Bank Reconciliation Officer (FMG/AT 2)

Key Responsibilities

Management/Administrative: 

• Prepares Individual Work Plan based on strategic alignment with Division’s Operational Plan; 
• Prepares and submits Annual/Quarterly and Monthly Reports, as required;
• Participates in meetings, seminars and workshops, as needed, based on job functions. 

Technical/Professional: 

• Ensures that Bank Statements and cashed cheques are collected promptly from the bank;
• Ensures that all cheques are properly checked off against the Bank Statements to determine any discrepancies; 
• Liaises with respective banks when errors are found on Bank Statements and follows-up with bank until errors are corrected; 
• Ensures that Bank Statements are posted to the system; 
• Ensures that bank charges, debit advices, credit advices, stale cheques and other related documents are sent to the Journal Officer for the preparation of journal; 
• Prepares and submits completed bank statements to the Director, Final Accounts and Reporting; 
• Examines Reconciliation Summary and Details and identifies and resolves any errors found until the reconciliation is balanced and free from error; 
• Prepares and submits completed Bank Reconciliation Statements to the Director, Final Accounts and Reporting. 

Human Resource: 

• Contributes and maintains a system that fosters a culture of teamwork, employee empowerment and commitment to the Division’s and Organization’s goals;
• Contributes to the development and implementation of a Succession Planning Framework in collaboration with the Human Resource Division, through the development of procedural manuals and other duties prescribed within the framework; 
• Assists in preparing and conducting presentations on role of the Unit for the Orientation programme. 

Required Knowledge, Skills and Competencies

Core: 

• Excellent problem-solving skills; 
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills; 
• Excellent oral and written communication skills; 
• Ability to lead and work in a team. 

Technical: 

• Excellent knowledge of Government Accounting policies and procedures;
• Knowledge of manual and automated bank reconciliation; 
• Sound knowledge of the Financial Administration and Audit (FAA) Act;
• Excellent working knowledge of relevant computer application. 

Minimum Required Qualification and Experience

• AAT Level 2; or 
• ACCA-CAT Level B/Level 2; or 
• NVQJ Level 2, Accounting; or 
• Certificate in Accounting from an accredited University; or 
• Completion of second year of the BSc. Degree in Accounting/Management Studies with Accounting or BBA Degree at an accredited University; or 
• ASc. Degree in Business Studies/ Business Administration/Management Studies; or
• ASc. Degree in Accounting from the Management Institute for National Development (MIND); or 
• Certificate in Government Accounting Level 2.

Please note that only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.