Field Auditor

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 9 countries 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 Field Auditor who’s resourceful and excited about getting things done. You will be responsible for monitoring the facilities and activities of our premium agencies network on an ongoing basis, identifying weaknesses to help operational staff better prevent business risks, and providing us with relevant data to help improve performance and achieve company targets.

In this role, you’ll; 

• Travel to designated premium agencies regularly.
• Carry out cash audits and report any shortcomings in our agent network.
• Investigate discrepancies to identify their causes and provide appropriate training to the relevant agents.
• Follow up on the reimbursement of debts at the conclusion of audits, with input from field officers, the recovery team, and other field operations teams.
• Carry out all controls in the control plan and ensure everything is done properly.
• Contribute to updating the security risk map by sharing information about potential threats and vulnerabilities.
• Contribute to updating the operational risk map by providing information that will help to ensure its accuracy and comprehensiveness.
• Train cashiers on procedures relating to their activities.
• Boost awareness of fraud among premium agent staff and the premium cash officer.
• Investigate operational and other incidents occurring in premium agencies and at other agent types.
• Carry out end-of-year cash inventories.
• Participate in risk analysis before constructing any new premium agency or premium master agency.
• Participate in risk analysis related to specific projects.
• Ensure premium agency staff comply with the code of conduct and management instructions.
• Ensure that agents and the staff who manage them understand and respect the code of conduct and management.
• Participate in risk analysis before providing prefinancing to a new agent.
• Other administrative tasks may be assigned from time to time.

Key details

• Location: North, Grand North, Extreme North - You'll work in the field, visiting the network, and may travel to different locations.
• Work authorization in Cameroon is required.
• This is a 6-month contract position.
• Our salaries are competitive and calculated using a transparent formula. 
• We offer generous health insurance for yourself and your dependents.
• We support working parents - we offer 26 weeks of parental leave for mothers and 4 weeks for fathers, in addition to subsidized child care when they return to work.
• Airtime reimbursement.
• Free food and a beautiful office space.

Requirements

• Fluency in French and good command of English; fluency in the local languages is a strong plus.
• 2+ years of university-level experience in Finance/Accounting. 
• Have dealt with high cash volume.
• Good knowledge of Google Sheets.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Previous experience assessing service quality or conducting surveys/data collection is a strong plus.

You might be a good fit if you

• Have worked in the field - either in selling, communication, or distribution.
• Have experience in assessing service quality or conducting surveys/data collection.
• Communicate effectively and often, both in writing and speaking, to the point of over-communication.
• Are detail-oriented and seek to achieve excellence in everything you do.
• Adjust quickly to changing conditions in a professional environment.
• Are great at data gathering, reporting, and analytics to draw insightful conclusions.
• Adjust quickly to changing priorities and conditions.
• Are self-motivated with a focus on self-improvement.

Our team

• We have a rapidly growing in-country team in Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, Burkina Faso, The Gambia, Uganda, Niger, Sierra Leone, and Cameroon 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.
• We are on Y Combinator's top 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.