US Controller – Wave

US Controller 
(Remote Position, Available in the US, Canada, UK, Germany, France, or Belgium)

Wave

Job Description:

In 2018, immigrants worldwide sent over $600 billion home to family and friends, dwarfing foreign governmental aid. In the age of cheap, quick transfers through services like Paypal and Venmo, these people are trekking to stores to pay fees averaging over 7% for transfers that typically take 24 hours or more.

Wave’s mission is to change that by making sending money anywhere in the world easy and affordable. Since 2014, our app has allowed Africans in the US, the UK, and Canada to send money instantly to mobile money wallets & bank accounts in Kenya, Uganda, Ghana, & Tanzania, saving our users over 70% relative to Western Union and MoneyGram.

We recently launched remittances to Nigeria, the fifth-largest remittance market in the world, and are looking to grow quickly there and beyond in 2019. That’s where you come in…

Job Responsibilities:

How you’ll help us achieve it

We’re looking for a Controller who is detail oriented, innovative, determined in the face of complex challenges and who will lead and drive best in class financial and accounting processes.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Develop, maintain and own processes for monthly close and the preparation of financial statements for internal management, state regulators and other stakeholders. This includes making and implementing recommendations for continuous improvement in (i) the accuracy and completeness of the statements and (ii) the efficiency with which such statements are prepared.
• Responsible for maintaining an adequate control environment.
• Ensure finance team members have the technical and professional support and advice required to fulfill their duties appropriately.
• Direct all financial procedures and reporting in support of the annual audit.
• Responsible for final approval and payout of accounts payable and Payroll.
• Assist in the design and development of management information systems to support financial reporting.
• Produce and maintain a short term business cashflow forecast.
• Prepare daily and direct the wire transfer of funds from US to Africa.
• Provide analytical support, answering regular and ad hoc queries from the senior management team around monthly financial reporting.
• Act as day to day liaison with banking and other financial partners.
• Develop, maintain and monitor the accounting for intercompany transactions including the elimination of balance sheet accounts and intercompany profit.
• Coordinate the preparation of all tax related matters to our external advisors.
• Assist in preparation of annual business plan and monthly forecasts.
• Engage in professional development activities necessary to evaluate the impact of changes in GAAP to the preparation of financial statements.

Job Requirements:

Experience Required

• 5 year’s experience, with 2 years of managing a monthly close process.
• Having demonstrable experience of managing statutory audit process.
• CPA designation or in process of obtaining such designation.

You might be a good fit if you

• Are enthusiastic about learning new accounting tools, solving unique problems, and optimizing processes.
• Can navigate ambiguity and find creative ways to solve problems.
• Are a goal-oriented leader, capable of working on fast-moving small team as both an individual contributor and manager
• Are passionate about Wave’s mission and eager to do what needs to be done to achieve it

Bonus points if you

• Are familiar with the diaspora communities we serve

Benefits:

Key Details:

• Location: Our company is 100% remote. You can be based anywhere in the the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, France or Belgium.
• Length of position: Permanent.
• 25% travel expected.
• Major benefits:
  • Unlimited vacation with a 20-day minimum requirement
  • 26 weeks fully paid parental leave and subsidized fertility assistance
  • $10,000 annual charitable donation matching
  • Subsidized health insurance and retirement contribution matching (both vary from country-to-country)

How To Apply:

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Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. If interested, please apply via the box below with a cover letter and resume.