Senior Specialist, Accounts and Reconciliation at First Bank of Nigeria Limited Full Time

Job Title: Senior Specialist, Accounts and Reconciliation

Job Identification: 1114
Location: Lagos, Nigeria

Job Description

• Develop account management and reconciliation procedures and framework that are sustainable and enduring for maintenance of clean books for the bank.
• Provides operational lead for management and reconciliation of all Nostro, Vostro, General Ledgers, Receivables, Payables and Suspense accounts for Trade and Payment Department
• Develop and maintain account management and reconciliation relationships with external and internal partners and clients of the bank on Trade Transactions and Obligations.
• Provides operational lead for reconciliation of Clients’ Trade Obligations.
• Provides operational lead for daily reconciliation of the FX Blotter
• Monitor, track, and render weekly/monthly and periodic Trade Obligation report to the client and management team of the bank.
• Liaise with Internal Control, BPM, GRU and FINCON  on account management and reconciliation matters for assurance of clean books for the bank.
• Management and reporting of reconciliation activities for the organization in lines with the standard and best practice.
• Coordinate and Participate in projects relating to the enhancement of reconciliation capabilities / processes
• Timely performance of daily/monthly and periodic reconciliations of Trade and Payment accounts
• Prompt escalation of reconciliation outages at the various level of escalation hierarchy till closure.
• Maintain & document reconciliation process, procedures and outcome for historical access, records, and unimpeded reconciliation framework.
• Setting clear expectations and consistently providing information, training, resources, feedback, coaching and recognition that help employees improve their performance.

Educational Qualification and Experience

• First Degree in Accounting and related discipline
• Trade and Professional Certification as added advantage.
• 5-7 years of experience in Trade Services Reconciliation.

Application Closing Date
26th July, 2024; 22:18.