Bank Reconciliation Teamleader experienced in reconciliation and financial accuracy. Developed operational efficiencies and optimised processes through a commitment to risk mitigation and compliance in complex financial environments. Guided teams in strategic initiatives while fostering collaboration and a positive work culture.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Bank Reconciliation Team leader
Liberty Life -Standard Bank Group
Johannesburg
03.2024 - Current
Leading reconciliation and operational teams to ensure accuracy and compliance
Driving process improvements to enhance efficiency and reduce risk.
Mentoring and developing team members to achieve organisational goals.Demonstrated experience in day-to-day people management actions, including coaching, feedback, and performance development.
Collaborating with stakeholders to align operational strategies with business objectives.Coordination of cross-functional teams to drive timely resolution of issues.
Finance Officer:
Liberty Life - Standard Bank Group
Johannesburg
10.2013 - 02.2024
Allocation of funds received in company bank accounts.
Matching and reconciling bank statements against the general ledger.
Investigating and resolving discrepancies to ensure financial accuracy.
Performing suspense account clean‑up of older transactions to maintain integrity of records.
Managed complex reconciliations across multiple financial systems.
Ensured compliance with regulatory requirements and internal policies.
Implemented process improvements that reduced errors and improved turnaround times.
Provided high-level support to internal and external stakeholders.
Developed expertise in operational efficiency and risk mitigation.
Finance Officer - Stop Order Collections
Liberty Life - Standard Bank Group
Johannesburg
05.2008 - 09.2013
Reconciled daily high-volume premium receipts across bank and stop order accounts to ensure accuracy and completeness.
Investigated and resolved premium allocation exceptions, unidentified payments, and suspense items to maintain financial integrity and prompt customer service.
Education
BCOMM - Business Management
University of South Africa
City of Tshwane, PTA
01-2022
Certificate of Higher Education - National Senior Certificate
Silver Oaks High School
Eldorado Park, JHB
01-2005
Skills
Financial reconciliation & Accuracy
Process improvement& Operational Efficiency
Risk management & Compliance
Data analysis
Stakeholder Engagement & collaboration
Cross-functional coordination
Team leadership & development
Team mentoring & Performance development
Analytical Problem solving
Customer Service Orientation
Timeline
Bank Reconciliation Team leader
Liberty Life -Standard Bank Group
03.2024 - Current
Finance Officer:
Liberty Life - Standard Bank Group
10.2013 - 02.2024
Finance Officer - Stop Order Collections
Liberty Life - Standard Bank Group
05.2008 - 09.2013
BCOMM - Business Management
University of South Africa
Certificate of Higher Education - National Senior Certificate
<ul><li>Profile: Record to Reporting (R2R)</li><li>Performing financial reporting and controlling for across all the entities (in Hyperion and Oracle = JD Edward).</li><li>Performing End to End P&L finalization (Review of accruals, Negative Cash Accrual, prepaid amortization schedule, FX Adjustments, creation, deletion and capitalization of fixed assets, posting of depreciation etc.) & taking calls with Controllers during Months end for further review of P&L.</li><li>Banking process includes positive pay exceptions, stop payment, voiding checks with AP team. Checks movement to unclaimed property. Payment proof, remittance details.</li><li>IFRS lease computation complying with IFRS 16 in CoStar – Real Estate Manager system (this is only for lease).</li><li>Preparation of webforms and variance analysis report and sharing with stakeholders with detailed information.</li><li>Performing Balance sheet reconciliation with adherence of policy and clearance of open items along with relevant details of lines which is overaged however will be staying for long time (i.e.- Bonus and dividends, Common Stocks, Security Deposits).</li><li>Facilitating team operations by discussions through the sharing of information and knowledge, identification of teamwork issues, development of problem-solving recommendations, and recommendations of standardizing team operations.</li><li>Cross train resources in order to have backup of each other to help team synergy helping team members to take leaves when required without bothering of work/process deliverables.</li><li>Conduct weekly, biweekly and monthly meetings with stake holders as per their agreement.</li><li>Create opportunities for team members to provide input on procedures/processes and share their expertise with other team members.</li><li>Working knowledge of ERP systems People Soft, ART (Reconciliation software of Oracle), JD Edward, Teradata, Cetova, Hyperion (HFM), Cadency, Blackline, SAP, NetSuite, Workday Adaptive, Coupa, Tableau, CoStar, Alteryx.</li><li>PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS</li><li>Given 12 lean ideas in area of Month End Close journals, Balance Sheet Reconciliations, and Bank Reconciliations.</li><li>Part of a green belt project on quality of reconciliations and BOT implementation (work in progress) – controllership impact</li><li>Bring automation & Marco enabling dash board MIS reporting for monthly SLA, KPI, IC balances, Cash forecasting etc.</li></ul> at Genpact India Pvt. Ltd<ul><li>Profile: Record to Reporting (R2R)</li><li>Performing financial reporting and controlling for across all the entities (in Hyperion and Oracle = JD Edward).</li><li>Performing End to End P&L finalization (Review of accruals, Negative Cash Accrual, prepaid amortization schedule, FX Adjustments, creation, deletion and capitalization of fixed assets, posting of depreciation etc.) & taking calls with Controllers during Months end for further review of P&L.</li><li>Banking process includes positive pay exceptions, stop payment, voiding checks with AP team. Checks movement to unclaimed property. Payment proof, remittance details.</li><li>IFRS lease computation complying with IFRS 16 in CoStar – Real Estate Manager system (this is only for lease).</li><li>Preparation of webforms and variance analysis report and sharing with stakeholders with detailed information.</li><li>Performing Balance sheet reconciliation with adherence of policy and clearance of open items along with relevant details of lines which is overaged however will be staying for long time (i.e.- Bonus and dividends, Common Stocks, Security Deposits).</li><li>Facilitating team operations by discussions through the sharing of information and knowledge, identification of teamwork issues, development of problem-solving recommendations, and recommendations of standardizing team operations.</li><li>Cross train resources in order to have backup of each other to help team synergy helping team members to take leaves when required without bothering of work/process deliverables.</li><li>Conduct weekly, biweekly and monthly meetings with stake holders as per their agreement.</li><li>Create opportunities for team members to provide input on procedures/processes and share their expertise with other team members.</li><li>Working knowledge of ERP systems People Soft, ART (Reconciliation software of Oracle), JD Edward, Teradata, Cetova, Hyperion (HFM), Cadency, Blackline, SAP, NetSuite, Workday Adaptive, Coupa, Tableau, CoStar, Alteryx.</li><li>PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS</li><li>Given 12 lean ideas in area of Month End Close journals, Balance Sheet Reconciliations, and Bank Reconciliations.</li><li>Part of a green belt project on quality of reconciliations and BOT implementation (work in progress) – controllership impact</li><li>Bring automation & Marco enabling dash board MIS reporting for monthly SLA, KPI, IC balances, Cash forecasting etc.</li></ul> at Genpact India Pvt. Ltd