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Wave Mobile Money
Wave Mobile Money
501 – 1,000 Employees
H1B Visa SponsorConsultingFintechLogistics
Wave Mobile Money operates a fintech platform for everyday financial transactions. Customers can deposit, withdraw and send money, pay bills, and buy airtime through the service. The company’s careers page provides a starting point for people exploring job opportunities with Wave.
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Payroll Systems Analyst

Improve multi-country payroll operations across Wave’s African fintech platform. Build payroll reconciliation tools, strengthen HRIS integrations, and deliver reliable reporting and data quality.

USUnited States
$88,100 – $125,900 / year
RemoteFull-timeMiddleSeniorEnglish RequiredFrench RequiredSystems Engineer

Description

  • Map payroll workflows across markets, including inputs, schedules, cut-offs, approvals, handoffs, and providers.
  • Set global payroll standards, system controls, and responsibility matrices while meeting local statutory requirements.
  • Establish processes to receive, track, and resolve payroll requests, changes, and issues.
  • Train Payroll colleagues on updated processes and tools, and answer systems questions.
  • Lead the design and rollout of an internal payroll-to-finance reconciliation tool, from requirements gathering through launch.
  • Set reconciliation rules for headcount, gross-to-net pay, employer costs, accruals, cost centers, entities, foreign exchange, and variance thresholds.
  • Automate data imports from provider reports and HRIS extracts, and create exception reports.
  • Refine and document the reconciliation tool after launch.
  • Stabilize HRIS-to-payroll data flows following the new HRIS launch.
  • Review payroll workflows and integrations, then recommend improvements.
  • Support payroll provider transitions, consolidations, integrations, and launches in new markets.
  • Coordinate testing for legislative and system updates.
  • Maintain payroll data quality and perform regular audits.
  • Create payroll reports and dashboards to inform HR, Finance, and business decisions.
  • Protect sensitive pay and banking data by managing privacy and access controls in accordance with GDPR and applicable regulations.
  • Report to the HR Systems Lead on the HR Technology team.

Requirements

  • Fluent in English and French.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
  • At least three years of experience in HRIS, payroll operations, payroll systems, or payroll accounting; multi-country or multi-entity experience is preferred.
  • Understanding of end-to-end payroll, including inputs, calendars and cut-offs, gross-to-net calculations, statutory deductions, and payments.
  • Practical experience reconciling payroll with the general ledger, including employer costs, accruals, and cost-center and entity mapping.
  • Experience with external or in-country payroll providers and data flows across HRIS, payroll, and finance systems.
  • Experience documenting, standardizing, and improving processes, including controls, checklists, approval flows, and responsibility matrices.
  • Advanced data management, analysis, and reporting skills.
  • Experience building tools or automations with scripts, Apps Script, or low-code platforms such as Workato or Zapier, or a strong interest in learning these tools.
  • Experience with business intelligence platforms such as Sigma, Power BI, or Looker.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills for working with Payroll, HR, and Finance stakeholders and explaining technical topics to non-technical audiences.
  • Advanced Excel or Google Sheets skills.

Benefits

  • Subsidized health insurance for you and your dependents.
  • Retirement contributions.
  • Six months of fully paid parental leave.
  • Subsidized fertility assistance.
  • Flexible vacation; most employees take 30 to 40 days per year.
  • Up to $10,000 per year in charitable donation matching.
  • Remote work from eligible countries with reliable internet access.

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