Finance Analyst

Summary

Join Wave, a leading financial institution in Africa, and help us achieve our mission of making Africa the first cashless continent. As a Finance Analyst, you will play a crucial role in driving efficient growth and effective resource allocation across various geographies. You will leverage your strong financial modeling skills to build and maintain financial models, design dashboards and reports, work with operations leads on planning and budgeting, and perform targeted analyses to inform decision-making. This role offers the opportunity to directly influence the company's growth trajectory and see your contributions come to life in real decisions. You will become an expert on Wave's business model and partner with operators to make financial recommendations about business planning. The ideal candidate is highly comfortable with financial and operational data, uncovering insights to inform decision-making. Wave is rapidly growing and offers a unique opportunity to work in a dynamic fintech environment.

Requirements

• 2+ years in FP&A, corporate finance, strategic finance, investment banking, private equity, transaction advisory, Big 4 audit, or strategy consulting with strong modeling exposure
• Advanced financial modeling skills and comfort with financial and operational datasets
• Experience with (or interest in learning) FP&A/EPM tools like Pigment, Anaplan, Aleph, Mosaic, or Abacum
• Proven ability to own projects end-to-end and deliver independently
• Comfortable working cross-functionally and communicating with both finance and non-finance leaders
• Meticulous, analytical, and driven to find answers — even when the path isn’t obvious
• Fluent in English ; proficiency in French is a strong plus but not required

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain financial models that drive decision-making at leadership and business unit levels
• Design dashboards and reports in our EPM tool (Pigment) to surface the metrics that matter
• Work directly with Operations leads on planning, budgeting, and performance tracking
• Perform targeted analyses on financial and operational data to answer high-priority questions from leadership and functional teams
• Evaluate financial performance across countries and business units, to identify growth and cost-optimization opportunities
• Ensure accuracy, reliability, and accessibility of data while collaborating across teams to improve and expand our data resources

Preferred Qualifications

• Have built or improved financial planning systems or dashboards
• Are proactive, resourceful, and comfortable operating in ambiguity
• Can switch seamlessly between high-level strategic thinking and hands-on execution
• Are curious about fintech and excited by the opportunity to build in Africa’s fastest-growing markets