Tech Lead: Reconciliations & Settlements

Global Payments Inc.; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Payments Inc. is seeking a Technical Lead to join the Reconciliations team and help ensure the accuracy of financial transactions and cash movements across merchant payments and settlements.

You’ll own end-to-end reconciliation processes and support incident management in a fast-paced payments environment. The role requires strong analytical and accounting knowledge, advanced Excel skills, and the ability to drive continuous improvement while coordinating with internal stakeholders to

Qualifications

• Strong analytical and numerical skills.
• Good understanding of accounting principles.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Knowledge of WPAP and Worldpay products.
• Excellent problem-solving and root-cause analysis capabilities.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• High attention to detail with a proactive approach to identifying issues and anomalies.
• Adaptable and able to work effectively in a fast-paced, changing environment.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary escalation point for complex queries, taking ownership through investigation, resolution, and stakeholder communication.
• Support incident management activities and ensure effective communication during major incidents.
• Complete daily data uploads and identify opportunities for automation and process improvement.
• Prepare, review, and validate journal entries in accordance with financial control requirements.
• Perform root-cause analysis on reconciliation discrepancies and provide accurate management information and reporting.
• Investigate and resolve aged outstanding items, partnering with stakeholders to drive timely resolution.
• Execute daily, weekly, and monthly reconciliations and quality assurance checks in line with SOX compliance standards.
• Manage month-end close activities, including balance sheet reconciliations and ARCS submissions.
• Produce monthly aged break reviews, reports, and operational performance updates.
• Take ownership of audit-related activities, ensuring actions are completed accurately and within agreed timelines.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives and small-scale projects to enhance efficiency, controls, and service delivery.
• Maintain training and accreditation records, ensuring team compliance and capability development.
• Deliver training, coaching, and knowledge transfer to team members, supporting ongoing development and process excellence.

Skills

Analytical skills

Numerical skills

Accounting principles

Advanced Excel

Worldpay knowledge

Problem solving

Root-cause analysis

Stakeholder management

Multitasking

Attention to detail

Adaptability

Communication

Job description

Global Payments Inc. is seeking a Technical Lead to join the Reconciliations team and help ensure the accuracy of financial transactions and cash movements across merchant payments and settlements.

You’ll own end-to-end reconciliation processes and support incident management in a fast-paced payments environment. The role requires strong analytical and accounting knowledge, advanced Excel skills, and the ability to drive continuous improvement while coordinating with internal stakeholders to