Manager: Payment Acceptance Technology

NedBank; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Nedbank is seeking a Manager for Payment Acceptance Technology to lead a diverse unit focused on enhancing payment solutions. The role involves P&L management, optimizing revenue streams, and ensuring compliance across multiple trading channels. The ideal candidate will possess strong banking knowledge and leadership skills, combined with strategic and operational experience. This position is crucial for driving market share and revenue through innovative payment technologies.

Qualifications

• 5+ years at a strategic level and 6-8 years at an operational level in a corporate environment.
• NQF Level qualifications required.

Responsibilities

• Lead the payment acceptance technology unit with a focus on P&L management.
• Manage processing activities within agreed timelines and minimize operational costs.
• Ensure compliance and maintain clean audits.

Skills

Banking knowledge

Business Acumen

Data analysis

Governance, Risk and Controls

Principles of financial management

Principles of project management

Decision-making process

Education

Matric / Grade 12 / National Senior Certificate

Degree or diploma in finance, credit, business management, administration, project management

Job description

Manager: Payment Acceptance Technology

Requisition: 137209
Role: Manager: Payment Acceptance Technology
Talent Acquisition Specialist: William Mtsweni
Closing Date: 07 March 2025

Job Family Administration, Operations and Facilities Career Stream Operations Leadership Pipeline Manage Others Job Purpose

To lead the payment acceptance technology unit within Nedbank with specific focus on:

• P&L Management of the POS estate across all terminal trading channels
• Implementing, utilising Android POS capability to provide optimal cost of ownership while maximising and capitalising on revenue generating avenues
• Terminal Life Cycle Management (Alignment to best practice,Procure, Maintain, Dispose, Replacements andPOS Value stream and CVP management)
• Direct management of the Repair centre as well the POS administration team

Job Responsibilities

• Leverage comprehensive market and industry insights to outperform the competitors.
• Meet Service Level Agreements (SLA) by managing processing activities within agreed timelines and parameters.
• Minimise financial and reputational risk by ensuring accuracy of processing activities.
• Enhanced the credibility and value-add of the function.
• Contribute to department budget by providing input to operational forecast.
• Minimise operational costs by managing cost effectively within budget.
• Increase Nedbank's market share and revenue through the Payment acceptance technology function.
• Reduce revenue leakage by optimising revenue collection processes.
• Short-term results achieved while ensuring long-term growth.
• Optimised/improved organisation, systems and processes in ways that delivered productivity gains and service excellence.
• Decisions made in the best interest of the business, not just the function.
• Problems solved at the lowest possible level 4.
• Implement a professional customer interfacing environment by managing teams to respond to and action customer requirements within agreed SLA and risk parameters.
• Understand and meet stakeholder (including Regulators) needs by building and maintaining relationships through regular interactions.
• Obtain and provide feedback by meeting with internal and external stakeholders.
• Highlight risk by reporting exceptions.
• Ensure compliance and maintain clean audits by managing implementation and adherence to all processes and procedures.
• Ensure accuracy by implementing preventative and corrective activities.
• Create a culture of continuous improvement by identifying opportunities and/or implementing enhancements to processes, procedures and/or systems.
• Ensure projects are implemented and delivered by collaborating whilst adhering to governance practices.
• Meet reporting requirements by compiling and contributing to reports.
• Make and implement informed business decisions by analysing operational/business reports.
• Optimise productivity by implementing capacity management principles.
• Ensure business continuity by drafting, updating and testing Business Continuity Plans (BCP's).
• Manage performance of staff by implementing performance agreements, ensuring a clear vision, agreeing on goals and objectives, providing regular feedback on performance, recognising and rewarding achievement and take appropriate corrective action where required.
• Stay abreast in field of expertise and deliver on the expectations from stakeholders by building capability of self and staff through identifying current and future training and development needs.
• Ensure self and staff understand and embrace the Nedbank Vision and Values by leading by example and re-enforcing values during meetings.
• Contribute to a culture conducive to the achievement of transformation goals by participating in Nedbank Culture building initiatives (e.g. staff surveys etc).
• Address issues raised in culture surveys by participating in the development and implementation of action plans.
• Create a client service culture through various required interventions.
• Support and encourage staff to participate and support corporate responsibility initiative.
• Achieve operational excellence by supporting the implementation of business optimisation improvement through team engagement.
• Encourage team to generate innovative ideas and share knowledge.

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

• Matric / Grade 12 / National Senior Certificate

Preferred Qualification

• Degree or diploma in related area (finance, credit, business management, administration, project management)

Minimum Experience Level

• 5 years at a strategic level plus 6-8 years at an operational level in a corporate environment

Technical / Professional Knowledge

• Banking knowledge
• Business Acumen
• Data analysis
• Governance, Risk and Controls
• Industry trends
• Principles of financial management
• Principles of project management
• Relevant regulatory knowledge
• Relevant software and systems knowledge
• Decision-making process

Behavioural Competencies

• Building Partnerships
• Earning Trust
• Coaching
• Collaborating
• Decision Making
• Work Standards
• Leadership Disposition
• Planning and Organizing

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