Senior Reconciliations Analyst

BCB Group; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 700 000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated reconciliation professional to enhance operational excellence. In this pivotal role, you will manage daily reconciliations, partner with various teams, and drive improvements in reconciliation processes. You will contribute to compliance with regulations and support the development of innovative solutions. This dynamic environment fosters personal growth and collaboration, allowing you to thrive as the company expands. If you're passionate about operational excellence and eager to make an impact in the digital asset economy, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

30 days annual leave

4 wellbeing days

1 company volunteering day

Private Healthcare

Pension

Income Protection

Life Insurance

Enhanced Parental Leave Policy

Qualifications

• Experience in managing reconciliations and operations.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel and SQL is essential.

Responsibilities

• Complete daily reconciliations across multiple banking partners.
• Identify and investigate reconciliation breaks effectively.

Skills

Reconciliation Management

Organizational Skills

Process Improvement

Microsoft Excel

SQL

Adaptability

Project Management

Asset/Securities Reconciliation

Education

Degree-level Qualification

Tools

SmartStream

AutoRek

Splunk

Microsoft Access

Tableau

Job description

• Take responsibility for completing daily reconciliations across multiple banking partners.
• Work on identifying and investigating reconciliation breaks.
• You will partner closely with colleagues across the Operations team and other departments to ensure breaks are resolved in a timely manner.
• Support ongoing root cause analysis of breaks and where needed support the development or permanent solutions to prevent repeat issues.
• Contribute to improving reconciliation processes through the creation of allocation and matching rules.
• You'll be working to drive efficiency in the reconciliation team through building, testing, and implementing innovative solutions.
• Assist operations in preparing reconciliation output for regulators and auditors.
• Keep up to date with the regulations in the jurisdictions in which BCB operates, ensuring that reconciliation standards at BCB remain compliant.
• Work closely with the Reconciliations Director as well as product and tech teams to deliver reconciliation solutions for new products and service offerings.

So what are we looking for

If you can demonstrate some of the following experience/skills below, we would love to have a conversation:

• Solid background in operations with direct experience in managing reconciliations.
• Comfortable working with reconciliation systems such as SmartStream, AutoRek, or similar.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to handle multiple workstreams simultaneously and effectively.
• Experience in driving improvements to processes would be a strong advantage.
• Ideally hold a degree-level qualification.
• A good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel is essential.
• Experience with basic SQL queries would be advantageous.
• Ability to adapt quickly to new systems and software, bringing a solution-oriented mindset to work.
• While not essential, previous experience with asset/securities reconciliations would be advantageous.
• Previous experience on project-based work/system integrations would be advantageous.

So what's in it for you

Our people are constantly striving to be the best through operational excellence. The professional development and learning opportunities create an agile, hardworking, conscientious, and knowledgeable team. The opportunities for personal growth are exponential. You grow as the business grows. The roles and responsibilities are broad and ever-changing, and the dynamism of BCB keeps you engaged and highly motivated.

At BCB, we believe in empowering individuals to create a culture of personal growth together and driving empowerment from the bottom up, upskilling every individual at every level. This means our team has a sense of commonality and belonging driven by a shared belief in our mission. We're passionate about our business, our people, and providing 360-degree support for success.

• The chance to operate at the forefront of our industry.
• You can talk to anyone in the business as there are no barriers and everyone is accessible.
• You will be collaborating with teams on a hybrid working arrangement.
• We value team success where every individual can grow and prosper.
• 30 days annual leave each year excluding bank holidays.
• 4 wellbeing days per year to prioritize your mental health.
• 1 company volunteering day per year.
• Strong benefits package including: Private Healthcare, Pension, Income Protection (long-term absence), Life Insurance, Menopause Policy, and an enhanced Parental Leave policy.

About BCB GROUP

BCB Group is a leading provider of regulated payment and trading services in crypto and fiat for the digital asset economy. We provide accounts, cryptocurrency, and foreign exchange market liquidity for some of the world's largest crypto-engaged businesses, including crypto exchanges, liquidity providers, market makers, investment firms, custodians, payment processors, and wallet providers.

Our end-to-end suite of products is accessible through our Client Console UI and API. We offer more than 40 fiat and cryptocurrencies, deep trading liquidity, 24/7 instant payments through our instant settlements network BLINC, and secure crypto services. Our strong focus on compliance matches our technical and business expertise, and we are regulated by some of the world's most respected regulators. Authorized in the UK, France, and Switzerland, we place the utmost importance on our regulatory-first institutional principles.

Our leadership team boasts years of relevant high-level experience at globally renowned institutions. They combine finance, law, regulatory, and technology skills in traditional and crypto financial services with a deep understanding of the new digital asset economy.

Our mission is to create the trusted platform to pay, store, trade, and earn fiat and digital assets globally, 24/7.

Required Experience: Senior IC

Key Skills: Splunk, IDS, Microsoft Access, SQL, Cybersecurity, Intelligence Experience, Malware Analysis, Tableau, Analysis Skills, SAS, Data Analysis Skills, Analytics