Payments & Compliance Manager

Salary: £420 – £540 per day

Interim Payments and Compliance Manager required for a market leading organisation based Warwick. The role will an initial 6 month contract inside IR35.

Key Responsibilities:

Experience of working with an offshore BPO is essential. Ability to communicate effectively in a remote set-up.
Experience of people management and leading teams is essential.
Experience of working in a high volume PTP environment at management level, in a large organisation.
Ability to identify improvement opportunities and utilise technology to drive automation.
Ability to analyse large volumes of data and provide detailed recommendations based on findings.
Flexible in style, able to accommodate a variety of different attitudes and adjust their approach accordingly.
Ability to multitask, working independently or in a team.
Ability to deliver under pressure. Controls & Risk Management Experience. Knowledge of core financial and operational processes. Accounting/Audit background, preferably with PtP experience.
Knowledge of payment operations and payment system infrastructures is essential.
Familiar with clearing systems via Central Banks (BACS/CHAPS). Knowledge of payment card systems and administration is desirable.
Strong knowledge Sarbanes-Oxley risk and controls standards is highly desirable.
Advanced Microsoft Excel knowledge a must, variety of business application skills an advantage.
Direct experience of AP Ledger and Balance Sheet management.
Knowledge of SAP S4Hana would be beneficial.
Ensure supplier payments are processed accurately and in compliance with the relevant control structure.
Ensure the offshore operation is managed effectively and processes are optimised.
Responsible for Business Process Ownership and change management approval for operational systems which support the provision of payment services.
Responsible for arrangement and submission of policy and governance-related documentation to senior management in UK Business Services.
Ensure compliance and controls are maintained across the Payments team including but not limited to reporting and analytics.
Actively lead the team to ensure anti-fraud controls are strong and under constant review.
Support production and development of accurate and relevant reporting to drive desired outcomes and control across the process.
Stakeholder management across the business to develop relationships which will support compliance to PTP process, and allow PTP to develop in line with business requirements.
Creating and updating documentation including process flowcharts, process narratives, risk and controls matrix and evaluate controls to reflect any required remediation.
Identification of process deficiencies; recommendation and delivery of improvements.