Bank Reconciliation & Treasury Operations Manager

Manager Bank Reconciliation & Treasury Operations Job Purpose To lead and manage large-scale bank reconciliation and treasury operations activities, ensuring timely and accurate reconciliation of bank balances, cash transactions, and treasury-related General Ledger (GL) accounts. The role will be responsible for driving month-end close activities, strengthening operational controls, managing stakeholder relationships, and leading service delivery excellence across high-volume finance operations. Key Responsibilities Lead end-to-end bank reconciliation and treasury operations processes, ensuring timely completion of month-end close activities. Manage reconciliation of a high volume of bank accounts, ensuring bank statement balances accurately match ERP/Treasury system balances and underlying transactions. Oversee reconciliation of cash clearing and treasury-related GL accounts, ensuring all reconciling items are investigated, resolved, and cleared within defined timelines. Ensure robust controls around vendor payments, bank transactions, beneficiary details, IFSC code validations, and payment processing activities. Review and monitor unreconciled balances, exceptions, aged items, and control breaches, driving timely resolution through structured action plans. Partner closely with Treasury, Accounts Payable, Controllership, Finance, and Banking Partners to resolve operational issues and improve process effectiveness. Lead root cause analysis for reconciliation breaks and implement corrective and preventive actions to minimize recurring issues. Drive process standardization, automation, and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance accuracy, efficiency, and control compliance. Support audit requirements, regulatory compliance, internal controls testing, and governance reporting. Lead, coach, and develop a team while ensuring strong performance management, knowledge development, and succession planning. Functional & Technical Skills Functional Skills Strong expertise in Bank Reconciliations, Cash Management, Treasury Operations, and Record-to-Report (R2R) month-end close processes. Deep understanding of cash clearing accounts, treasury GL reconciliations, cash transactions, and financial controls. Experience managing high-volume reconciliation environments with large numbers of bank accounts and transactions. Strong knowledge of vendor payment controls, banking operations, and cash application processes. Ability to identify, investigate, and resolve reconciliation exceptions through structured root cause analysis. Operational Excellence Strong experience in KPI/SLA management, governance reporting, exception management, and operational risk mitigation. Proven track record in process optimization, automation, and control enhancement initiatives. Experience managing escalations and stakeholder expectations across global teams. Technical Skills Hands-on experience with ERP platforms (SAP, Oracle, or equivalent) and Treasury Management Systems. Strong understanding of bank interfaces, cash management modules, reconciliation tools, and reporting solutions. Advanced MS Excel skills including reconciliation analysis, reporting, and data interpretation. Exposure to automation and workflow tools will be an added advantage. Leadership & Stakeholder Management Strong people leadership experience with the ability to lead and develop large operational teams. Excellent stakeholder management skills with experience interacting with Treasury teams, Accounts Payable teams, Controllers, and Banking Partners. Strong communication, problem-solving, and presentation skills. Qualifications & Experience Qualified Chartered Accountant (CA) Mandatory. Minimum 9+ years of post-qualification experience in Finance Operations, R2R, Treasury Operations, or Bank Reconciliation functions. Significant experience managing month-end bank reconciliation processes and treasury-related balance sheet reconciliations. Experience handling large-scale reconciliation environments involving multiple bank accounts, cash transactions, and treasury systems. Demonstrated experience in stakeholder management involving Treasury teams, AP teams, banks, and senior finance leadership. Proven experience in driving operational controls, process improvements, and service delivery excellence in a Shared Services, GCC, BPO, or Finance Operations environment. Preferred Experience Experience reconciling .