Payments Reporting Analyst , Banking Operations , UK Banking

ZipRecruiter; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job description

Job Description

SALARY: 40-45K

The Client

Our client is a highly regarded diverse specialist UK bank offering a range of straightforward and competitive savings and deposit products.

The Role

The Successful Payments Reporting Analyst sits within the Banking Operations team and will be responsible for monitoring the day-to-day payment operations for the Bank, including STP payments, managing and maintaining payment provider relationships, and the daily management of the banking firms’ balances.

The successful candidate will also be heavily involved in any project work to help best improve efficiency for payment-related processes throughout the banking firm. Therefore, some experience working on projects, improving payments processes, or understanding the MI reporting within the payments function is key!

The Payments Reporting Analyst (Banking Operations) will professionally act as the point of contact for any payment-related queries both internally and externally, ensuring that all outgoing STP payments are approved and released, and that all transactions are handled within Service Level Agreements.

The Payments Reporting Analyst (Banking Operations) will confidently complete daily reconciliations of Nostro accounts, ensuring balances meet daily cash flow requirements and liaising with the appropriate desks to ensure sufficient funding.

The Payments Reporting Analyst (Banking Operations) role is to maintain payment policies and procedures, prepare data for monthly and ad-hoc reporting, and is expected to be heavily involved in any project-related work in terms of investigating, testing, and implementing changes and payment process improvements.

Candidate

1. A credible background in payments specifically including payments in sterling (BACS, CHAPS, Faster Payments, Cheque clearing, and SWIFT)
2. Experience in improving payments processes – Essential
3. Ability to understand the bigger picture of Payments and able to put together MI Reporting.
4. Highly numerate and IT literate
5. Good organisational skills
6. Accuracy and eye for detail
7. Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Outlook
8. Banking Systems (Including Online Banking)
9. Team player
10. Self-motivated
11. Solution focused