Analyst – Payments & Settlements (FLX)

Societe Generale Global Solution Centre; Chennai District; On-site; INR 300,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

Societe Generale Global Solution Centre in Chennai seeks a detail-oriented operations professional to support day-to-day payments processing, reconciliation, and risk controls within a global back office.

You will collaborate with onshore teams, assist in fraud and AML controls, and contribute to process improvements while training new joiners to ensure smooth operations.

The role demands accuracy, multitasking, and the ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced international setting.

Qualifications

• Graduate from a Business School with a Bachelor’s degree in Economics or Business Administration.
• 1–3 years of experience in banking or finance is preferred.
• Fluent in English; French knowledge would be highly appreciated.
• Proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Excel and Word.

Responsibilities

• Process daily operations per management procedures.
• Participate in fraud and money-laundering controls.
• Contribute to detection and resolution of incidents.
• Inform management of any operational difficulties.
• Participate in training new joiners.
• Help improve quality and update procedures.

Skills

Fluent in English

French knowledge appreciated

Education

Bachelor's degree in Economics or Business Administration

Tools

Microsoft Outlook

Excel

Word

Job description

Responsibilities

Assist and accompany the team in the processing of the day to day activities that comprises of:

• Processing of inbound and outbound payments from / to settlement systems and correspondent banks.
• Follow up of account balances and blocked payments.
• Reimbursement of Letters of Credit, Guarantees.
• Processing of filtered payments.
• Special handling of payments after cut-off.
• Dedicated processing of CLS euro payments.
• Ad-hoc testing in the production environment.
• Management of accounting break

Responsibilities

Process the daily operations as per the procedures and rules provided by the management.

Participate in the fight against fraud and money laundering.

Contribute to the detection and resolution of incidents.

Inform the Management in case of any operational difficulties.

Participate in training new joiners.

Participate in the improvement of quality and updating operational procedures

Profile Required

Qualifications: Graduate from a Business School with a Bachelor’s degree in Economics or Business Administration

You ideally have a previous experience in the banking or finance industry (At least 1-3 years)

You are fluent in English; French knowledge would be highly appreciated.

Proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Excel and Word.

Level of Autonomy/Competencies :

To be able to work together and in close collaboration with Onshore Back Office Teams.

Communicate in an international environment with various internal and external clients. Understanding of trade and payment’s end to end process (Front Office, Back Office and Counterparts).

To be able to multitask.

To escape on issues whenever necessary.

Able to meet deadlines.

Why join us

“We are committed to creating a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status".

Business insight

At Société Générale, we are convinced that people are drivers of change, and that the world of tomorrow will be shaped by all their initiatives, from the smallest to the most ambitious. Whether you’re joining us for a period of months, years or your entire career, together we can have a positive impact on the future. Creating, daring, innovating, and taking action are part of our DNA. If you too want to be directly involved, grow in a stimulating and caring environment, feel useful on a daily basis and develop or strengthen your expertise, you will feel right at home with us!

Still hesitating?

You should know that our employees can dedicate several days per year to solidarity actions during their working hours, including sponsoring people struggling with their orientation or professional integration, participating in the financial education of young apprentices, and sharing their skills with charities. There are many ways to get involved.

We are committed to support accelerating our Group’s ESG strategy by implementing ESG principles in all our activities and policies. They are translated in our business activity (ESG assessment, reporting, project management or IT activities), our work environment and in our responsible practices for environment protection.