Payment Officer Job at Phillips Outsourcing Limited

Phillips Outsourcing Limited has been in existence for over 16 years. We have a vast experience in the outsourcing business as we currently manage resources for major clients in all sectors of the Nigerian economy. In addition, our prolific manpower cuts across the 36 states in Nigeria. After successfully gaining ground in all the 36 states of the federation, we are gradually spreading our tentacles to other African Nations. We are currently registered to also do business in Ghana. Our framework is developed to fully support the businesses of our clients, ensuring continuous improvement of the outsourced services. This ultimately thrusts our clients to achieve their business objectives.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Payment Officer

Job Location: VI, Lagos
Industry: Insurance

Responsibilities

• Responsible for preparing schedule for technical and non-technical payments, write cheques and follow-up for signing, process direct credit payments on Diamond PAY and TT instruction within 24 hrs.
• Responsible for sending advice (via mail or telephone) to payment beneficiaries after making payment.
• Responsible for collating all payments made and sending same by mail to the MD by 5pm daily.
• Responsible for filing serially and promptly all documents upon which payments have been made to avoid double payment and for easy retrieval.
• Responsible for handling complaints and queries from both internal and external clients within set timelines.
• Responsible for monitoring and posting of petty cash into the ledger, for the head office and branches.

Requirements

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance or related field.
• Minimum of three (3) years of relevant experience in a similar role preferably in an insurance firm.
• A professional qualification of Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) or the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft EXCEL.

Note: Only qualified candidates will be contacted.