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...
How you’ll help us achieve it
Wave is now the largest financial institution in Senegal, with over 7 million users. And we’re still in the early days of our product roadmap and potential impact on people’s everyday lives.
Being close to our customers and agents is essential for us. Do you enjoy customer contact and liquidity management? The Premium Cash Officer role could be suitable for you! The Premium Cash Officer's role within the premium agency would be to manage the agency. The Premium Cash Officer will be responsible for the daily follow-up of the agency staff and materials. He will be the head of the agency and the back office agent at the same time. The Premium Cash Officer should be skilled enough to guide and support the Premium Cash Assistant and flexible enough to manage any conflicts in the outlet.
In this role, you’ll;
- Manage cash in and out between the Safe and the PCA accounts.
- 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.
- Request promptly sufficient funds to ensure rebalance with agents/clients.
- Ensure transactions with cash-in-transit companies (Cash in/Cash out).
- Report any discrepancies or challenges encountered by the Premium Cash Assistant.
- Report any fake bills to the hierarchy.
- Ensure furniture and materials are in good use.
- Support the staff for orientation and ensure the office is well secured.
- Manage and, if needed, report any staff misbehavior to the hierarchy.
- Report any relevant feedback to the hierarchy that may impact the agency's activity.
Key details
- Location: Ouagadougou, Bobo-Dioulasso, Ouahigouya and Orodara.
- Work authorization in Burkina is required.
- This is a fixed-term position, 6 months contract.
- 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 run Performance Reviews twice a year and give bonuses or promotions to exceptional performers who have been at 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
- At least 2 years of experience as a cashier in cash management, reconciliation, liquidity management, cash handling, or delivery.
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, or equivalent.
- Strong proficiency in French.
- Previous experience in front-office customer service or in the banking sector.
- Be very vigilant, detail-oriented, and have strong integrity.
- Knowing Wave products is an added value.
- Speaking English and a local language (Moore, Dioula) is an added advantage.
You might be a good fit if you
- Are excessively detail-oriented and seek to achieve excellence in everything you do.
- Are a self-starter and proactive about achieving ambitious targets.
- Love owning projects - you're autonomous yet know when to escalate problems.
- Are intellectually curious, creative in the way you go about tackling problems, and embrace failure as a means to spark innovation and growth.
- Are comfortable defaulting to over-communication and overreaching when it comes to coordination.
- Adjust quickly to changing priorities and conditions.
Our team
- We have a rapidly growing in-country team in Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, Burkina Faso, The 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 2023, 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.