Account Bank Payments Specialist

• 9 month temporary contract
• Hybrid role - 3 days in office, 2 days at home.

Account Bank Payments Specialist role within the Specialized Agency Operations Team supporting Account Bank, Project Finance, Structured Finance & Escrow Agent functions. The successful candidate will join the team as a payments processor as part of a 9 people team. The Accounts Bank desk is an evolving area experiencing rising volumes and increasingly complex deal structures.

Responsibilities:

• Receive & validate customer instructions according to specific deal conditions.
• Monitor system based diary and data base (ATIS) for pre-determined customer payments.
• Perform MPP checks / callbacks as appropriate.
• Input payment instructions for London based accounts via ATIS.
• Input payment instructions for oversea based accounts via ATIS.
• Process FX transactions via internal Pulse application.
• Prepare non-discretionary investments / redemptions in a range of Money Market Funds.
• Completion of end of day reconciliations / monitor accounts.
• Completion of Nostro / cash reconciliations.
• Completion of investigations.
• Assistance with customer investigations.

Qualifications:

• 1 - 3 years of payments processing experience. Knowledge of 103/202 formatting essential.
• Bachelor's Degree / University degree or equivalent experience in Business, Accounting or Finance.
• Understanding of Project Finance, Structured Finance, Escrows would be beneficial.
• Knowledge of internal systems - CFT, CDC, TLM preferable.
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication skill.

Skill:

• Initiative is essential.
• Quick assimilation of new processes and deal structures.
• Strong organisational skills & work accurately under pressure.
• Attention to detail - processing requirements are deal specific.
• Maintain a high work rate.
• Teamwork, good communication and customer service skills.