Banking & Payments Analyst (6 Month Fixed Term Contract)

S Three; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm in Glasgow seeks a Payment and Banking Analyst for a 6-month contract. The role involves managing payments across all regions, ensuring timely processing and reconciliation of bank statements. Candidates should have a strong background in banking, excellent analytical skills, and advanced Excel proficiency. This position allows for flexible working arrangements and offers various benefits including generous holiday allowance and performance-linked bonuses.

Benefits

Flexible working from home and office

Bonus linked to performance

28 days holiday allowance

Annual leave purchase scheme

Five paid days for caregiving

Volunteering days off

Private health care

Retail discounts

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.
• Strong Accounts Payable background.
• Ability to explain complex financial matters clearly.

Responsibilities

• Process payments for Accounts Payable Non-Trade.
• Ensure all payments are audit compliant.
• Conduct daily bank statement reconciliation.

Skills

Experience in Banking

Background in payments

Strong analytical skills

Excellent communication skills

Advanced Microsoft Excel

Knowledge of financial systems

Education

Qualified, Part Qualified/Finalist CIMA/ACCA Accountant

Tools

SAP

Job description

Please note this role is for 6 months

Overview

We're delighted to announce that we're looking for a Payment and Banking Analyst to join our Operations team on a Fixed Term contract for 6 months.

The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring all payments across all SThree Regions are made timely and accurately from accounts payment non trade, employee expenses, manual payments, and ad hoc payroll using banking portals and working to ensure the highest quality process is followed.

The analyst will also be responsible to ensure bank statements are reconciled daily, bank transactions are allocated, month end deadlines are met & banks are contacted to access payment information.

The role requires strong analytical skills, along with excellent attention to detail, strong internal/external stakeholder management, working in a controlled environment, a methodical and intelligent approach to your work, professional communication skills with the ability to converse with people at all levels of seniority, both in our business, and with our suppliers and banks.

About us

SThree is the global STEM-specialist talent partner that connects sought-after specialists in life sciences, technology, engineering and mathematics with innovative organisations across the world. We are the number one destination for talent in the best STEM markets: Recruiting highly skilled professionals and discovering life-changing jobs for the unsung heroes who will positively shape our future. Elevating expertise and energising progress for everyone.

Responsibilities

• Process payments for Accounts Payable Non-Trade
• Process weekly payments for employee expenses, maintenance of any held expenses
• Process ad hoc and regular ad hoc payments
• Process Accounts Receivable customer refunds
• Review exception lists to ensure all exceptions are resolved
• Maintenance of rejected payment tracker following an end to end rejection process
• Maintaining unallocated vendor account
• Ensure all payments are audit compliant
• Follow controls checklist process
• A daily bank statement reconciliation is performed
• Manage daily clearance of bank statement transactions, including working with sales ledger team to ensure receipts are managed on a timely basis
• Daily extract of sales receipts maintenance
• Month end process and timetable is adhered to
• Manage credit card monthly statements downloads
• Manage administration of SThree credit cards

Qualifications

• Qualified, Part Qualified/Finalist CIMA/ACCA Accountant, but not essential

Skills and experience

• Prior experience in Banking (essential)
• Strong background in payments area
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience
• Strong Accounts Payable background
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to explain complex financial matters clearly and concisely
• Advanced Microsoft Excel experience necessary (VLOOKUPS, SUMIF, Pivot Tables) with an excellent standard of formatting
• A good working knowledge of financial systems (with previous experience of SAP)

Benefits for our U.K. teams include

• The choice to work flexibly from home and the office, in line with our hybrid working principles
• Bonus linked to company and personal performance
• Generous 28 days holiday allowance, plus public holidays which can be taken at a time to suit you
• Annual leave purchase scheme
• Five days paid Caregiver/Dependant leave per annum
• Five paid days off per year for volunteering
• Private health care, discounted dental insurance and health care cash back scheme
• Opportunity to participate in the company share scheme
• Access to a range of retail discounts and saving

What we stand for

We create community and deliver change that transforms the future for everyone. With this in mind, we\'re committed to ensuring for our colleagues, candidates and communities that all processes are equitable and everyone is treated with fairness and dignity where everyone belongs, is valued and is connected.

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