La Fayette Microfinance Bank Limited – As an international registered microfinance bank, La Fayette Microfinance Bank offers a complete range of financial services and means of payment for its customers, including savings accounts, current accounts and fixed deposit accounts.

Fully client oriented, La Fayette Microfinance Bank offers great flexibility, independence and financial security to help clients stay committed to their short and long term financial goals. Formally incorporated as La Fayette Microfinance Bank, the bank started full operation in February 2013 and has built a strong client base, serving clients from eight branch networks in Ibadan– Bodija, Challenge, Dugbe, Gbagi and Iwo road, Ogbomosho, Oyo and Saki towns, all strategically situated within close proximity to customers.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Back Office Officer

Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Planned Start Date: 1st Dec. 2023

Job Description
The Back-Office Officer is responsible for the daily Back Office operational task including:

• Core Banking Application postings
• Financial services & means of payment postings and follow up
• Improvement of operational procedures
• Reporting.
• Collation and documentation of cheque book orders as per branches requests
• Coordination with vendor for printing of chequebooks on weekly basis
• Follow up of cheque book orders, in coordination with branches and vendors.
• Control and dispatching of cheque books to branches through Logistics Department.
• Ensure smooth and timely conveyance of cheques to the correspondent bank
• Follow up with Finance Department for payment confirmation or return
• Monthly reconciliation of outward clearing cheque transactions
• Collation and documentation of ATM card orders as per branches requests
• Coordination with partner for customization of ATM cards on a daily basis
• Daily resolution of ATM cash dispense error.
• Investigate based on Finance department’s unreconciled items.
• Monitor on weekly basis, insurance related data
• Remit correct premium to partner on a weekly basis
• Posting of death claim in Orbit as paid by the partner
• Receives and archives in the Unit folder data quality checks on daily/weekly basis
• Performs corrections as per WINs
• Coordinates with concerns departs & branches for corrections.

Person Specification

• Candidates should possess a B.Sc. / HND in any discipline.
• Applicant must have a minimum of two (2) years of work experience as an operations officer preferably in a finance institution

Skills:  

• Must be highly proficient in Excel.
• Good communication skills.
• Must have knowledge about all pol_pro_guide.
• Good customer service skills.

Personal Traits:

• Meticulous, open-minded, autonomous, and fast learner.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.