Premium Cash Officer
Wave Mobile Money
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 detail-oriented Premium Cash Officer to join our dynamic liquidity team. You'll be responsible for maintaining cash balances, managing cash disbursements, handling daily bank transactions accurately, and contributing to our liquidity operations.
In this role, you’ll;
- Manage cash in and out between the Safe and the agency.
- Help agents nearby with liquidity needs (deposits and withdrawals).
- Support agent/client needs (Wave's offer, opening account, how the system works, the app, physical card…).
- Hold end-of-day bill counting and produce a daily bill counting statement.
- Ensure that all cash management transactions are correctly recorded in the treasury system.
- Promptly request sufficient funds to ensure rebalance with agents/clients.
- Ensure transactions with cash-in-transit companies (Cash in/Cash out).
- Report discrepancies or challenges encountered, and fake bills to management.
- Make sure that furniture and materials are in good use and that the office is well secured.
- Manage and, if needed, escalate relevant feedback to management, that may impact the agency's activity.
Key details
- Location: You'll be based in Abidjan, and may to the upcountry.
- Work authorization in Cote d’Ivoire is required.
- This is a permanent 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 generous parental leave policies (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.
Requirements
- Strong proficiency in French; English is an advantage.
- At least 2 years of experience as a cashier in cash management, reconciliation & liquidity management, cash handling or delivery, or a similar position.
- A bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, banking, or any related discipline.
You might be a good fit if you
- Are exceptionally organized and able to follow through on tasks independently.
- Have a strong sense of prioritization.
- Demonstrate tenacity and a willingness to go the extra distance to get something done.
- Are detail-oriented and seek to achieve excellence in everything you do.
- Are a clear and proactive communicator - written and verbal.
- Are a self-starter and proactive about achieving ambitious targets.
- Always seek to improve yourself through honest self-reflection.
- Enjoy teamwork, but also know how to work well independently.
- Are embarrassingly honest with a high level of integrity.
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.
