Clearing and Posting Officer

About Commercial Bank

Job Summary

• To ensure that all Cheque Clearing & Financial Postings are processed, organized & monitored efficiently and accurately in a controlled manner.
• Ensuring all team members are engaged in the ECC system enhancements & UATs and participate actively for the development of respective team’s technical capabilities.
• ****Key Responsibilities****
• Ensure the Inward & Outward clearing cheques are processed within the QCB cut-off.
• Ensure the details of scanned outward clearing cheque (PDC/BD) are complete and accurate.
• Verify the correctness of Onus cheques, new PDC booking, safekeeping charges and PDC cancellation.
• Reconcile the outward clearing cheque balance from PS-ECC against the outward suspense account in Equation on daily basis.
• Verify the safekeeping reports against the physical cheque on due date and authorize.
• Authorize WPS & Non WPS Payrolls.
• Authorize transaction vouchers received from various Internal Departments and other Ad-hoc requests.
• Periodic review of staff productivity and proposing process improvements to manage high volumes/ business growth with minimal impact on approved headcounts.
• Focus on internal service delivery – primary internal customers are credit department, Risk management and all the Branches. Periodic/occasional contact with external customers as part of executing job responsibilities.
• Perform an assigned task as and when required by the Line Manager.
• Liaising with frontend business team to improve customer experience.
• Achieving a high level of processing accuracy.
• Availability of staff at all times to meet the Unit's SLA.
• Ensuring the approved TAT management and exceptional request handling on top priority and delivery as per business requirements.
• Preparing daily, weekly, fortnightly, monthly, quarterly, half-yearly and yearly MIS for the respective activities
• Back up support for the Clearing & Posting other Team Leaders.
• Engage with respective team members on the department KPI targets and help them to contribute within the scope of work.
• Support the team members to enhance their capabilities with respective training plans and provide continuous feedback on their performance.
• Gap analysis review and closure of ops risk items identified internally or identified by audit team to avoid recurrence of errors.
• Ensure that all open observations/ recommendations from internal audit report are closed within the agreed timeframes in order to improve the functional operations.
• Lead business-initiated projects (Operations functions) in collaboration with the team members that are scheduled for implementation and ensure UAT completion within the scheduled time (covering E2E positive/negative test cases).
• Working with IT and internal stakeholders for the implementation of system / regulatory mandates on-time.
• Provide knowledge of on-going projects to the subordinates and involve them in all UAT activities to enhance their technical skills and system knowledge.
• Organize/ supervise and distribute the day-to-day activities with full transparency to ensure that all the work is carried out efficiently in line with the operating procedures and policy.
• Provide on-the-job trainings and continuous feedback to subordinates to support their overall development.

Required Qualifications

Minimum Exp;

• Minimum 5 years in cheque processing
• At least 3 years of experience as a processor within Operations

Knowledge & Other Skills

• In-depth knowledge of cheque processing
• MS Office proficient.
• Proficiency in written and spoken English.
• Ability to interact with internal and external stakeholders
• ****Why Commercial Bank?****
• Best Performing Bank in Qatar in The Banker’s prestigious Top 1000 World Banks Rankings 2025.
• Best Digital Bank in the Middle East 2024 by World Finance and Best Mobile Banking App in the Middle East 2024 by Global Finance.
• An Innovation-Driven, Digital-First Environment where employees work with the latest tools and technologies to redefine banking
• Opportunities for Global Partnerships & International Exposure, connecting employees with global networks and perspectives.
• A focus on Employee Well-being & Work-Life Balance, ensuring a healthy and supportive environment for all team members
• Competitive Compensation & Benefits that ensure our employees are rewarded for their dedication and performance
• A strong Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, fostering a culture that values every individual’s unique perspective
• At Commercial Bank, we don’t just offer careers, We shape futures by pioneering
• digital transformation
• in Qatar’s banking sector,
• blending digital-first
• approach to redefine banking through
• innovative solutions.

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