Junior Payments Officer

Banking Circle; London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job description

Are you a young professional or recent graduate looking to use and develop your talent where it matters and work at the intersection of finance and technology? Then look no further, as this might be exactly the challenge you are looking for.

Banking Circle is a truly international and vibrant company with more than 600 skilled and dedicated employees worldwide. We are a differentiator in the market who provides the stability of a Bank and the flexibility of a Fintech, in order to deliver a payments solution to our clients as we continue transforming the Banking and Payments industry for the new economy.

About the role
We are looking to hire a Junior Payments Officer to join our Payment Monitoring team in London, reporting to our Team Lead, Payment Monitoring.

In this role you will get the chance to work in a team whose main responsibility is to monitor and repair any payments with processing exceptions and ensure smooth payments operations. You will be working closely with our senior team members who will support and mentor you to succeed in this role.

What you will be doing

• Monitor and manage a growing volume of daily non-STP payment flows
• Dig into the why behind the what of the payment flows
• Communicate with correspondent banks and internal teams to resolve issues and uncover patterns
• Investigate and analyze payment-related queries from financial institutions and clients
• Contribute to improvements in our processes and systems by identifying inefficiencies, raising ideas, and contributing to automation initiatives

What we are looking for
To be the right candidate for this position, you are either a recent graduate in Financial Management or a similar field, or you have some experience in financial services. It is a must that you are able to write SQL queries for analysis and monitoring purposes, or you have knowledge of another programming language topped with the ambition to learn SQL.

You have an interest in payments infrastructure, and you are eager to explore systems like SEPA, TIPS, and CHAPS. You thrive in a fast-paced and evolving environment, and you work well with others.

As a person you enjoy solving puzzles and complicated tasks, you recognize patterns, and you bring structure to ambiguity, even in fast-moving and sometimes messy workflows. You are curious and analytical by nature, and you are motivated to understand how things work, why things don’t work and how they can work better, and you are not afraid to challenge the status quo.

As Banking Circle is an international company, it is a requirement that you are fluent in English.

What we offer you
We offer a hybrid work model for our employees to allow for flexibility and productivity. However, we do expect you to spend most of your time in the office to build community and efficiency in the team. Furthermore, we offer a competitive salary and a generous benefits package, opportunities for continuous learning, development, and a dynamic and collaborative culture that values personal initiative and professional achievements.

Please note that for this role you should expect flexibility in responsibilities and working hours as our support hours normally fall between 07:00 and 19:00 CET.

Would you like to join us?
We will be conducting interviews continuously; therefore, we urge interested candidates to apply online as soon as possible. Please note that applications or CVs coming through email or direct messages will not be accepted or considered.

If you have questions do not hesitate to contact Ellen Aastrup Lentz, Global Recruitment Partner on [e-mail]. No agencies, please.

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Location: London (UK)