Payments Head
1 day ago
**Job Purpose**:
The South Africa Payments and Receivables Manager Role is a management role within TTS Client operations responsible for ensuring client payment and receivables needs are met and transactions are processed consistently, in a compliant manner, accurately and on time. The overall objective is to ensure seamless, risk free, consistent execution of daily operations for the end-to-end payments and receivable process while managing internal stakeholders and clients.
**Job Background**:
Treasury and Trade Solutions (TTS) is an integral part of Citibank’s Institutional Clients Group, serving public sector clients, corporates, and financial institutions in over 120 countries. The group is a leading provider of cash management, Trade, Securities and Fund services to financial institutions and corporate clients around the world. The group is thus uniquely positioned to service clients with local and cross-border interests and provide integrated reporting and management.
**Responsibilities**:
- Oversee daily operations for multiple teams and several unit supervisors both offshore and onshore and ensure teams within the value chain meet performance and quality expectations
- Manage the end-to-end payment process which includes payment initiation, payment document vetting (exchange control requirements) and reconciliations
- Resolve complex and highly variable issues with significant departmental impact
- Ensure essential procedures are documented and followed and contribute to defining workflow standards
- Through a comprehensive right placement strategy ensure work is completed at the appropriate risk, regulatory, cost and quality
- Ensure technology capability is fit for purpose and manual touch points and straight through processing rates are in line with market and Citi norms. Initiate programs to manage out related exceptions.
- Actively participate in the development of scalable business and client solutions, ensuring client solutions and capabilities have strong foundations in implementation simplicity, STP processing, risk profile and self-servicing.
- Drive in identifying and enabling both tactical and strategic solutions for the Operations function that reflect the objectives of TTS and are appropriately tailored and fit for purpose within South Africa.
- Establish the Client Operations Culture of Continuous Improvement, Innovation and Creativity
- Initiate, participate and manage both local and regional projects within required timelines
- Participation in various forums, initiatives to ensure adherence with market structure, trends, and practices
- Accountability for establishing and regularly testing the effectiveness of the risk and control disciplines for all processes
Key contact for regulators to cover operational activities and control environment.
- Build strong and effective relationships with key local partners and stakeholders to include TTS Sales, industry representatives, Product, outsourced vendors, and the Technology organization.
- Remain current and involved in payment and receivable market constructs and group offerings to leverage best practices and standards for home market.
- Commitment to set and lead the objectives of the entire Payment and Receivables Services function. End to End
- Within Citi constructs, set goals, evaluate performance, and make recommendations for training/development, pay increases, hiring, terminations and other personnel actions
- Manage staff, productivity, and other resource allocations to remain within budget and related targets
- Develop an effective succession plan to support future growth plans and fill critical operating roles
**Knowledge/Experience**:
- Significant experience in Financial Services
- Strong understanding of Transactional Banking Products, South African payment landscape and Exchange Control
- Demonstrated skills in senior position and banking operations.
- Proven ability to establish and maintain business partnerships and client relationships.
- Experience analysing client requirements and developing suitable, cost-effective solutions
- Experience in performing complex problem solving and business trade off decision analysis
- Experience of work in a process driven environment
- Highly organized with strong program management skills. Demonstrated people leadership / management
- Ability to multi-task effectively in a high-volume environment
- Proven experience in creating and implementing processes that result in improved business performance
**Qualifications**:
- 6-10 years of experience in a related senior level role with experience in Payments, cash operations, exchange control and management.
**Education**:
- Bachelor's/University degree, Master’s degree preferred
**Competencies**:
- Client Centric
- Proactive in managing clients and support team
- Leader of Self and others
- Strong Execution Skills
- Strong Risk and Control Mindset
- Ability to drive change and implement sustainable processes
- Effective v
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