Payment Lifecycle Analyst

Are you ready to make an impact in the world of digital payments? Join our team where your analytical prowess and problem-solving skills will help shape the future. We offer a stimulating environment with opportunities for constant learning and expanded responsibilities.

As a Payment Lifecycle Analyst within Payments Operations, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the smooth transfer of funds between various parties while enhancing our payment operations framework. You will leverage your knowledge of automation technologies and systems architecture to process payments across various products and parties. Your responsibilities include identifying and resolving issues, making decisions guided by established practices, and contributing to short-term operational goals. You will engage with stakeholders, manage projects, and spur continuous improvement initiatives, building strong working relationships with internal lines of business. Your ability to understand and apply cybersecurity controls, anti-fraud strategies, and data analysis techniques will be key to your success in this role.

Job responsibilities

• Provide daily/weekly cash positioning and scenario analysis, recommending actions to optimize liquidity, reduce idle balances, and support business decisions.
• Support short-term funding needs by forecasting requirements, coordinating drawdowns/repayments, and ensuring timely availability of cash across entities and accounts.
• Monitor FX exposures arising from cross-border cash flows; support FX execution/hedging activities and track settlement, confirmations, and related controls.
• Execute and monitor investment of surplus liquidity (e.g., money market instruments/overnight placements) in line with counterparty limits, and risk parameters.
• Oversee end-to-end processing of incoming/outgoing cashflows (payments, collections, interfund transfers), ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and issue resolution.
• Track and reconcile cap stock–related cash movements (e.g., dividends, capital contributions/returns) and maintain supporting documentation and reporting.
• Prepare cash and liquidity reports, perform reconciliations, maintain operational controls, and partner with Traders, Finance, Operations, and Counterparts to resolve breaks.

 

Required Qualifications, Skills and Capabilities:

• Advanced knowledge of global payment processing operations and systems architecture to support operational efficiency and change management.
• Proficiency in data analysis techniques to interpret and communicate insights for informed decision-making with senior stakeholders.
• Commercial and growth mindset to adapt to fast-paced environments and new business initiatives, with strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Understanding of cybersecurity controls and anti-fraud strategies to protect information and systems, and ability to navigate dynamic environments with evolving priorities.
• Familiarity with continuous improvement methodologies and design-thinking techniques to drive continuous improvement initiatives.

Preferred Qualifications, Skills and Capabilities:

• Knowledge of ISO or Swift message processing or management.
• Experience with operations, controls and problem solving related to Payments, Cash, Treasury Operations.
• Experience in global payments and understanding of accounting and money movement processes.