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Are you driven, smart, innovative, confident, and an experienced Reconciliation Officer?

We have an exciting opportunity for you!

Responsibilities Include:

• Carry out all duties that focus on monitoring compliance with the bank's internal procedures/ policies as it relates to account reconciliation.
• Daily review of proofs received from Account owners for immediate evaluation and feedback to enable action as may be required.
• Reconciliation of GLs assigned in line with Account Ownership Matrix.

Education/Qualification

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, or related field

Experience

• Minimum 5 years work experience with at least 4 years in Reconciliation or the Finance area within the Financial Services Industry.

Skills/Competencies

• Excellent communication, time management and interpersonal skill
• Experience in reconciling accounting figures and financial records
• High level of attention to detail and Critical thinking
• Team player with the ability to work with multiple parties
• Ability to identify errors and manage sensitive information
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite, SQL, data analytics/related tools
• ​High level of honesty, integrity, confidentiality

 Accounting knowledge will be a distinct advantage

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Job Description

Are you an experienced Internal Control Analyst seeking a challenging role in the Commercial Banking sector?

We have an exciting opportunity for you!

Responsibilities Include:

• Carry out all duties that focus on monitoring compliance with the bank's internal procedures/ policies in the branches and Head Office units.
• Continuously review, evaluate and establish that open items in the Bank’s GL accounts are current, valid and promptly resolved in line GL policies.
• Carry out operations control responsibilities such as audit confirmations, statement confirmations
• Proactively note areas of control lapses through consistent review of processes/good understanding of the business.
• Carry out continuous review/assessment and evaluation of branch activities/systems/processes to assess compliance to internal and external policies including regulatory bodies/sector by identifying or detecting control lapses/policy inadequacies through control activities for process and system improvement and escalate control exceptions to the CHIC, management or relevant stakeholders.
• Conduct risk assessments and internal control reviews to identify areas of potential risk, fraud, or non-compliance.
• Stay abreast of changes in regulations, laws, and industry standards related to internal controls and risk management
• Contribute to the development and implementation of risk management strategies and initiatives to enhance organizational resilience and sustainability.

Education/Qualification

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, or related field

Experience

• Minimum 4 years work experience with at least 3 years in Internal Controls within the Financial Services Industry/ Consulting.

Skills/Competencies

• Excellent communication, time management and interpersonal skills.
• Ability and aptitude to work with detail, precision, speed, and accuracy.
• Critical thinking
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite, SQL, data analytics/related tools.
• Knowledge of existing regulatory framework and best practices in internal controls.