Global Payment Operations Specialist

Free resume; United States; Remote; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Utopia is seeking a detail-oriented Payment Operations Specialist to join our finance team. You will support day-to-day payment workflows, reconcile transactions, and contribute to financial reporting, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.

You will collaborate with internal finance and accounting teams as well as external banking partners in a fast-paced, process-driven environment. This is an excellent opportunity for someone early in their finance career to gain hands-on experience in payments

Qualifications

• Experience in processing payments and reconciling accounts.
• Proven ability to work under tight deadlines and handle high-volume workloads.
• Demonstrated attention to detail in financial tasks.

Responsibilities

• Payment processing – execute domestic and international transactions; verify payment details and authorizations
• Exception handling – identify, investigate, and resolve payment failures, chargebacks, and discrepancies
• Reporting – prepare daily cash position reports, payment summaries, and operations dashboards
• Process improvement – document workflows; flag inefficiencies and suggest automation opportunities
• Compliance support – ensure transactions adhere to AML, KYC, and internal control policies

Skills

Payment processing

Bank reconciliation

AML/KYC compliance

Attention to detail

Reporting

Deadline-driven

Education

Degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics/Business

Job description

Utopia is seeking a detail-oriented Payment Operations Specialist to join our finance team. You will support day-to-day payment workflows, reconcile transactions, and contribute to financial reporting, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.

You will collaborate with internal finance and accounting teams as well as external banking partners in a fast-paced, process-driven environment. This is an excellent opportunity for someone early in their finance career to gain hands-on experience in payments