Regional Reconciliations Administrator

ProDevelopment Group; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 240,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services firm in Johannesburg is seeking a Regional Reconciliation Administrator to manage accounting and reconciliation standards at the Cash Processing Centre. This role involves ensuring compliance with company policies, administration of reconciliation processes, and active engagement with management to resolve discrepancies. Applicants should have a financial qualification and relevant experience in auditing or compliance. Strong communication, report writing skills, and attention to detail are essential for success in this position.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3-5 years experience in auditing/compliance/reconciliations.
• Previous Cash Management Centre experience is a plus.
• Knowledge of reconciliation of operational and compliance controls.
• Knowledge of basic accounting principles is essential.
• Willingness to travel and relocate is required.
• Valid driver’s license and own transport are essential.
• Proficient in MS Office; Google Workspace knowledge is a plus.
• Strong communication, report writing, and administrative abilities.
• Attention to detail and ability to work under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Administer CPC accounting and reconciliation processes accurately.
• Ensure compliance with all company procedures.
• Engage with management for accurate and complete data.
• Provide customer reporting and resolve discrepancies within timelines.
• Escalate unresolved issues to Branch Manager as needed.
• Perform reconciliation trend analysis and monitor discrepancies.
• Prepare and review reconciliation documentation per records controls.
• Assist with investigations related to reconcilations and anomalies.

Skills

Attention to detail

Good communication skills

Report writing skills

Intermediate Excel proficiency

Strong administrative skills

Ability to work under pressure

Education

Grade 12

Diploma or Financial Qualification

Tools

MS Office

Google Workspace

Google Workspace

Google Sheets

Job description

IZI South Africa is seeking a Regional Reconciliation Administrator to join our Gauteng and North West region. The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining precise and timely accounting and reconciliation standards at the Cash Processing Centre (CPC), ensuring full alignment with corporate protocols. This role is ideal for a proactive professional with a history of implementing best practices, adhering to company policy, and applying sound judgment to achieve business objectives. If you recognize the vital contribution a Regional Reconciliation Administrator makes to the success of a business unit, we invite you to apply.

About the role

Ensuring that the CPC accounting and reconciliation processes are administered accurately, promptly, and in compliance with all company procedures and policies.

Key Responsibilities will Include:

• Ensure that CPC employees adhere to reconciliation controls and procedures and report on non-adherence
• Responsible to collate information from different source documents in order to complete timely and accurate reconciliation for each fund movement
• Responsible to engage with the providers of the documentation (Cash Processing Centre management) to ensure that the data is relevant, up to date, accurate and complete and provided in a timely manner
• Responsible to provide Customer Reporting
• Proactively communicate with internal staff and customers in order to resolve discrepancies within a set timeline
• Responsible to elevate issues to Branch Manager when not resolved timeously
• Reconcile between claims received and actual discrepancies
• Responsible for carrying out discrepancy trending to identify trends
• Responsible for reporting of processing backlogs as prescribed by relevant procedures
• Responsible to perform monthly ATM Snap checks
• Review current reconciliation process on a regular basis
• Responsible to ensure that all reconciliation documentation is managed in line with Records Management Controls
• Monitoring of CPC Differences and trends
• Assist with Investigations related to reconciliations as well as any anomalies in procedures
• Special projects as will be communicated from time to time

Resolution of queries and provision of support on outstanding reconciliation matters:

• Assist Reconciliation Departments at Head Office with cash processing recons and resolving queries
• Assist with daily operational / finance admin issues / queries pertaining to cash processing and related activities
• Provide ad hoc support on customer queries, where resolution has not occurred at branch level
• Escalate queries to senior management for resolution

Compilation of reconciliation reports as per current reporting requirements:

• Ensure adherence to controls regarding cash counts
• Submission of cash count reports to Head Office
• Escalation of non-adherence of procedures
• Any other Group/Africa or ad-hoc reports as requested
• Assist with year-end audit in provision of supporting documentation and information
• Branch Audit reports including updating of Compliance dashboards

Health and Safety:

• Participate in the design/ development/ review/ implementation and monitoring of the branch/region/national safety plans for each year.
• Participate in safety forums created by company for example safety meetings and safety talks
• Report all safety incidents to the relevant people
• Discuss all safety incidents on all levels
• Follow-up on any activities assigned through safety meeting/committee/representative/management
• Attend safety education and refresher programmes
• Comply with safety policies and procedures at workplace
• Distribute safety information as and when required

Minimum Requirements:

• Grade 12
• Diploma or Financial Qualification
• 3-5 Years relevant working experience in auditing / compliance / reconciliations would be deemed necessary for this level position
• Previous Cash Management Centre experience would be highly beneficial
• Knowledge of basic accounting principles
• Willingness to travel
• Willingness to relocate
• Valid Drives License
• Own transport essential
• Knowledge of Reconciliation of Operational and Compliance controls for internal candidates would be required
• Computer Literacy in MS Office , with specific reference to intermediate Excel (literace in Google Workspace including Google Sheets will be advantageous)
• Good communication skills – both written and verbal
• Report writing skills
• Strong administrative skills
• Attention to detail
• Work under pressure
• Dealing with changing circumstances
• Supporting and working with others