a transparent formula. We run performance reviews twice a year and award bonuses to strong performers who have been with the company for more than 6 months.
- We offer generous health insurance for yourself and your dependents.
- We support working parents - we offer (26 weeks for mothers and 4 weeks for fathers) and subsidized child care when you return to work.
- We help you live your fullest life now- we subsidize gym memberships and fitness classes.
- Airtime reimbursement.
- Free food and a beautiful office space.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Economics or Finance.
- 5+ years experience working in financial planning and analysis role.
- Strong knowledge of GAAP or IFRS.
- Expert Excel skills; extensive experience building three-statement financial models and analyzing large data sets.
- Fluent in French and English.; ability to distill complex analyses into structured outputs and present them to all levels of management.
- Highly organized, independent, and self-motivated.
- Ability to think creatively and critically and thrive in a dynamic and often ambiguous work environment.
- Highest standards of accuracy and precision; highly organized.
- Demonstrated ability to roll up sleeves and work with team members in a hands-on management capacity.
- SaaS or FinTech industry experience or interest.
You might be a good fit if you
- Passionate about financial planning, structure, and insights - you love adding value!
- Able to manage, influence, and present to key stakeholders - you are able to do the right thing while maintaining relationships.
- Structured and coordinated in the way you work, you have excellent attention to detail and accuracy and leave very little room for error.
- A strong communicator and flawless presentation skills - you enjoy capturing the attention of the audience and know how to distil the key message.
- Keen to navigate a scale-up environment with complexities and challenges - data quality issues, tooling migrations, and building the foundations excite you.
- Looking to develop the way the team at Wave operates… and develop yourself too in the process.
Our team
- We have a rapidly growing in-country team in Senegal, Côte D'Ivoire, Mali, Burkina Faso, Gambia, and Uganda, plus remote team members spread across the world.
- We're deeply passionate about our mission of bringing radically affordable financial services to the people who need them most.
- We foster autonomy for our employees. You'll own your projects at every stage, from understanding the problem to monitoring your solution in production.
- We raised the largest Series A in Africa in 2021. Our world-class investors, include Founders Fund, Sequoia Heritage, Stripe, Ribbit Capital, Y Combinator, and Partech Africa.
- In 2022, we were on Y Combinator's top 50 companies by revenue.
How to apply
Fill out the form below, and upload a resume in English and a cover letter describing your interest in Wave and the role.
We review applications frequently and recommend that you apply to the role that most closely aligns with your skills, experience and career goals.
Wave is an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.