Job Title: Team Member, Reconciliation & Credit Control

Industry: Insurance | Financial Services

Reports To: Head, Financial Reporting

Location: Nigeria

Work Structure: Full-Time 

Remuneration: Competitive

Client Overview
Our client is a leading Nigerian insurance group offering a diverse range of life, general, and specialist insurance solutions to individuals and businesses. The organization is committed to sound financial management, effective risk protection, operational excellence, and sustainable long-term growth.

Role Summary
Our client is seeking a detail-oriented Team Member, Reconciliation & Credit Control to support the accurate reconciliation of financial and insurance-related transactions and ensure effective monitoring of outstanding receivables. The role will contribute to maintaining accurate financial records, resolving discrepancies, and strengthening credit control processes.

Key Responsibilities

Reconciliation & Account Monitoring

• Perform regular reconciliation of bank, customer, broker, and other relevant accounts.
• Identify, investigate, and resolve outstanding or unmatched transactions.
• Review transaction records to ensure completeness and accuracy.
• Follow up on unresolved reconciliation items and maintain appropriate documentation.

Credit Control

• Monitor outstanding premiums, receivables, and other customer balances.
• Follow up with relevant internal teams, brokers, agents, and customers on overdue balances.
• Maintain accurate records of outstanding debts and collection activities.
• Escalate long-outstanding or high-risk balances for appropriate action.

Reporting & Documentation

• Prepare periodic reconciliation and credit control reports for management review.
• Maintain proper documentation and audit trails for reconciled transactions.
• Support month-end and year-end financial closing activities.
• Assist with internal and external audit requests relating to reconciliations and receivables.

Stakeholder Coordination

• Work closely with Finance, Underwriting, Claims, Operations, Brokers, and other relevant teams to resolve account discrepancies.
• Provide timely updates on outstanding reconciliation and collection issues.

Requirements
Education
Bachelor's Degree or HND in:

• Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Administration Or a related discipline.
• Professional accounting qualifications such as ICAN, ACCA, or related certifications will be an added advantage.

Experience

• Minimum of 2–4 years of relevant experience in reconciliation, credit control, accounts receivable, finance operations, or a related function.
• Experience within the insurance, banking, financial services, or other regulated environments is preferred.
• Good understanding of accounting principles, reconciliations, receivables, and financial controls.
• Experience working with accounting or ERP systems is an advantage.

Technical Competencies

• Account Reconciliation
• Credit Control
• Accounts Receivable
• Financial Reporting
• Transaction Analysis
• Microsoft Excel
• Accounting/ERP Systems
• Data Verification
• Financial Controls
• Record Management

Core Competency

Accuracy & Financial Control — strong attention to detail with the ability to identify discrepancies, maintain accurate records, follow up on outstanding balances, and ensure financial transactions are properly reconciled and documented.