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Exciting opportunity to grow your career as a Senior Payments Analyst in our Operational Finance Procure To Pay (PTP) team!
As a Senior Payments Analyst, you’ll support the PTP team in ensuring payments are made in a timely, accurate and controlled manner.
You’ll provide support on the operation of our SOX and business controls in relation to payment processing, ensuring all risks are fully mitigated and as well as in the development, design and testing of controls processes.
We’d hope to see you in our Warwick office two days per week but you’re welcome to be in the office more often if that would work best for you. We’re happy to discuss any additional flexibility in working patterns or requirements that you feel could help to make this job work for you!
- Support the Payments Manager and offshore payments team to enable timely, accurate and controlled payment to suppliers.
- Production and analysis of management reports on a range of payment metrics, including payment performance, controls, process efficiency, etc.
- Operation of Sarbanes-Oxley (Sox) and key operational payment controls
- Lead the daily activities required to manage Payment-related Balance Sheet accounts, including the AP Clearing account, daily and aged open items and other balances as required.
- Resolution of payment queries raised by PTP (onshore and offshore), Operational Finance and the wider business.
- Review and revision of payment-related documentation including process narratives and flowcharts.
- Active identification of improvements in processes and controls to enhance the payments service.
- Work with colleagues across PTP, Operational Finance and the wider business to encourage compliance with payment processes and achievement of efficiency improvements.
- Support for other project activity, as required, including input into design sessions, and testing of proposals.
- Deputise for the Payments Manager on critical tasks, as required.
What You’ll Have:
- Experience of working in a high volume PTP environment and operating key controls and working within a SOX environment.
- Knowledge of core financial and operational processes.
- An accounting or audit background is desirable.
- 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.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel knowledge.
- Direct experience of AP Ledger and Balance Sheet management, eg.GRIR management.
- Operational knowledge of SAP S4Hana.
- Ability to analyse large volumes of data and provide high level interpretation and insight.
- Flexible in style, able to accommodate a variety of different attitudes and adjust their approach accordingly.
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At National Grid, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace for everyone. So, if you’re excited about this role but your experience or qualifications don’t match the job description exactly, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might just be the right person for our growing business in this role or another one.
Up to £45,000 - £52,000 per annum - dependent on experience.
Plus:
- Annual Bonus (based on personal and company performance) and annual salary review.
- Competitive contributory pension scheme (we double-match your contribution to a max company contribution of 12%)
- 26 days holiday (plus the opportunity to buy more each year)
- Life Insurance at 10 x your basic salary.
- Financial support to help cover the cost of professional membership subscriptions, course fees, books, exam fees and time off for study leave – relevant to your role.
- Family care benefits including a back-up care service for when your usual care arrangements fall through (six paid days each year as standard with the option to purchase further days).
- Access to apps which support health, fitness, and wellbeing.
- Career development, ongoing training and support, career progression and plenty of opportunity to progress!
This is a hybrid working role from our Warwick office with circa 2 days in the office. The closing date for this vacancy is 14 March with interviews due to take place 20 March onwards. We encourage candidates to submit their applications as early as possible and not to wait until the published closing date. National Grid’s recruitment periods can and may vary. We reserve the right to remove this advert or close it to further applications at any point during the recruitment process.
Every day we deliver safe and secure energy to homes, communities, and businesses. We are there when people need us the most. We connect people to the energy they need for the lives they live. The pace of change in society and our industry is accelerating and our expertise and track record puts us in an unparalleled position to shape the sustainable future of our industry. To be successful we must anticipate the needs of our customers, reducing the cost of energy delivery today and pioneering the flexible energy systems of tomorrow. This requires us to deliver on our promises and always look for new opportunities to grow, both ourselves and our business.
Inclusion and Diversity is not just about race, ethnicity, gender, or sexual orientation. It is about our employees who wake up every day to serve our 20 million customers. At National Grid, we aim to create an environment where everyone is welcomed for who they are and where our differences are not only accepted but are celebrated. We understand the value that a diverse team can add to our organisation and that is why we model inclusive behaviour starting with senior leadership. National Grid utilises the insights of our employees that come from all different cultures, backgrounds, and beliefs to better serve our customers and communities who are in the fore front of everything we do.
National Grid
Warwick, Warwickshire