Business Analyst - Payments

Iris Software Inc.; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in Toronto is seeking a BSA – Payments for a long-term contract. This role requires strong knowledge of wire payments and compliance areas such as KYC and anti-money laundering. The successful candidate will manage the payments processing life cycle and work closely with SWIFT messages. This position offers a hybrid work environment, with 4 days in the office.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of high-value wire payments and the LVTS/Lynx platforms.
• Understanding of payments processing life cycle.
• Experience with compliance requirements and transaction monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Understand and manage the payments processing life cycle.
• Work with SWIFT messages and data attributes.
• Collaborate with teams handling payments operations.

Skills

Payments processing

SWIFT messaging

KYC and anti-money laundering

SQL proficiency

Job description

Overview

Iris's Direct client, a highly diversified financial services provider based in Canada, is looking to hire a BSA – Payments for a Long Term Contract opportunity.

Location: Hybrid in Toronto – 4 days in office

Job Description / Skills Required

• Understanding and working knowledge of the payments processing life cycle and interactions among systems within a financial institution and with the SWIFT network.
• Strong knowledge of high-value wire payments and the LVTS/Lynx platforms.
• Working knowledge of SWIFT messages (MT, MX) and data attributes used in payments messages.
• Experiences working one or more of these functional areas: payments processing and operations (institutional transactions or credit cards transactions), KYC, anti-money laundering (transaction monitoring, compliance requirements) and back-office operations.
• Strong knowledge of relational data model and data manipulations using SQL.