Reconciliation Specialist
Betway Africa
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Job title: Reconciliation Specialist
Department: Finance
Reporting to: Processing Manager
Who We Are
We’re part of Super Group, the NYSE-listed digital gaming company behind some of the world’s leading Sports and iGaming brands.
Our journey at Betway Africa started in 1999 with a handful of brilliant individuals and some very big picture thinking. Now, we are an ever-growing community of 1000+ talented and exceptional people at the forefront of the vast and competitive world. Our expertise lies in marketing, customer service and technology.
Who We’re Looking For
We’re on a thrilling journey of growth and innovation, and we need passionate, driven individuals to join us. At Betway Africa, every day is action-packed, and we expect you to bring your A-game. In return, you’ll find a supportive environment where your skills can flourish and your career can soar.
Ready to become a game-changer? Supercharge your career with us and be part of something extraordinary.
Why we need you
We’re building experiences that wow our customers – and that starts with bold, curious people who want to do work that matters.
If you’re hungry to grow, excited by impact and ready for a challenge that will supercharge your career, this could be your moment.
As our Reconciliation Specialist, you’ll play a key part in delivering timeously to the senior management and shareholders of the organisation, to assist with their decision-making processes in driving the business getting hands-on with:
Other ad hoc duties as may be required from time to time.
- Bank reconciliations
- Post and control accounts
- Vendor / Processor reconciliations
- Prepare monthly reports (open items, aging and balances for inclusion in the audit packs and month end files).
- Include all support electronically with month end reconciliations.
- Prepare and submit samples and evidence for audit queries.
- Assistance with testing of processes before implementation on NAV and BC.
Your drive and ideas will help us move faster, improve smarter, and stay ahead of the game.
What You’ll Do
The responsibilities will include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Processing data:
- Download processing data where required or receive the Navision (Nav) and Business Central (BC) import from Business Intelligence (BI).
- Post into NAV weekly or daily as required.
- Import any missing data identified.
- Match and reconcile data in NAV and BC to resolve discrepancies timeously.
- Reconcile processor balances per NAV and BC to third party confirmations.
- Prepare the dataports for wire fees, chargeback fees, refund fees and other ad hoc items. Upload into NAV and BC.
- Verify processor fees to contracts.
- Identify changes required for automation of data imports and escalate to the Manager.
- Review the open item reports weekly to identify transactions that have not been matched to resolve and match.
- Ensure that deposits and cashins per NAV and BC imports agrees to the detail received from the processors, investigate and resolve any discrepancies.
- Gaming data:
- Obtain gaming data files from the Business Intelligence team, check to ensure the data is complete and accurate.
- Reconcile gaming data in NAV and BC to the Gaming Dashboard (T-log).
- Import any missing data.
- Investigate and resolve any differences identified.
- Check to ensure that data is posted correctly by product and region.
- Identify new transaction types that require automation and escalate to BI.
- Reconcile all player cash-in files: prepare pending cash-in, cash-in and allocation journals and outstanding payments reconciliations.
- Match all open items in vendors, including cash-in balances.
- Investigate anomalies and open items timeously.
- Preparation of month end files and reconciliations, including a monthly player balance reconciliation.
- Treasury functions:
- Upload bank imports into NAV and BC daily and reconcile daily bank balance to bank statements.
- Correct allocation of receipts to processor and control accounts.
- Prepare monthly bank reconciliations for processors.
- Execute funds withdrawals for Big Winners.
- Engage with Treasury team weekly to assist with queries related to wires. i.e. Short or Over settlements, outstanding data, cashflow, etc.
- Accounts Payable:
- Perform a recalculation for all fee invoices received from processors.
- Ensure that invoices for re-charges include appropriate costs monthly.
- Ensure VAT output per invoices correctly charged where applicable.
- Investigate queries raised on invoices.
- Match invoices and payments in Navision.
- Obtain monthly balance confirmations/statements from vendors.
- Prepare the following month end balance sheet reconciliations for inclusion in the month end and audit files:
- Bank reconciliations
- Post and control accounts
- Vendor / Processor reconciliations
- Prepare monthly reports (open items, aging and balances for inclusion in the audit packs and month end files).
- Include all support electronically with month end reconciliations.
- Prepare and submit samples and evidence for audit queries.
- Assistance with testing of processes before implementation on NAV and BC.
This list covers your core responsibilities – with plenty of room to stretch, explore and take on new challenges as we grow.
What You’ll Bring
You’re someone who brings:
- Clear, confident communication (written and verbal), and the ability to breakdown complex ideas
- A collaborative mindset, working smoothly with cross‑functional teams to hit shared goals
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects without dropping the ball
- Exceptional attention to detail and a commitment to high‑quality work
- Adaptability – you stay sharp, productive and positive in fast‑moving environments
- Attention to Detail.
- Accountability and execution.
- Strong financial astuteness.
- Good Interpersonal skills.
- Control and efficiency with prioritization of tasks.
- Able to multi-task and work under pressure.
- Good oral and written communication skills.
- Must be able to use initiative and be proactive.
- Accuracy and reliability with a high level of attention to detail.
- Ability to plan and execute.
- Team player.
- Ability to work under pressure and adapt well to change
Desirable Skills You’ve Got Up Your Sleeve
It would be great if you also have some of the following skills:
- Bookkeeping / Accounting qualification advantageous.
- MS Office – Excel, Word, Access, Outlook
- Experience with any other accounting software
Our values are non-negotiables
Our culture is underpinned by core values that are linked to key behavioural competencies. Along with the below behavioural competencies, these are essential for all employees in order for you to embed in and drive our culture forward.
These competencies are:
- Adaptability
- Ownership and accountability
- Initiating action
- Resilience
- Team orientation
- Integrity
- Innovation
What You’ll Get Back
We invest in your growth and wellbeing, so you can bring your best:
- Supergrowth is real here. Our learning and development programmes give you the tools, training and opportunities to level up fast.
- Your progress matters. Our Performance tool ensures you get meaningful feedback to support your development and superdrive your career.
- Support that has your back. Our Employee Assistance Programme offers resources for you and your family.
- 100% medical aid on Discovery (at Classic Comprehensive rates) for main member only (dependents can be on your medical aid but you will have to pay for them in total)
- 100% contribution to Vitality (this has not been included in the offer however employees are able to add this benefit should they wish)
- 3% company contribution to provident fund administered by Momentum (the scheme is called Momentum Funds @ Work)
- Group Life which includes life cover and dreaded disease cover
This position requires trust and honesty it has access to customers financial details - therefore a credit and criminal record check will be conducted. The qualifications identified herein are an inherent job requirement; therefore, a qualification verification check will be done. By applying for this role, and supplying the necessary details, you hereby grant us permission to apply for these checks. This will be done in a confidential manner, and solely for the purposes of verification.
Should you not hear from us within 2 weeks, please deem your application as unsuccessful.
The perfect place to work, play and grow!