Banking Payment Analyst

Eden Scott's client is seeking a candidate who is available for a Banking Payment Analyst to join their expanding team based in Edinburgh team. The role will be hybrid 3 days in the office and 2 days at home

The successful individual will get involved in the following:

Monitor daily shared mailbox, responding to all internal / external queries promptly and regularly.
Deal with daily end-of-day checking of all online banking systems to ensure payments have been released
Monitor, investigate, and resolve payment processing issues across domestic and international transactions (BACS, CHAPS, Faster Payments, SWIFT).
Ensure timely and accurate processing of high-volume payments in compliance with internal controls and regulatory standards.
Liaise with internal teams, banks, and external stakeholders to ensure the smooth flow of funds and resolve payment queries.
Identify process inefficiencies and support automation and improvement initiatives within the payments function.
Perform reconciliations, exception handling, and assist in month-end reporting related to cash movements and payment activity.
Stay current with payment regulations and industry changes, providing insight and updates to the team.

Person Specification

Relevant knowledge and experience, ideally in a back office, middle office, operations or similar function of a banking/financial services organisation
Preference for candidates who have worked with UK Payment schemes.
Knowledge of bank payments / account to account transfers.
Diverse product knowledge, with an ability to develop an understanding of new products
Ability to work under considerable time pressure, whilst maintaining a high level of accuracy and quality
Excellent communication and organisational skills
Strong analytical skills to analyse the information, identify the problems, and work towards finding the solutions

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