Senior Reconciliation & Risk Specialist

First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB); Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) in Abu Dhabi seeks a Reconciliation Centre professional to manage reconciliations, monitor operational risks, and authorize matched items with value-date differences. You will review SWIFT queues, maintain records, and support management reporting across multiple account groups.

The role requires 4–8 years in banking, strong attention to detail, and expertise in Nostro and inter-branch reconciliations, SWIFT operations, and risk management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics, Commerce, Finance, or a related discipline.
• 4–8 years of banking experience; 5+ years in Core Processing, Reconciliations or Operations.

Responsibilities

• Manage exception handling and ensure reconciliation activities are properly assigned and completed on time.
• Supervise follow-up of outstanding reconciliation items with banks and branches.
• Execute day-to-day reconciliation operations and ensure activities are performed accurately and efficiently.
• Prepare and review monthly reconciliation reports and ensure timely resolution of exceptions.
• Perform reconciliation of Nostro Accounts and Inter-Branch Call Accounts across various business units.
• Monitor and resolve outstanding reconciliation issues and escalate irregularities.
• Review Nostro account statistics and verify service charges.
• Ensure prompt responses to internal and external client inquiries.
• Maintain data integrity in reconciliation systems and coordinate with MIS teams to resolve processing issues.
• Authorize manually matched items with value-date differences and notify relevant departments.
• Review inbound and outbound SWIFT correspondence queues.
• Verify monthly reconciliation reports and submit them to management.
• Support dashboard reporting across assigned account groups and reconciliation platforms.
• Archive reconciliation records and related reports in line with policies.

Skills

Nostro Reconciliations

Internal Reconciliations

SWIFT Operations

MIS & Reporting

Operational Risk Management

Process Improvement

Stakeholder Management

Attention to Detail

Analytical Thinking

Time Management

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business / Finance

Job description

First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) in Abu Dhabi seeks a Reconciliation Centre professional to manage reconciliations, monitor operational risks, and authorize matched items with value-date differences. You will review SWIFT queues, maintain records, and support management reporting across multiple account groups.

The role requires 4–8 years in banking, strong attention to detail, and expertise in Nostro and inter-branch reconciliations, SWIFT operations, and risk management.