A friendly and professional Financial Services company based in St Albans are looking for a Reconciliation Clerk a to join a welcoming team.
This is a busy role where you will provide a full reconciliation service to the Finance department. You will ensure all relevant regulatory requirements are met including the FCA Conduct Rules and Principles.
You will be based within a modern office, centrally located and in easy reach of the town centre. The company offer excellent opportunities for development and progression in the future.
What s in it for you:
- Salary: up to £25k-£26k
- Hours: Monday to Friday 9-5.30pm
- 20 days holiday which rises with length of service
- Life assurance
- Sickness cover
- Excellent training
- Social events
- Friendly and welcoming team
- Career progression
Key responsibilities:
- Download daily account balances using online banking machines and print
- Perform daily bank reconciliations of a number of non- tranche and tranche product accounts, raise cheques, initiate transfers and ensure that the accounts do not go overdrawn
- Investigating and seeing through to a successful resolution, any reconciling differences as and when they occur, ensuring any issues are resolved in a timely and efficient manner
- Liaising with other departments, ensuring the correct procedures are carried out following any returned cheques or rejected DD / BACS payments
- Cheque writing to cover all client money accounts both manual and automated printing
- Monitor cheque payments for uncleared items and re-issue those over 6 months old
- Monitoring of bounced cheques advising Investment Admin team to contact customer for replacement funds
- Monitor cheque payments for uncleared items and re-issue those items over 6 months old
- Input daily transfers and payments on to relevant internet banking system e.g., Bankline, Lloyds and HSBC.net
- Provide back-up support to the cashier function including the preparation of banking for all client money accounts and taking the banking to High Street banks
What the employer is looking for:
- 2 years experience of reconciliations
- Solid experience within the financial services industry is preferred but not essential
- Minimum Intermediate knowledge of Excel
- Minimum qualifications of GCSE standard or equivalent
- Pays attention to detail, completes tasks in a timely manner, consistently produces quality outputs
Red Door Recruitment is committed to encouraging equality, diversity, and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. Full details available on our website.
Please note due to the number of applications we often receive; only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
