Date Posted:
2025-12-17 11:22:16
Employment Type
Full Time
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Location:
Lusaka
Salary:
Negotiable
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Description:
Job Purpose
The Reconciliation Officer will monitor and reconcile transaction discrepancies in a centralized accounting system. Investigate and resolve reconciliation variances with relevant departments and external partners. Coordinate with decentralized units to gather source documents and clarify transactional differences. Give assurance through daily reconciliation that all Central Operations Support functions have been performed correctly and are commensurate to each payroll lending deduction loan status.
Summary of Key Responsibilities:
- Perform reconciliation of accounts related to Internal Accounts
- Follow up with the units concerned to ensure all the outstanding items, for Internal Accounts are resolved within the set standards and issues of non-compliance escalated as per the escalation matrix.
- Spearhead recovery efforts of any duplicated transactions in conjunction with the product owners, IT and contact centre
- Follow up on the suspense account ownership sign offs with the unit heads across the bank
- Reconcile reservations for all reserved accounts
- Prepare detailed reconciliation reports and escalation notes to management.
- Ensure adherence to company policies, internal controls, and compliance requirements throughout the reconciliation process.
- Support centralized month-end and year-end financial closing activities by providing reconciliation documentation.
- Maintain accurate and systematic filing of reconciliation schedules and supporting documents for audits.
- Improve methods of carrying out work through on-the-job concrete experience
- Reconcile the uploads to confirm that all payout amounts are accounted for.
- Identify and recommend process improvements to enhance efficiency and accuracy in centralized reconciliation activities.
- Utilize accounting software and ERP systems efficiently to perform reconciliations and generate management reports.
- Checking client activity and sorting out any errors to do with card operations
- Assist with refund payments
- Reconcile collection uploads
- Refund and Suspense Account Management
- Reconcile daily e-money settlement with 3rd parties
- Reconcile daily repayments amendments.
- Reconcile the Changed amount status of all monthly instalments
Required Skills and Competencies
- Good communication skills
- Excellent analytical skills
- Attention to detail
- Results Driven
- Good relationships building skills
- Good problem-solving skills
- High integrity
- Team Player
- Good time management skills
- Ability to work under pressure
Primary Areas of Accountability:
Qualification and Experience
- Full Grade 12 certificate
- Full/Finalist CA Zambia, ACCA, CIMA OR
- Degree in Accounting/ Finance
- Must have a minimum 3-4 years of experience in reconciliation, preferably in shared services in a commercial bank
- Proven knowledge of internal controls, risk and compliance
- Must have experience with Core Banking Software (Flexcube) and Card Payment Systems
- Must have working knowledge of a bank’s operating systems, controls and general banking
- Knowledge of regulatory and statutory requirements
- Proficient in ERP/accounting systems and advanced Excel.
- Practical experience in use of relevant MS Office applications
QUALIFIED & EXPERIENCED FEMALES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FOR THIS POSITION
If you meet the hiring requirements for the position, please email your CV in Ms Word and Cover Letter clearly stating your salary expectations to: jobs@bemconsult.com & Cc bemconsult8@gmail.com
Note that, all communications will be kept in the strictest of confidence. If you do not receive communication within 21 working days of the closing date of the advert, please consider your application unsuccessful.
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