Bank Reconciliation Specialist

Responsibilities

• Perform daily, weekly and monthly bank reconciliations for assigned bank accounts.
• Ensure timely and accurate posting of MT940 bank statements and accounting entries in S/4HANA
• Investigate, resolve and clear unmatched, unidentified and aged reconciling items, and escalate material or long-outstanding items where required.
• Reconcile collections from multiple payment channels and vendor payments against bank clearing accounts
• Prepare monthly bank reconciliation reports and ageing analysis, highlighting key outstanding items and issues for follow-up.
• Support month-end and year-end closing activities to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting.
• Liaise with banks and internal stakeholders to resolve reconciliation, collection and payment-related issues.
• Ensure compliance with accounting policies, internal controls and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Identify and escalate potential control gaps and fraud risks, and support process improvement and automation initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Accounting, Finance or other related fields
• 2 - 4 years of relevant experience in finance operations, bank reconciliation, collections or cash management.
• Strong knowledge of accounting, bank reconciliation and end-to-end financial operations.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel; experience with SAP S/4HANA or other ERP systems would be an added advantage.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and reconciliation skills.
• High attention to detail with sound professional scepticism and judgement.
• Good communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Proficient in English and Bahasa Melayu.