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Wave is a fintech company on a mission to make Africa the first cashless continent by building accessible financial services—mobile money, peer-to-peer payments, and business banking—across Sub-Saharan Africa. The company operates in 9 countries with millions of users and is scaling rapidly.
As Risk & Internal Control Officer, you will safeguard Wave's operations by identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks across strategic, operational, financial, technological, and reputational domains. You will design and implement robust internal control systems, conduct fraud and process analysis, and strengthen the organization's risk culture.
Key responsibilities include:
- Supporting implementation of Wave's risk management framework and internal control systems tailored to the business environment
- Identifying and evaluating risks related to key activities, processes, information systems, and external events
- Conducting risk assessments for new products, features, and process changes aligned with scaling strategy
- Designing and performing preventive and detective controls, monitoring their effectiveness
- Promoting risk-aware culture through awareness campaigns, training, and documentation
- Monitoring internal reporting and escalation mechanisms for timely detection and resolution of risk issues
- Supporting periodic risk and internal control reporting, including dashboards and incident summaries
- Analyzing emerging risk trends and their potential impact on operations
- Preparing documentation and materials for risk committee meetings and external stakeholder communications (auditors, regulators, partners)
- Proposing process improvements based on control findings to support leadership decision-making
- Collaborating cross-functionally with operational, finance, compliance, and other teams
- Performing ad hoc control reviews and risk investigations as needed
You will report directly to the Risk and Internal Control Lead in Senegal and work from the Dakar office with occasional travel to field locations. The role requires work authorization in Senegal and is permanent.
