To maintain the integrity of the Bank's general ledger, ensuring that all postings are bona fide and that all balances are appropriately reconciled to supporting statements or analysed in order to give sufficient detail relevant for the construction of IFRS compliant financial statements. Provides support to the Financial Accountant through compilation of full IFRS financial statements and management accounts for subsidiary entities under banking operations. Monitors all General Ledger (GL) postings to the Trial Balances (TB) of entities under banking operations.Implements and monitors the Bank-wide reconciliations management framework (to ensure efficient, effective and timely redress on variant transactions).Performs/ reviews all Bank-wide suspense accounts reconciliations, nostro and vostro accounts reconciliations, systems interface reconciliations (OPICS to BFEQ, BFEQ to Smartstream), GL account analyses.Initiates and participates in the development of the Group's systems and processes which facilitate ongoing improvement in the efficiency and quality of the reconciliation process.Attends to all financial, regulatory reporting and tax matters for subsidiary entities under Banking operations.Performs budgetary control activities (prepares budgets, reports management accounts, prepares rolling forecasts) for subsidiary entities under the Bank.Assists in the Group's projects and assignments as requested by senior management.Champions Bank-wide query resolution in relation to technical postings on GL accounts.Conducts bi-annual and annual appraisals for subordinates.Reviews petty cash vouchers and conducts periodic and surprise petty cash counts.Delegates tasks to and manages the performance of subordinates.Performs any other duties assigned by superiors. Decides on the format of information required for the efficient maintenance of the Bank's financial records (format and layout of reconciliations).Decides on query resolution on variant transactions identified on the GL.Decides on the training requirements for self and subordinates. Decides on payment requests and investment options for subsidiary companies.Decides on issues to escalate to senior management.Decides on the appraisal of subordinates. Decides on the timing of submission of budgets or forecasts for subsidiaries under the Bank. Decides on the ongoing improvement of the Group's systems and reconciliation processes.Decides on task allocation to subordinates.Decides on journals that must be generated to correct the TB.Decides on tax matters for the subsidiary companies .Daily review of Trial Balances and GL postings for Banking operations.Review daily reconciliations.Review monthly reconciliations returns from branches.Compile and submit weekly reports to senior management.Advise daily on all outstanding items to other sections of the department and the Bank or Group as a whole.Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual accounts and reports for the Bank's subsidiaries.Perform staff performance appraisals.Prepare tax returns for the Bank's subsidiaries.Assisting Bank-wide staff to handle outstanding variant items.Developing and recommending solutions to all queries picked by the reconciliation process.Ensuring adherence to standing policies, procedures and regulations by all staff involved in the reconciliation process.Finding solutions on irregular/ unusual transactions/ activities affecting the Bank's financial and business outturn.Managing competing objectives between those processing work and the reconciliation staff working thereon.Compliance with Group Financial Reporting Framework.Meeting deadlines.Interpreting new statutes, policies and procedures as they relate to the reconciliation process

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