Senior Payment Specialist

**General Information**:

- Job ID
- 30388
- Location
- Cape Town, South Africa
- Work Types
- Permanent
- Categories
- Internal Finance

**About TMF Group**

TMF Group is a leading provider of administrative services, helping clients invest and operate safely around the world.

As we’re a global company with 11,000+ colleagues based in over 125 offices across 87 jurisdictions, we actively seek out people with the talent and potential to flourish at TMF Group, whatever their background, and offer job opportunities to the broadest spectrum of people. Once on board we nurture and promote talented individuals, making sure that senior positions are open to all.

**Discover the Role**

TMF provides a range of services for multinational companies to assist them in: a) running a local business, b) preparing to enter a new market or c) operating across many borders. These services include Global Entity Management, Accounting & Tax, and HR & Payroll. In addition to this, TMF Group is a recognized global player in the administration of Capital Markets transactions and PERE investments, providing a complete range of fund and business services.

TMF is undergoing a transformation of how we deliver services to our clients. As part of this transformation, we established Regional Delivery Centers, where we are delivering various end to end services. As part of a global initiative, we are creating a Payment HUB in the RDC in South Africa and are recruiting payment specialists to centralize payment processing services for clients in Europe.

The primary purpose of the role is to establish and drive efficiencies in the execution of payments within the Accounting & Tax practice. This role will be responsible for payment execution on behalf of TMF Clients in relevant countries in Europe.

Payment Analyst will play a crucial role in building Centralized Payment HUB and will be responsible for its day to day payment processing for relevant countries. Payment Analyst will also support all payment process migrations from local offices to RDC.

**Key Responsibilities**:
**Key Responsibilities**

Responsible for preparation and execution of payments on behalf of TMF clients.
- Responsible for reviewing payments entered on behalf of TMF clients.
- Manage day to day payment related questions for TMF clients.
- Act as main point of contact for various stakeholders regarding various questions and queries related to Payment HUB.
- Work closely with external and internal stakeholders to provide advice and guidance as required.
- Assist with resolution of issues to ensure timely payment execution in accordance and compliance with TMF policy.
- Contribute to and lead automation, standardization and improvements and drive these activities within the Team and with the Local Offices.
- Comply with accounting standards, policies and procedures.
- Perform other required duties as assigned.
- Deliver results with a strong attention to detail and the capability to work autonomously.
- Communicate effectively, demonstrating strong communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Proficient in English.
- Collaborate efficiently with colleagues and adapt to diverse cultural and geographical environments.
- Comfortable in a fast-paced dynamic environment and manage work under pressure.
- Demonstrate accountability by clearly communicating open items, issues, and deadlines effectively.

**Key Requirements**

Good understanding of Payments and Procure to Pay process.
- Prior experience in a multinational, multiple legal entity preferably in an BPO/Centralized delivery environment.
- Treasury experience will be an advantage.
- Multi-currency payments experience a must.
- A university degree, preferably in Accounting, Finance or Economics, will be a plus.
- 3-4 years of previous experience in a similar role will be a plus.
- Prior experience in banking sector will be a plus.

**What’s in it for you?**

An exciting opportunity in an international company

Professional development opportunities as well as extensive individual further training opportunities, supported by our TMF Business Academy

A career within an ever evolving market

Flat hierarchies with direct contact to management and international exchange

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