Technical Lead - Reconciliations & Settlements

Worldpay; Manchester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Worldpay in Manchester is seeking a Technical Lead to help our reconciliations team strengthen financial controls and drive performance. You will own major processes, escalate complex queries, and partner with stakeholders across the business.

This role emphasizes SOX compliance, month-end close, MI reporting, and continuous improvement, with training and coaching for the team. The position offers a dynamic, fast-paced environment, opportunities to influence key controls, and collaboration with

Qualifications

• Strong analytical and numerical abilities.
• Solid understanding of accounting principles.
• Advanced Excel skills and data analysis.
• Knowledge of WPAP and Worldpay products.
• Excellent problem-solving and root-cause analysis.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• High attention to detail and proactive issue identification.
• Adaptable to a fast-paced, changing environment.

Responsibilities

• Act as primary escalation point for complex queries and coordinate resolution.
• Support incident management and communicate during major incidents.
• Perform daily/weekly/monthly reconciliations and SOX-aligned checks.
• Manage month-end close activities and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Produce monthly MI reports and aged break reviews.
• Lead audit-related activities with timely, accurate actions.
• Drive continuous improvement projects to boost efficiency and controls.
• Maintain training and accreditation records, ensuring capability development.
• Deliver training, coaching, and knowledge transfer to the team.

Skills

Analytical & numerical skills

Accounting principles

Advanced Excel

WPAP knowledge

Problem-solving & root-cause analysis

Stakeholder management

Time management

Attention to detail

Adaptability

Job description

Are you ready to write your next chapter? Make your mark at one of the biggest names in payments. We’re looking for a Technical Lead to join our ever evolving Operations team and help us unleash the potential of every business.

What You’ll Own As The Tech Lead

• 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.

What You’ll Bring

• 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.

Added Bonus If You Have

• Gained some experience of implementing process improvement initiatives.

About The Team

Join our Reconciliations team and help ensure the accuracy of Worldpay's financial transactions and cash movements. You'll be responsible for reconciling merchant payments, card scheme settlements, and domestic and international bank accounts, ensuring all accounts are accurately verified and compliant with internal policies. The team team ownership of investigate and resolve reconciliation discrepancies, manage exception processes, and produce MI reporting to support business performance. To learn more about our winning teams, check out our world-class teams that own it every day.

What Makes a Worldpayer

What makes a Worldpayer? It’s simple: Think, Act, Win. We stay curious, always asking the right questions and finding creative solutions to simplify the complex. We’re dynamic, every Worldpayer is empowered to make the right decisions for their customers. And we’re determined, always staying open and winning and failing as one. Does this sound like you? Then you sound like a Worldpayer.