Banking Payment Assistant

Eden Scott; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services organisation in Edinburgh is seeking a detail-oriented Banking Payments Assistant to ensure accurate and compliant processing of payments. The role includes managing BACS, SWIFT, and Faster Payments, while maintaining internal controls and supporting process improvements. Ideal candidates will have experience in banking operations and a solid understanding of payment processes. Strong attention to detail and stakeholder management skills are essential for success in this entry-level position.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a payments, treasury operations, banking operations, or financial services environment.
• Solid understanding of BACS, SWIFT, and wider payment schemes.
• Ability to work efficiently in a deadline-driven environment.

Responsibilities

• Process, verify, and authorise BACS, SWIFT, CHAPS, and Faster Payments.
• Monitor daily payment operations to ensure accuracy and compliance.
• Investigate and resolve payment queries or exceptions.

Skills

Attention to detail

Numerical accuracy

Stakeholder management

Communication

Job description

Direct message the job poster from Eden Scott

Eden Scott is delighted to be partnering with a leading financial services organisation in Edinburgh to recruit an experienced Banking Payments Assistant . This is an excellent opportunity to join a high‑performing team in a well‑established and growing business.

As a Banking Payments Assistant you will play a key role in ensuring the accurate, timely, and compliant processing of a wide range of payments. You’ll be responsible for managing the full lifecycle of BACS, SWIFT, Faster Payments, and other transactional processes, ensuring operational excellence and exceptional levels of customer service.

Working closely with internal stakeholders, banking partners, and external counterparts, you will support the organisation’s commitment to delivering efficient, secure, and high‑quality payment services.

Key Responsibilities

• Process, verify, and authorise BACS, SWIFT, CHAPS, and Faster Payments in line with company and regulatory standards.
• Monitor daily payment operations to ensure accuracy, compliance, and adherence to deadlines.
• Investigate and resolve payment queries or exceptions, liaising with banks and internal teams as required.
• Maintain robust internal controls and contribute to continuous improvement of payment processes.
• Support reconciliation activities, audit requirements, and payment‑related reporting.
• Provide expertise to support projects, system upgrades, and process enhancements involving payment platforms.

You will be a detail‑oriented professional with strong technical knowledge of payment processes and regulatory frameworks. You will bring:

• Proven experience in a payments, treasury operations, banking operations, or financial services environment.
• Solid understanding of BACS, SWIFT, and wider payment schemes.
• Strong numerical accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to work efficiently in a deadline‑driven environment.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience in operational risk controls, compliance, or audit (desirable).

Eden Scott offers the services of an employment agency for permanent work and an employment business for temporary work. This position may be just one of numerous opportunities we are handling that you could have an interest in pursuing. If you have not been in touch with us before, please call on 0131 550 1100 or drop off a CV to [e-mail] and we will make sure that most relevant Consultant gets back to you as soon as possible.

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Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Administrative

Industries

• Banking