Reconciliation Analyst

SUMMARY:
Our client, a Financial Consultancy firm based in Century City, Cape Town, is seeking a Reconciliation Analyst to join their Finance team. This role is central to ensuring the accuracy of their transactional data through daily and monthly reconciliations, and has strong career progression potential, including pathways toward becoming a Financial Analyst.

POSITION INFO:
Key Responsibilities:

• Reconcile daily transactions across various payment channels and bank accounts.
• Perform monthly account reconciliations and resolve variances in a timely and accurate manner.
• Verify and validate financial input documentation from multiple data sources including Accounts, back-office tables, and bank feeds.
• Investigate and resolve reconciliation mismatches. Apply critical thinking and offer practical, process-driven solutions.
• Accurately process large volumes of transactions.
• Maintain clear and audit-ready records of reconciliations and supporting documentation.
• Communicate issues clearly to team leads and relevant departments.
• Assist in the preparation of reconciliation summaries, variance reports, and ad hoc data queries.
• Identify opportunities for automation and contribute to streamlining reconciliation workflows. Adapt to evolving financial systems and regulatory frameworks.
• Participate in reconciliation-related projects in collaboration with finance, operations, and technical teams.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
• 1–3 years’ experience in a financial operations or reconciliation environment (preferred)
• Solid working knowledge of Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, lookups, etc.)
• Proficiency in basic accounting systems (e.g. Sage, Xero, SAP, or similar)
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and numeracy skills
• Familiarity with SQL or database query tools advantageous