Bank Reconciliation Analyst at TradeDepot

TradeDepot enables manufacturers and key distributors keep their brands in stock on the shelves of millions of retail stores across Africa and other emerging markets.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Bank Reconciliation Analyst

Location: Lagos

What we're Looking for

• TradeDepot is seeking a highly motivated and versatile Bank Reconciliation Officer who can carry out accurate day-to-day reconciliation of the organization’s bank accounts, as well as drivers’ reconciliation on our core applications.
• You will also be able to liaise with stakeholders on all sides and at all levels of the business to ensure timely settlement of all payments.
• You will be responsible for ensuring accuracy, completeness and reliability of transactions reconciled from bank statements and mobile money agent platforms.

Responsibilities

• Perform daily review of bank statements to identify outstanding transactions and ensure resolution of reconciling items between the bank statements and the core applications.
• Ensure that all transactions on behalf of clients/Drivers are properly recorded and captured in the relevant core applications by carrying out daily reviews.
• Ensure that all adjusting items such as bank charges are booked timely in the company’s management application.
• Reconcile all recorded cash transactions as received from drivers.
• Escalate exceptional or aged items in suspense account to the Portfolio Managers, and all concerned teams to ensure timely implementation of remedial actions to address identified exceptions.
• Escalate instances of persistent internal control issues to Supervisor.
• Create and update an issue log report periodically when there is any reconciliation gap.
• Follow through with the resolution of the gaps and provide relevant documentation on the resolutions.
• Undertake such other duties as may be reasonably expected.

Qualifications

• Demonstrate good knowledge of accounting principles, financial markets.
• A minimum of 2 years Reconciliation or accounting experience.
• Good financial accounting and reporting skills
• Good analytical skills
• Good knowledge of MS Excel and other MS Office Applications
• Good communication skills (oral & written)
• Ability to use ERP
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work quickly and flexibly, where things move rapidly and are inclined to change based on results.

Benefits

• Ground floor opportunity with the team; shape the strategic direction of the company.
• The rare opportunity to change the world such that everyone around you is using the product you built. We’re not just another social web app, we’re moving products and assets for real people and reinventing B2B distribution and logistics globally.
• Sharp, motivated co-workers in a fun office environment.

Application Closing Date
3rd February, 2023.