Reconciliation Officer at Pagatech Limited

Pagatech was founded in early 2009 with a vision to enable a cashless society and bank the unbanked in Africa. Our first product offering, Paga, is a direct to consumer mobile payments service. Paga is an innovative, open, secure, and interoperable mobile payments platform that allows any person who has a mobile phone to transact electronically – thus turning the mobile phone into an electronic wallet. 

About The Role

The Reconciliation Officer will provide support to department activities with specific responsibility for the processing, recording, updating, and reconciling financial information.
The Officer will contribute to the efficient and effective workings of the finance department by executing daily tasks with a strong attention to detail.
This role will utilize good teamwork, strong accounting knowledge, time management skills and effective problem solving to ensure success.

Primary Responsibilities

Perform Reconciliations, analyse, investigate, and resolve variances and reconciling items.
Review and reconcile third party and Pagatech transactions to ensure accurate billing in a timely manner.
Maintain accounting controls by following policies and procedures, complying with financial legal requirements.
Effectively and efficiently manage resolution of disputed transactions in collaboration with customer support and the affected business partner.
Assisting with Monthly and Year End tasks.
Other ad-hoc tasks as assigned by management.

KEY COMPETENCIES

Initiative
Self- driven and hardworking
Organized
Multitask and manage competing priorities
Detail oriented
Good team player
Flexibility
Problem solving skills
Time management skills
Strong MS Office skills, especially WORD and EXCEL
Attention to Details
Speed and accuracy
Task ownership
Ability to learn fast.
Communication skills

Knowledge And Skill Requirements

Knowledge and experience of reconciliation and e-settlements.
Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of a 2:1 (Preferably in Finance /Accounting)
At least 4 years’ relevant experience in demonstrable experience.
Must be able to work in a high-velocity, high performance environment
Must have completed the mandatory NYSC