Sr. Finance Specialist Controllership – Client Settlement

Role Summary/Purpose:

• Perform daily client funding and ensure that all clients are funded timely and accurately.
• Perform daily and monthly account reconciliations for Client Settlement financial activity in accordance with GAAP and SYF accounting policies.
• Perform ad hoc tasks as requested, including but not limited to Audit request, SOX requests, testing of new processes, and updating procedure manuals.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Prepare journal entries timely and accurately.
• Handle issue resolutions for internal and external clients.
• Responsible for non-funding client settlement activities to include merchant adjustments, cardholder research of suspense items, etc.
• Prepare wire requests for off cycle payments to merchants, tax jurisdictions, etc.
• Responsible for performing monthly analytical review of Settlement general ledger accounts.
• Perform account reconciliations to ensure accuracy of account balances and timely clearing of reconciling items.
• Provide support during audits.
• Responsible for maintaining a thorough understanding of the end-to-end business process, including transaction flow, key systems, and all sources which impact general ledger accounts.
• Create and present weekly / monthly dashboards.
• Incorporate business policy changes into existing processes and update documentation (job aids and training documents) as needed.
• Identify areas for process and productivity improvements.
• Perform other duties and special projects as needed.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
• 1-2 years of accounting experience
• Excellent communication skills – both oral and written

Desired Characteristics:

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Software Skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Excellent organization and follow up skills.
• Ability to execute in a fast-changing environment.
• Demonstrated commitment to quality and customer service.
• Experience with existing financial system a plus (Blackline, Oracle, etc.)
• Experience with settlement systems such as MBS, CMOD, TRAMS, SNSS a plus
• Experience in FDR
• Prior banking experience