Senior Account Manager - Global Payments

CO_AFATI Apex Fund Services LLP; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Apex Group is seeking a seasoned leader to oversee the Global Centralized Payment Model across multiple jurisdictions in Bengaluru. You will ensure the right staff with extensive experience are in place and drive a Global Payments Policy aligned with anti-fraud controls and SOC/ISAE requirements.

Responsibilities include establishing SLAs, managing outsourcing, and driving continuous improvement while reporting to stakeholders on transaction volumes and KPIs.

Qualifications

• 15+ years in financial services fund industry or banking.
• Bachelor or Master in accounting, finance, or economics.
• Management experience overseeing a large multi‑jurisdictional team.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills and a client servicing mindset.
• Proven experience managing multiple stakeholders and delivering on commitments.
• Experience with Payment/Banking technology solutions and platforms.
• Strong client-facing communication abilities.
• Teamwork and autonomous work capability in a fast-paced environment.
• Good interpersonal skills and a collaborative mindset.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the successful implementation of a Global Centralized Payment Model across jurisdictions.
• Ensure experienced staff are in place in each location.
• Implement a Global Payments Policy aligned with Anti-Fraud Policy and SOC/ISAE.
• Maintain standard controls for every payment across jurisdictions; standardize payment and eBanking controls.
• Track Online Payment Tokens and coordinate HR access removal for token holders.
• Manage outsourcing arrangements to support global service delivery.
• Establish SLAs and align with client SLAs and deliverables.
• Source and adopt a global payment hub solution; establish KPIs and regular reporting to stakeholders.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement and address control weaknesses.

Skills

15+ years of experience

Client servicing mindset

Stakeholder management

Payment/Banking tech experience

Leadership/management

Education

Bachelor/Master in Accounting, Finance, or Economics

Job description

Apex Group Overview

The Apex Group was established in Bermuda in 2003 and is now one of the world’s largest fund administration and middle office solutions providers. Our business is unique in its ability to reach globally, service locally and provide cross‑jurisdictional services. With our clients at the heart of everything we do, our hard‑working team has successfully delivered on an unprecedented growth and transformation journey, and we are now represented by over circa 13,000 employees across 112 offices worldwide. Your career with us should reflect your energy and passion. That’s why, at Apex Group, we will do more than simply ‘empower’ you. We will work to supercharge your unique skills and experience. Take the lead and we’ll give you the support you need to be at the top of your game. And we offer you the freedom to be a positive disrupter and turn big ideas into bold, industry‑changing realities. For our business, for clients, and for you

Job Specification

Oversee the successful implementation of a Global Centralized Payment Model covering all jurisdictions. Ensure suitably experienced staff are in place in each location. Implement a Global Payments Policy that is aligned with the Group’s Anti‑Fraud Policy as well as SOC and ISAE requirements. Ensure minimum standard controls are in place for every Payment for all jurisdictions; standardize payment and eBanking controls and policies. Ensure that a process is in place to Track Online Payment Tokens and that procedures are in place with HR to remove access upon a token holder leaving the Group. Manage any outsourcing arrangements required to ensure the business can be serviced globally, and where applicable, Centralized Teams. Establish Service Level Agreements (“SLA”) and ensure alignment with client SLA’s and deliverables. Ensure that proper Checklists (ideally Digital) are available to support all payments and that a Call back procedure is implemented. Source and manage the adoption of a global payment hub solution. Establish KPI’s and provide regular reporting to Stakeholders on transaction volumes, SLA’s etc Enable a culture of continuous improvement with a passion for addressing control weaknesses.

Skills Required

• At least 15 years of relevant professional experience, either in the financial services fund industry or banking.
• Bachelor / master's degree in accounting, finance, or economics.
• Management experience, overseeing a large multi‑jurisdictional team.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills and a truly client servicing mindset.
• Proven experience in managing multiple stakeholders and delivering on commitments.
• Experience with Payment/Banking technology solutions and platforms.
• Excellent communication skills and a truly client servicing mind set with client facing experience.
• Good sense of teamwork as well as ability to work autonomously in a fast‑paced work environment.
• Good interpersonal skills, and sense of teamwork.
• Committed to self‑improvement and staff development.

About Apex Group

We are dedicated to driving positive change in financial services while fuelling the growth and ambitions of asset managers, allocators, financial institutions, and family offices. Established in Bermuda in 2003, the Group has continually disrupted the asset serving industry through our investment in innovation and talent. Today, we set the pace in asset servicing and stand out for our unique single‑source solution and unified cross asset‑class platform which supports the entire value chain, harnesses leading innovative technology, and benefits from cross‑jurisdictional expertise delivered by a long‑standing management team and over 13,000 highly integrated professionals. We’re a people‑powered business, and our people are full of ambition. Together, we’re inspired to lead the new era of data and tech enabled service. Bringing new products and services to market. Sharpening our client focus. Disrupting the market to exceed expectations. Innovating across a range of specialisms. With our focus on making a difference to our people, our planet and our society, you’ll experience more here than you would at most other companies. Prepare to accelerate. We’re a people‑powered business with a vision to inspire a new era of service‑led FinTech. We’re expanding globally and offering more to our clients. This means you get more opportunities to grow with us. So prepare to accelerate. We’ll make sure the time and effort you put in takes you further, faster. Positive change starts with you. We’re a people‑powered business with a vision to inspire a new era of service‑led FinTech. We’re expanding globally and offering more to our clients. This means you get more opportunities to grow with us. So prepare to accelerate. We’ll make sure the time and effort you put in takes you further, faster. The journey is yours to own. When you stretch yourself, you grow. We want you to explore ways of working that will see you thrive as part of something bigger. We’ll help you with a solid structure, challenging projects, vibrant networks, supportive colleagues and approachable leaders. All the things you need to own your unique journey. Find out more about us