Financial Reconciliation Officer

Job description

Finance Reconciliation Officer Location: Manchester / Hybrid working pattern Join a team where accuracy matters. We're looking for a detail-oriented Finance Reconciliation Officer to play a key role in managing and safeguarding financial transactions across our DVLA Enforcement Services Contract. This is an excellent opportunity for a finance professional who enjoys working with data, solving problems, and ensuring financial integrity within a highly regulated environment. You'll be responsible for reconciling high-volume financial transactions, investigating discrepancies, and ensuring all funds are accurately accounted for. Working closely with finance teams, operational stakeholders, banking partners, and payment providers, you'll help maintain robust financial controls and support the timely reporting and settlement of funds. What You'll Be Doing Perform daily, weekly, and monthly reconciliations across banking platforms, payment systems, operational databases, and financial ledgers. Investigate and resolve discrepancies, unmatched transactions, and reconciliation exceptions. Analyse large volumes of financial data to identify trends, anomalies, and potential risks. Produce reconciliation reports, management information, and exception reporting. Support internal and external audit requirements by maintaining accurate and auditable records. Liaise with banks, payment providers, finance teams, and operational stakeholders to resolve issues efficiently. Contribute to process improvements that enhance controls, accuracy, and operational efficiency. Support compliance, fraud prevention, and financial governance activities. What You'll Be Doing Perform daily, weekly, and monthly reconciliations across banking platforms, payment systems, operational databases, and financial ledgers. Investigate and resolve discrepancies, unmatched transactions, and reconciliation exceptions. Analyse large volumes of financial data to identify trends, anomalies, and potential risks. Produce reconciliation reports, management information, and exception reporting. Support internal and external audit requirements by maintaining accurate and auditable records. Liaise with banks, payment providers, finance teams, and operational stakeholders to resolve issues efficiently. Contribute to process improvements that enhance controls, accuracy, and operational efficiency. Support compliance, fraud prevention, and financial governance activities. About You We're looking for someone with: Experience in financial reconciliation, banking, finance operations, shared services, or payment processing environments. Strong analytical skills with exceptional attention to detail. Experience investigating and resolving financial discrepancies. Advanced Excel skills and confidence working with large datasets. Excellent organisational and stakeholder management abilities. Understanding of financial controls, compliance, and audit requirements. Ability to work independently while managing priorities in a fast-paced environment. AAT, ACCA, or CIMA studies in progress (desirable). Desirable Experience Payment gateways, settlement platforms, or banking interfaces. ERP systems such as Oracle, SAP, or Sage. Public sector or government contract environments. Cash management and treasury processes. Working within highly regulated industries. Why Join Us? This role offers the opportunity to be at the heart of a critical public service operation, ensuring financial accuracy, reducing risk, and supporting the effective management of public funds. You'll join a collaborative team environment where your expertise will directly contribute to operational excellence and continuous improvement. Apply today and help us maintain the highest standards of financial integrity and control. What we can offer you! Mentorship and career progression opportunities with future global career prospects Be rewarded for your enthusiasm, commitment, dedication, and loyalty Ongoing learning, access to training and development, including a pathway to professional recognition (e.g., Chartership) Competitive salary based on demonstrated skills and experience Central office location (Piccadilly Station) An Employee Assistance Program available to staff, family, and household members We will be excited to meet with you if your skills and experience are aligned with ours. Please upload your cover letter and CV and any other documents that you think will set you apart to our career’s portal. We are an Equal Opportunities employer and we strive to build a workforce that truly reflects the communities we represent. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and any other protected characteristic. If you decide to apply for an opportunity with us, your application will be assessed based purely on your experience, the essential and desirable criteria, and your suitability for the role. We value each and every one’s contribution as this builds our culture and means that if you work with us, you will be included, listened to, and respected. Egis is a leading global consulting, construction engineering and operating firm. We work together with our clients, across every aspect of transport, energy, and the built environment to build a more balanced, sustainable, and resilient world. The Egis Group has more than 50 years of experience and a team of 23,500 employees in over 70 countries around the world. Joining our Group means, above all, sharing our values as a people-first company, strongly committed to sustainability and innovation. In the UK and Ireland, we are proud to be delivering some of the most iconic projects which help connect people, protect our environment, and meet emission reduction targets. From highways, rail and operations and maintenance, to energy, water, nuclear and smart infrastructure, clients choose us to help them solve their most complex challenges - delivering climate-responsible growth that meets the needs of communities, industry and the planet.