Junior Payment Officer

Express Employment Professionals Midrand; Centurion; On-site; ZAR 350,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

Express Employment Professionals Midrand is seeking a finance teammate to support corporate payments and beneficiary data security across banking platforms. You will load and verify beneficiary profiles, ensuring strict compliance and fraud prevention.

Responsibilities include verifying invoices, auditing payment packs for accuracy, monitoring loan repayments, and maintaining robust workflow controls to improve turnaround times and data security.

Responsibilities

• Load, update and maintain corporate beneficiary profiles across online banking platforms with compliance and fraud prevention.
• Investigate invoicing discrepancies or missing documents before payment releases and ensure complete supporting documentation.
• Monitor balances and manage loan repayments via online banking portals, ensuring funding and schedules are adhered to.
• Refine and enforce payment workflow controls to improve turnaround times and data security.

Job description

Duties & Responsibilities

• Beneficiary & Data Security Management: Securely load, update, and maintain corporate beneficiary profiles across online banking platforms while ensuring strict compliance Load domestic corporate EFTs, inter-account transfers, and international foreign exchange (Forex) transactions Independently verify banking details against verified records to prevent administrative errors and combat financial fraud
• Payment Verification & Audit Control: Investigate and resolve invoicing discrepancies or missing documentation prior to payment releases Thoroughly audit payment packs from all operational departments for mathematical accuracy, authorization workflows, and complete supporting documentation
• Banking, Cash Management & Loan Administration: Access online corporate banking portals to monitor daily bank balances and report cash positions Monitor, verify, and process scheduled loan repayments in alignment with interest rates and amortization schedules Ensure operational accounts are adequately funded for scheduled payment releases while optimizing surplus cash for interest earnings
• Process & Workflow Optimisation: Continuously refine, maintain, and enforce payment workflow controls to enhance turnaround times and data security