Payments & Settlement Specialist — 24/7 Coverage

The Clearing House; North Carolina; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Clearing House is seeking a Contract Payments Specialist to support product and service payment processing with the highest level of quality. This role requires a 24/7 coverage schedule to service TCH customers and ensure timely settlements and accurate inquiries.

Ideal candidates will have a business-related degree or 5–10 years of banking experience, strong detail orientation, and expertise in settlements, NACHA/ECCHO standards, and reporting. Proficiency in MS Excel and Office is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business-related field or 5–10 years of practical work experience.
• Relevant experience in Banking or Financial institutions.
• Experience with mainframe and Windows distributed systems.
• Strong attention to detail to meet policies and regulatory requirements.
• Excellent verbal and written communication with internal and external customers.
• Knowledge of clearing and settlement functions and trade processing workflows.

Responsibilities

• Execute all bank settlements and cut-offs.
• Respond to inquiries in a timely and accurate manner.
• Execute the scheduled list of activities to meet critical time-tables.
• Provide functional support for in-house applications.
• Respond to NACHA and ECCHO standards inquiries.
• Handle settlement reconciliation for CHIPS, ACH, SVPCO, and RTP.
• Review and maintain procedural documentation.
• Escalate issues to subject matter experts as needed.
• Support weekend testing when assigned.
• Produce monthly reports for management and customers.

Skills

Attention to detail

Verbal and written communication

Weekend availability

Fast-paced environment

Regulatory/compliance awareness

Customer and internal liaison

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business-related field

Tools

Mainframe environments

Windows distributed systems

MS Excel

MS Office (Word)

Job description

The Clearing House is seeking a Contract Payments Specialist to support product and service payment processing with the highest level of quality. This role requires a 24/7 coverage schedule to service TCH customers and ensure timely settlements and accurate inquiries.

Ideal candidates will have a business-related degree or 5–10 years of banking experience, strong detail orientation, and expertise in settlements, NACHA/ECCHO standards, and reporting. Proficiency in MS Excel and Office is expected.