Payment Disputes Analyst II

TBK Bank, SSB; Pleasant Valley Township (IA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

TBK Bank, SSB is seeking a Payment Dispute Analyst to investigate, process, and resolve disputes across debit, ACH, Zelle, ATM, and other electronic channels. You will work within the Payment Operations team to ensure accurate case documentation and timely resolution in compliance with applicable rules.

Qualified candidates bring 2+ years in payment operations or dispute processing, with strong analytical skills and knowledge of Regulation E.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in payment operations, card operations, dispute processing, or related banking services.
• Strong analytical, investigative, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to interpret regulations and network rules.

Responsibilities

• Investigate, process, and resolve payment disputes across debit card, ACH, Zelle, ATM, and related channels.
• Maintain audit-ready case documentation and ensure SLAs/regulatory timelines.
• Prepare and monitor chargebacks, representations, and compliance cases.

Skills

Payment ops

Dispute processing

Fraud ops

Banking ops

Regulation E

Excel

Job description

Join TBK Bank! At TBK Bank, a subsidiary of Triumph, we're a team of passionate, driven, collaborative, solutions-minded people who want to make a difference in the lives of our customers and communities. Our mission is to do well and to do good at the same time. We accomplish this by working together, because at the end of the day, TBK means striving for excellence, while delivering with humility. We thrive on providing exceptional customer service, and we look for friendly professionals dedicated to helping customers achieve their financial goals. The Payment Dispute Analyst is responsible for investigating, processing, resolving, and tracking payment disputes across debit card, ACH, Zelle, ATM, and other electronic payment channels. This role serves as a critical member of the Payment Operations organization, ensuring timely and accurate dispute resolution while maintaining compliance with Regulation E, NACHA Operating Rules, Mastercard Operating Regulations, BSA/AML requirements, and other applicable regulatory and network requirements. The analyst performs detailed transaction investigations, manages chargeback and recovery activities, documents case findings, and collaborates with cross-functional partners to resolve customer disputes and minimize financial losses. This position acts as a subject matter expert for dispute processing, fraud-related investigations, payment exception handling, and operational risk controls while supporting continuous improvement initiatives across the payment ecosystem.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Investigate, process, and resolve payment disputes involving debit card, ATM, ACH, Zelle, and related electronic payment transactions.
• Evaluate customer claims and supporting documentation to determine eligibility for provisional and final credit in accordance with regulatory requirements.
• Maintain complete, accurate, and audit-ready case documentation throughout the dispute lifecycle.
• Ensure dispute cases are processed within established service level agreements (SLAs) and regulatory timelines.
• Prepare, submit, monitor, and track chargebacks, representments, pre-arbitration, arbitration, and compliance cases in accordance with network rules and operating procedures.
• Track dispute outcomes and identify trends impacting chargeback volumes, losses, and recovery rates.
• Escalate complex or high-risk cases as appropriate.
• Ensure compliance with Regulation E, Mastercard Operating Regulations, NACHA Operating Rules, BSA/AML requirements, and applicable internal policies and procedures.
• Maintain current knowledge of payment industry regulations, network rule changes, fraud trends, and dispute management best practices.
• Identify potential operational, fraud, compliance, or customer risks and escalated concerns appropriately.
• Support internal and external audits, examinations, and quality assurance reviews by providing accurate documentation and case support.
• Communicate professionally with customers regarding dispute status, documentation requirements, and resolution outcomes.
• Partner with Customer Support, Branches, Fraud Operations, Risk Management, Compliance, and other business partners to investigate and resolve escalated payment issues.
• Respond to internal and external inquiries within established service standards.
• Serve as a subject matter expert and provide guidance on dispute procedures, payment exceptions, and operational processes.
• Complete general ledger entries, reconcile dispute-related accounts, and balance associated reports.
• Monitor dispute queues and workloads to ensure timely completion of assigned cases.
• Analyze dispute data to identify trends, root causes, operational gaps, and opportunities for process improvement.
• Participate in initiatives that improve customer experience, enhance operational efficiency, strengthen controls, and reduce losses.
• Perform additional payment operations responsibilities and special projects as assigned.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION

• 2+ years of experience in payment operations, card operations, dispute processing, fraud operations, banking operations, or financial services.
• Knowledge of debit card disputes, ACH transactions, ATM transactions, and digital payment dispute processes.
• Strong analytical, investigative, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to interpret regulations, network rules, and operational procedures.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Mastercard or Visa dispute processing and chargeback management.
• Working knowledge of Regulation E, NACHA Operating Rules, and payment network regulations.
• Experience using dispute management, fraud monitoring, case management, or payment processing platforms.
• Professional certifications related to payments, fraud prevention, risk management, or financial services operations.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here may be encountered while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Moderate noise (i.e. business office with computers, phone, and printers, light traffic). Ability to work in a confined area. Ability to sit at a computer terminal for an extended period of time. Occasional stooping or kneeling may be necessary. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, sit, talk, hear and use hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard and telephone. Specific vision abilities are required by this job due to computer work. Light to moderate lifting is required. Regular, predictable attendance is required. We offer Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, 401k and much more.

OUR BUSINESS

TBK Bank, SSB is a Texas-state savings bank headquartered in Dallas, Texas. We offer commercial and consumer banking products focused on meeting client needs in Texas, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Iowa and Illinois. We also serve a national client base with factoring, equipment lending and asset based lending through Triumph’s Equipment Division, discount factoring through Triumph’s Factoring Division, insurance through Triumph’s Insurance Division, Inc., and carrier and vendor payment solutions through TriumphPay.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, or other employment practices on the basis of age, race, gender, color, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other basis that is prohibited by federal, state or local law.

OUR PURPOSE

Every day, we focus on creating value by helping our team members thrive, our customers succeed and our communities prosper. When we do this - we're Helping People Triumph.

OUR CORE VALUES

• Transparency
• Respect
• Investing for the future
• Unique is good
• Mission is more than the money
• People make the difference
• Humility

FOCUS ON SERVING OTHERS

• Training future leaders
• Establishing viable communities
• Giving people a second chance
• Serving the less fortunate