Treasury Payments Administrator (Maternity Cover)

Travelex; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading foreign exchange specialist in Peterborough is seeking an Entry-level Treasury Payments Administrator for a maternity cover position. The role requires ensuring timely payment processing, effective communication with team members, and assisting with payment inquiries. Ideal candidates should have a keen attention to detail and preferably experience in finance. This is a full-time temporary contract for 10 months.

Qualifications

• Experience in finance or payment related environment is preferred.
• Experience working in a fast-paced global finance or payment department is preferred.
• Prior experience in a shared service environment is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deliver timely and accurate processing of all payments.
• Communicate any payment failures to the business owner.
• Assist in the resolution of payment queries.

Skills

Attention to detail

Excellent communication skills

Teamwork

Time management

Job description

Overview

Treasury Payments Administrator (Maternity Cover) — Travelex, Peterborough, United Kingdom

Location: Peterborough — Contract: Full Time, Temporary 10-month Fixed Term Contract

Role

Role Title: Treasury Payments Administrator

Responsibilities and expectations: the Treasury Payments Administrator role will work within the Payment Control team dedicated to ensuring all payments made by the business entities of the United Kingdom, Europe, Middle East and North America are fulfilled in a timely manner meeting the agreed value date. The role is deadline driven and requires flexibility to ensure payments are delivered in accordance with bank deadlines.

Key responsibilities

• Deliver timely and accurate processing of all payments via a multitude of Banking portals.
• Ensure payments meet international payment deadlines and communicate any failures to the business owner.
• Cover for daily netting and settlement process of deals.
• Follow compliance and payment policy.
• Assist in the resolution of payment queries from business owners and customers.
• Participate in team meetings and one-to-one sessions with manager.
• Identify and implement process improvements and efficiencies.
• Participate in User Acceptance testing where new/updated systems have an impact on the payment process.

Experience and personal qualities

• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Must be an effective team member with excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience in finance or payment related environment is preferred
• Experience of working in a fast-paced global finance or payment department is preferred
• Prior experience working in shared service environment with an on/offshore presence is preferred

Communication Skills

• Proactive and regular communications with the business locations and support areas as well as other areas of Finance.
• Escalate issues which may be suspected fraud to line manager, internal audit team and fraud and risk team.

Why Travelex?

To remain the world’s leading foreign exchange specialist, we are focused on making our customers’ lives simpler, more engaging and hassle free while they travel or move money abroad. We promise to give them the freedom and peace of mind to explore the world, their way – enabling them to travel confidently because they know they have us to lean on.

Equal opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full Time, Contract

Job function

• Administrative

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