IMMEDIATE INTERNAL/EXTERNAL VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Position: Reconciliation and Settlement Accountant

Place of Work: Head Office

Number of Position: 01/One/

Opening Date: December 10, 2025

About the Organization:

VisionFund Micro Finance Institution (S.C) is an Institution established according to proclamation No. 40/96 to provide financial services to the productive poor in the rural and urban areas of Ethiopia. VisionFund is currently operating in five of the Regional States of the country. VisionFund MFI is currently looking candidates to fill the vacant positions for Reconciliation and Settlement Accountant role. The successful candidates will have skills and experience that meet the following requirements:

The job holder is responsible to make Settlement and Reconciliation of p2p Transaction and resolving all issues arising from electronic transactions and perform automated back-office processing such as dispute processing, settlement, reconciliation and reporting.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Ensuring the accuracy and integrity of financial transactions 

• Ensure timely and accurate processing of all P2P transaction that are Mobil banking transaction and RTG interbank transactions. 

•  Responsible for daily transaction listing sent from Ethiwstc against the VFMFI CBS transaction are reconciled.

• Timely resolution of disputes and any exception by working with digital team

•  Provide support in generating and analyzing various settlement reports, including transaction volume, settlement delays, and error rates 

• Continuously review p2p transactions and make the settlement transaction on Account payable and receivable against the settlement account 

• Timely resolution of disputes and any exception

• Performs investigation of customer complaints tickets/Reports, and escalations from other departments and provides resolution by communication with digital team 

• Follow up and reconcile all issue account, Memo account, 

• Check and adjust for irregular account balances;

• Ensure accurate and timely reconciliation and settlement of financial transactions within the organization. 

• Follows up timely settlement of payables and receivable accounts of Interbank transaction and account settlements 

• Review the necessary journal entries; and adjusting and reversal entries.

• Work closely with internal teams, external parties, and financial institutions to reconcile accounts, resolve discrepancies, and facilitate the smooth settlement of transactions. 

• Analyze data, identify errors or discrepancies, and implement corrective actions to maintain financial integrity and compliance.

• Support branches in and transaction disputed related with interbank transaction

Job Responsibility #2

• Upload confidentiality of documentations;

• Document all transaction of P2p sent from eth switch and correction files properly

• Ensure the safekeeping of reconciliation and settlements

• Ensure the safe keeping of all supporting documents which have been used reconciliation and settlements 

 Job Requirements

2. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

A) EDUCATION/TRAINING 

• Bachelor degree or diploma in accounting is required 

B) EXPERIENCE:

• 2 years of experience for bachelor degree or 4 years’ experience for diploma in related positions at Bank or MFI.

C) TECHNICAL AND OTHER SKILLS

• Determined personality with initiative, perseverance and the ability to motivate and manage a team

• Capability and willingness to take responsibility and highly developed sense of integrity

• Ready to comply and live up to and in accordance with the organization Ideals and Core Values

• Be proficient in Microsoft office, Core Banking systems and excellent use of Excel spreadsheets

• Highly developed sense of reliability and accuracy

• Be a good trainer, facilitator, mentor, and coach

• Very good communication skills

D) WORKING CONDITIONS AND LEVEL OF TRAVEL REQUIRED 

• Office environment:  typical office based with few travels to branches

• Travel:  100% Domestic travel 

• On call:   No in the after normal working hours

Terms of Employment: Permanent

Salary: As per the Institution salary scale

Closing Date: December 17, 2025

3. How to Apply

Candidates who fulfil the above requirements can submit the application letter, updated Curriculum vitae with names and addresses of up to 3 references can apply online through VFE_Vacancy@wvi.org 

Women applicants are highly encouraged to apply!