Finance Analyst – Reconciliations & Settlements

We are looking o0n behalf of our client for a Finance Analyst – Reconciliations & Settlements

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Performing daily reconciliations of cardholder processor reports against Scheme Settlement advisements.
• Performing daily reconciliations of the Scheme Settlement advisements received and ensure payments are made externally whilst in keeping with strict deadlines and cut off times.
• Performing daily, weekly and monthly reconciliations and analysis of nostro/counterparties balance of banking operations.
• Performing daily validation checks of the cardholder processor reports against Customer Funds.
• Processing of banking entries across various payment platforms required to meet strict deadlines.
• Investigating any reconciling items or discrepancies within the daily reports before raising any reporting errors with our Data department.
• Work closely with the Data and Operations department to resolve queries efficiently.
• Completion of month end reconciliations within the specified timelines.
• Preparation and review of month end closure process.
• Provide financial analysis to aid management on an ad hoc basis, including the preparation of reports.
• Liaising with Clients via email and conference calls on any reconciliation issues or queries.
• Preparation of Ad hoc reports and reconciliations in order to deal with Client’s questions.
• Processing of cardholder refunds, return to source requests, revenue releases and others for your Client portfolio.
• Processing and maintaining the chargeback process.
• Preparation of any responses to queries which the statutory auditors may raise in relation to your Client portfolio for the financial year end

Requirements:

• Experienced in Banking Payments Processing including different payment rails
• Previous use of a reconciliation tool
• High level of competency with MS Office specifically in Excel and MS Outlook 
• Analytical and investigative skills for resolving variances
• Prior knowledge of fintech products (advantageous)