Payment Operations Analyst

Here at United Trust Bank we are looking to hire a Payment Operations Analyst who will be responsible for monitoring the day-to-day payment operations for the centralised function including STP payments, MI reporting, managing payment provider relationships. The candidate will also be heavily involved in project work to centralise and improve efficiency for payment related processes throughout the bank.

This is a hybrid role working 3 days in the office (City of London location) and 2 days working from home.

Responsibilities:

• Assist in daily BAU activities, payment release, bank reconciliations, cash management, proving cover for Payments Administrator
• Completing daily Quality Assurance, providing control oversight, challenging process where required
• Collating and reviewing monthly MI, presenting findings to Payments Manager
• Assist Payments Manager in project to centralise payment activity, investigation, coordinating meetings and working groups
• Assist Payments Manager in third party service provider service reviews, having an active role in relaying feedback and challenging service received
• Identify inefficiencies in processes and recommend improvements

Skills and Experience sought:

• An understanding of payments schemes (BACS, CHAPS, Faster Payments, Cheque clearing and SWIFT)
• An understanding of payment regulation and current industry changes
• Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Outlook
• Banking Systems (Including Online Banking)
• Experience in a multi-function team is preferred but not essential
• Experience in working within a small team

Equal Opportunity Statement

We're an equal opportunity employer, which means we'll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and we're committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. During the application process, you will be asked to complete an equality questionnaire on a voluntary basis and any data we collect will be treated confidentially and used for evaluation purposes. This will be for a period of 6 months or longer with your permission. This helps us understand our applicants so we can make sure we are doing everything we can to attract a diverse range of people and ensure our recruitment processes are fair and inclusive.