Job Description

• Reconcile daily merchant settlements and transaction reports across multiple payment gateways and banking platforms to ensure complete and accurate revenue recording;
• Identify, investigate, and resolve discrepancies between internal records, payment processor statements, and bank transactions in a timely and systematic manner;
• Monitor pending or failed transactions, ensuring prompt follow-up and resolution to minimise revenue leakage or processing delays;
• Prepare, maintain, and file detailed reconciliation schedules and supporting documentation in accordance with audit and compliance requirements;
• Validate and process merchant commissions, fees, and adjustments accurately on a monthly basis, ensuring financial integrity and alignment with contractual terms;
• Support month-end and year-end close activities by compiling reconciliation summaries, performing variance analyses, and providing relevant financial insights to management.

• Grade 12 or Equivalent (Essential);
• Diploma or Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Commerce, or related field (Advantageous);
• Minimum of 3 years' experience in a financial, reconciliation, or revenue assurance role, preferably in:

• Aviation, travel, or e-commerce sectors (multi-channel payment environments);
• Banking, payments, or merchant processing functions;
• Must have demonstrated experience with:

• Daily reconciliation of high-volume transactions;
• Investigating and resolving financial discrepancies;
• Month-end close and audit preparation.
• Willing to work overtime;
• Knowledge of payment platforms and electronic transaction systems;
• Good understanding of financial reconciliation processes and principles;
• Excel proficiency (i.e. pivot tables, lookups, reconciliations, data validation);
• Strong numerical accuracy and attention to detail;
• Analytical and problem-solving skills to identify trends and variances;
• Ability to work under pressure and meet strict reconciliation deadlines;
• Communication and documentation abilities.

Personal Attributes:

• Professional;
• Integrity and discretion when handling sensitive financial data;
• Team player;
• Proactive.

Application Guideline:

• Email applications will not be accepted;
• Preference will be given to members of under-represented designated groups;
• Should no feedback be provided within two (2) weeks from the closing date, please consider your application as unsuccessful.

FlySafair reserves the right:

• Not to proceed with this vacancy;
• To appoint the selected candidates based on its operational requirements.

Closing Date: 5 January 2026

Skills Required