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 November 2017, we launched a mobile app in Senegal for cash deposit, withdrawal, and peer-to-peer and business payments. In 2019, we expanded to Cote d’Ivoire. Now, we have millions of users and are growing fast. Our goal is to make Africa the first cashless continent. And that’s where you come in….

How you’ll help us achieve it
We’re looking for a Senior Audit officer who’s resourceful, organized, and proactive about getting things done. You’ll be responsible for protecting the company assets by carrying out audits and recommending innovative improvements. Responsibilities include examining records, reports, operating processes and procedures, documentation, and reporting findings that arise.

You will report to the Fraud Risk Lead and in this role, you’ll
• Design the Audit Plan and schedule, then execute audit fieldwork as per the Audit plan.
• Design and evaluate internal controls and operating procedures.
• Develop innovative and practical solutions to problems arising in business and financial operations.
• Develop organization-wide Audit programs to achieve audit objectives
• Review and advise management on adequacy and effectiveness of controls
• Performing operational, system, and process audits to identify risks and develop action plans to mitigate those risks.
• Prepare audit reports and recommend innovative solutions to control weaknesses.
• Maintain an audit issues tracker and institute effective follow up and resolution mechanism

Key details
• Location: You’ll work from our office in Kampala, with occasional travel to field locations in Uganda.
• This is a permanent position.
• Work authorization in Uganda required.

Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree or above in Finance/Accounting, Business Administration
• 2+ years’ relevant experience in mobile money, banking, or other financial sectors
• 3+ years in External/Internal Audit
• Must have completed ACCA/CPA
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.
You might be a good fit if you.
• Have good analytical, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Are self-motivated and able to work under pressure.
• Have strong computer applications skills.
• Have good negotiation skills
• Are Agile and adjust quickly to changing priorities and conditions.
• Have critical thinking and Problem-solving skills
• Communicate effectively and often, both in writing and in-person, to the point of over-communication.
• Are detail-oriented and seek to achieve excellence in everything you do.
• Have participated as a team player in achieving key results.
• Are intellectually curious, creative in the way you go about tackling problems, and embrace failure as a means to spark innovation and growth.
• Are willing to go the distance to get something done.
Our team
• We have a rapidly growing in-country team in Senegal, Côte D’Ivoire, Mali 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 own projects at every stage, from understanding the problem to monitoring your solution in production.
• We’re backed by world-class investors including Sequoia, Stripe, Founders Fund, Ribbit Capital, Y Combinator, and the cofounders of PayPal.

Fill out the form, and upload a resume plus a cover letter, both written in English, describing your interest in Wave and the role. We review applications on a rolling basis.
Wave is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.