Financial Control Officer at Personal Trust Microfinance Bank

Personal Trust operates as a Microfinance Bank located in Lagos, and it is a subsidiary of First Ally Capital Limited (FACL). Initially established as Personal Trust Savings and Loans in 1993, the institution functioned as a Mortgage Bank before undergoing a conversion into a Microfinance Bank in 2014. Strategically positioned within Lagos State, Personal Trust boasts a network of branches at key locations. Our services extend to individuals, micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSME), catering to their banking needs.

Title: Financial Control Officer

Location: Lagos Mainland, Lagos

Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• The financial control officer is responsible for reconciliation and settlements activities and will provide revenue assurance to the bank.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensure daily reconciliation and posting of all of all transactions and provide daily/weekly reconciliation and settlement reports.
• Support the E-business team in resolving settlement and reconciliation matters.
• Monitor income/fees and ensure value is promptly transferred to the bank.
• Verify the incoming and outgoing payment on e-channel accounts.
• Reconcile bank statement with entries in the bank ledger on a daily/weekly/monthly basis and present the reconciliation reports.
• Prepare daily and weekly report on over/under-settlement of transactions.
• Identify, follow up and investigate unreconciled transactions or discrepancies to enable prompt resolutions
• Liaising regularly with various bank account officers on issues relating to direct debits, standing orders, unidentified credits and charges from time to time.
• Monitors the deduction on loan and facilities with various banks and reconciling with terms and conditions in of the offer.
• Develop and maintain business relations with payment partners.
• Liaise with the settlement bank and payment processing companies on potential under-settlement and ensure resolution of issues identified in line with the company’s policies and procedures.
• Advise the finance team of possible over-settlement for necessary provisions.
• Maintain reconciliation records.
• Rendition of monthly returns and processing of associated payments for FIRS, LIRS and PFAs within seven days of deduction.
• Sending daily dashboard report to management.
• Provide support to other finance team a required.
• Support end of day/month and year process.
• Flexibility to carry out any other task as requested by Management.

Qualifications

• HND / B.Sc in Accounting, Economics or a related field.
• Evidence of completion/ exemption of/from NYSC.
• ICAN or ACCA qualification.

Experience:

• Previous experience as a reconciliation/account officer in a financial institution, microfinance bank will be an added advantage.
• 3 – 5 years work experience.

Skills:

• Experience reconciling accounting figures and financial records
• Great analytical skills for decision making and problem solving
• Strong client relationship management and customer service skills
• Team player with the ability to work with multiple parties
• Advanced computer software skills, including Microsoft excel
• Organization and time management abilities
• Meticulous attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to multi task and meet tight deadlines.

Deadline: 23rd August, 2023.

How to Apply: Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the email.