Payment / Reconciliation Executive - Payment Operations, SG Marketplace

Shopee; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading e-commerce platform in Kuala Lumpur is looking for a Financial Analyst to manage payment reconciliations and optimize payment processes. The ideal candidate should have 1-3 years of experience, strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and be familiar with multiple payment channels. This role requires a proactive approach and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years working experience required.
• Experience in technology organizations is preferred.
• Proactive and meticulous approach to tasks.

Responsibilities

• Carry out financial reconciliation for transactions.
• Monitor and research payment declines.
• Develop systems and reporting flows for business operations.

Skills

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Problem-solving skills

Intermediate Excel skills

Familiarity with multiple payment channels

Tools

SQL

Power Query

Job description

Job Description

• To carry out financial reconciliation in-line with monthly Finance payment/reconciliation cycles for all transactions coming via Payment Gateways (PG) and/or Bank acquirers
• Work with the business functions to maintain the payments pipeline, managing day-to-day responsibilities such as monitoring & researching the cause of payment declines, daily reconciling of payment processing statements for high volume transactions and monthly assessments of payment card fees
• Analyze daily and monthly reporting to present to various areas of the business and to implement business strategies & continually focus on interchange and process optimization
• Develop & document systems, operations processes and reporting flows for large-scale business purposes
• Be an internal SME in ecommerce payments processing to assist in solving daily payments issues creatively and effectively
• Partner with Product and Technical teams to solve problems, identify trends and opportunities for payments and payment channel integration optimization and implement cost savings initiatives
• Partner with Finance, Legal, Compliance, Marketing, and other business teams to ensure optimal payment acceptance practices
• Participate in regionally or locally driven initiatives for process improvements relating to payment channel reconciliation
• Track, analyze, influence, and communicate key metrics to influence decisions and new payments initiatives
• Inform, influence, support, and execute initiatives focused on reducing payment costs and redundancies.
• Other ad-hoc tasks as required by the Business
  
  

Requirements

• At least 1-3 years working experience
• Analytical and strong attention to detail required
• Strong critical and problem-solving skills
• Experience working within a technology organization
• Intermediate Excel skills with knowledge of SQL and Power Query (plus).
• Familiar with multiple payment channels and concept of MDR (Merchant Discount Rate)
• Excel (Vlookup and Pivot table) is a must, SQL good to have
• Previous experience in payments good to have
• Experience in fintech, banking or finance background good to have
• Proactive, energetic, fast pace, meticulous
• Smart, self-learning and resourceful