Payment Specialist

Payment Specialist

Our client, a premier global organization, is seeking a Payment & Treasury Operations Specialist within their Global Business Services (GBS) center. This role is a vital component of the corporate finance framework, responsible for managing end-to-end disbursements, electronic fund transfers, and transactional banking compliance. The successful candidate will ensure absolute precision in cash outflows, mitigate financial risk, and maintain strict alignment with global compliance and internal control standards.

Key Responsibilities

Electronic & Digital Payment Processing

• Payment Run Execution: Independently execute daily automated electronic payment runs, ensuring accurate transfer parameters and time-critical distributions.
• Banking Verification: Perform rigorous data validation on vendor banking details and corporate routing information to prevent fraudulent activities.
• Exception Handling: Coordinate directly with transactional banks and internal cash management teams to trace, resolve, and reprocess rejected or failed electronic payments.

Manual & Treasury Banking Operations

• Manual Disbursements: Formulate and process manual high-value or urgent payments directly within various Electronic Banking Systems (EBS).
• Ledger Synchronization: Ensure all manual banking settlements are meticulously recorded as corresponding ledger entries within the ERP system.
• Period-End Management: Expedite ad-hoc banking queries and settle outstanding payment requests in strict accordance with daily value-dating limits and period-end cutoff schedules.

Governance, Risk & Compliance

• Internal Control Execution: Maintain a robust control environment by executing and documenting mandated internal financial controls (JSOX/SOX) to ensure uncompromised internal and external audit readiness.
• Policy Adherence: Guarantee that all payment flows strictly mirror global operating guidelines, treasury directives, and localized financial policies.

Reporting & Process Optimization

• Vendor Integrity: Reconcile disbursement cycles to guarantee accurate and verified clearing of accounts payable liabilities.
• Financial Reporting: Compile and analyze routine transactional data to generate volume and performance metrics for senior treasury leadership.
• Workflow Simplification: Proactively pinpoint operational bottlenecks within the payment cycle and suggest automation or process enhancements.

Cross-Functional & Entity Support

• Business Partnering: Support shared departmental targets by actively collaborating with Accounts Payable, Procurement, and General Accounting teams on cross-functional initiatives.
• Service Excellence: Act as a specialized point of contact for regional operational entities, providing expert clarity on complex banking structures and swiftly resolving payment discrepancies.

Requirements

Education & Experience

• Education: University Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a closely related business discipline.
• Professional Tenure: Minimum of 2–3 years of core accounting experience, with at least 1 year specialized in Corporate Payments, Treasury Back-Office, or Banking Operations.
• Contract Framework: This is a 12-month temporary engagement requiring an immediate operational runway.

Technical & Functional Skills

• System Literacy: Hands-on operational experience using SAP and digital banking software architectures (EBS).
• Software Competency: Proficiency across Microsoft Office applications, specifically with intermediary functions in Excel for data matching.
• Financial Principles: Solid understanding of general accounting regulations (e.g., IFRS), internal control matrices, and tax-withholding basics.
• Language Capabilities: Intermediary to advanced business communication skills in English (written and verbal).

Core Competencies

• Precision: Elite attention to detail with an aversion to transactional data errors.
• Collaboration: Strong organizational and interpersonal skills suited for a high-volume, global team structure.
• Resilience: Ability to perform reliably under tight daily banking timelines and pressure-filled closing windows.