Job Description
Job Purpose
- To effectively manage the Cash department and ensure controls of the Bank’s local and foreign cash and draft instruments are consistently adhered to.
Duties and responsibilities
- Compiles and reconciles data involving the electronic transfer of funds to maintain accounting records:
- Examines electronic funds transaction entries on documents, such as bank statements and printouts, for completeness and accuracy.
- Posts transaction data to specified accounts.
- Manages both internal and external transfers for bank customers.
- Handles inward and outward clearing instruments.
- Ensure customers' check requests are promptly processed
- Directs cash management operations to include daily cash administration and bank relations.
- Reviews and drives cash management; ensuring that the bank’s financial obligations are met
- Timely reconciles cash applications and disbursements.
- Monitors cash transactions to ensure that bank account balances and any unusual transactions are investigated.
- Forecasts, monitors and tracks cash flow (weekly, monthly, quarterly etc.).
- Prepares cash flow reports, and identifies and evaluates variances.
- Works with Financial controller to accurately forecast cash flows
- Responsible for evacuation of cash in compliance with vault and insurance limits.
- Petty Cash handling and reconciliation.
- Manage and maintain cash limits at the bank and ensure prompt expatriation of excesses
- Plan and coordinated delivery and collection of cash to and from corresponding banks
Qualifications
- Candidates should possess an HND / B.Sc in Accounting, Finance or relevant field
- Evidence of completion / exemption of/from NYSC
Experience:
- Minimum of 4 years of banking experience.
- Previous experience in a similar role or capacity
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
Skills:
- Knowledge of all regulatory policies and procedures
- Ability to recognize problems and apply Risk Management techniques to address them
- Strong planning, organizational and time management abilities
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Meticulous attention to detail and accuracy.