Treasury & Recon Controller - CPT

Are you an analytical numbers enthusiast with an eye for detail and a knack for solving financial puzzles?

As a Treasury & Reconciliations Controller, you will sit at the financial heart of retail operations. You’ll play a critical role in safeguarding cash flow, ensuring every transaction balances across all stores, and transforming complex daily sales data into clear, actionable financial reports.

This role offers an exciting opportunity to take true ownership of treasury operations across modern payment channels—from traditional cash and card to cutting-edge digital portals and third-party delivery platforms. If you thrive in a fast-paced FMCG setting and want to build a rewarding career within a collaborative finance team, this is the place to do it.

• Multi-Tender Reconciliations: Perform daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly reconciliations across all tender types, including cash, card terminals, online payment gateways, kiosks, and third-party delivery partners (e.g., Uber Eats, Mr D Food).
• Financial Reporting & Analysis: Prepare, monitor, and distribute operational reports such as daily sales files, cash-up imports, delivery portal reconciliations, and shortage tracking reports.
• Query Resolution & Stakeholder Engagement: Act as the first point of contact for store managers, field staff, banking partners, and point-of-sale vendors to quickly investigate and resolve transaction discrepancies.
• Cash-Up Integrity & Cash Flow Control: Track, verify, and summarize daily store deposits and banking takings to ensure sound bookkeeping and optimal business cash flow.
• Audit & Compliance Support: Retrieve and verify banking documentation, credit card transaction slips, and settlement reports to support routine audits and partner compliance.
• Process Improvement: Continuously suggest smarter, more efficient ways to streamline data imports, reconciliation workflows, and variance tracking.

Must-Haves:

• Education: Grade 12 (Matric) qualification.
• Technical Skills: Advanced Microsoft Excel proficiency (non-negotiable; comfortable with advanced formulas, large data sets, and pivot tables).
• Experience: Proven experience handling reconciliations, daily cash-ups, and basic bookkeeping within an FMCG or fast-paced retail environment.
• Attention to Detail: Exceptional numerical accuracy with a talent for spotting variances and resolving discrepancies.
• Communication: Clear, confident verbal and written communication skills to liaise effectively with both store teams and external service providers.

Nice-to-Haves:

• A relevant tertiary qualification or certificate in Accounting, Bookkeeping, or Financial Management.
• Hands-on experience with retail POS software (such as GAAP) and third-party delivery merchant portals.
• Prior experience liaising directly with banking institutions and payment gateway providers.