Payment Resolution Officer (1 Year Contract)

RBC; Halifax; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in Halifax is seeking a Payment Resolution Officer to handle payment transactions and vendor inquiries. The role requires experience in operations within the financial sector and knowledge of accounts payable processes. Strong organizational skills and proficiency in Microsoft applications are necessary. The successful candidate will contribute to continuous improvement and provide high-quality service within a collaborative team environment.

Benefits

Dynamic and collaborative work environment

Opportunities for professional growth

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of operations experience in a financial sector environment.
• Knowledge of Accounts Payable processes.
• Great organizational and multitasking skills.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership and accountability for issue resolution.
• Provide consistent and high-quality service for payment transactions.
• Ensure all documents/data are complete and accurate.

Skills

Communication

Critical Thinking

Customer Service

Interpersonal Relationship Management

Operational Delivery

Process Improvements

Time Management

Education

University or college degree in accounting, finance, business preferred

Tools

Microsoft Suite of applications

Excel

SAP

PeopleSoft

Great Plains

T24

RIMMS

RIBs

Job description

Job Description

What is the Opportunity?

As a Payment Resolution Officer, you will be responsible for accurate, timely and complete processing of payment transactions. You will also be responsible to effectively analyze issues and provide resolution to escalated vendor and business partner inquiries, using expert knowledge of accounts payable processes. You will identify continuous improvement opportunities, develop action plans and solutions as well as provide support to AP processors for escalations on accounts payable transactions.

What will you do?

• Take ownership and accountability for the resolution of issues and concerns at the first point of contact; demonstrating a long-term perspective in addressing vendor/business partner concerns
• Provide consistent and high-quality service in processing of payment transactions within established benchmarks contributing to achievement of service levels
• Ensure all documents/data are examined for completeness and accuracy, and take appropriate steps to correct any errors or omissions
• Proactively identify and recommends solutions to recurring errors and service gaps; acts as a referral point/Subject Matter Expert (SME) for sales and service RBC employees
• Maintain generic mailboxes to ensure inquiries are answered promptly, within Service Level Agreement and assist in cross training of other team members as needed
• Exercise due diligence in following operational risk policies, procedures, standards and guidelines
• Assist in reviews of procedure documents, audit requests and SOX review
  
  

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have:

• 1-2 years of operations experience in a financial sector environment
• Knowledge of Accounts Payable processes
• Great organizational and multitasking skills and ability to prioritize activities to ensure objectives are met
• Proficient in Microsoft suite of applications, intermediate to advanced excel
• Knowledge of all Regulatory and Compliance rules, Internal Audit reviews
  
  

Nice-to-have:

• Knowledge of SAP, PeopleSoft, Great Plains, T24, RIMMS and/or RIBs
• Exposure to Lean Six Sigma (LSS) or process improvement
• University or college degree in accounting, finance, business preferred
  
  

What’s in it for you?

• We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.
• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
• Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities
  
  

Job Skills

Communication, Critical Thinking, Customer Service, Interpersonal Relationship Management, Operational Delivery, Process Improvements, Time Management

Additional Job Details

Address:

120 WESTERN PKY:BEDFORD

City:

Bedford

Country:

Canada

Work hours/week:

37.5

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS

Job Type:

Contract (Fixed Term)

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

2025-07-29

Application Deadline:

2025-08-29

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment

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