Global Payments Operations – Initial 6 month contract

Sydney

Investment Banking

Contract or Temporary

Leading global financial services firm seeking a contractor to join their operations department focused on Global Payments & Treasury Services Operations.  The contract will be initially for 6 months with a high chance to extend, and possibkly go permanent

As the contract will be more than 6 mths, our client wont be considering Working Holiday Visa holders.

Job Description

• Monitors payment processing applications.  Reviews and validates payments submitted through various methods. Monitors and flags issues that arise with payment mechanisms and performs production validation.
• Processes funds transfer or settlement instruction in accurate and timely manner to ensure adherence to payment cut off time and SLA, escalate issues as needed. Investigates differences in cash processing and performs settlements and reconcilements.
• Manages the daily processing of cash movements by bank clients and confirm validity of transactions with manager in cash processing and client services managers with connection to clients.
• Researches and resolves client inquiries received from client services team.
• Adheres to and completes regulatory and compliance monitoring and reporting, as required.
• Serves as an escalation point for data processing issues and provides input on quality improvement process.
• Responsible for the quality and completion of own work and support the actional tasks assigned by manager.
• Assists in collecting US tax documentation for IRS requirements
• Participates in business initiatives including new projects. Contribute to the achievement of team objectives.

Technical & Behavioral Competencies

• Bachelor’s degree or the equivalent combination of education and experience is required.
• 3 to 5 years’ experience in financial services or payment processing role preferred.
• Good communication, organizational teamwork, interpersonal skills are essential.
• Knowledge of local payments systems (ie. Austraclear), as well as SWIFT payment system preferred.

About you:

• Effective time management skills and able to manage end to end process in high volume days.
• Excellent attention to details and accuracy in processing in a timely manner.
• Enthusiasm with operations excellence initiatives to improve efficiency.
• A strong team player and be able to support others.
• Be flexible with working hours, able to support later hours when required.