Payment Global Lead

Job Description

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

The ideal candidate must have a high energy level with a positive attitude, strong leadership, problem solving and analytical skills, great customer service and communication skills, be well organized, and thrive in a high-volume work environment.
• Lead a team responsible for Global Payments
• Investigate Unreconciled transactions and ensure appropriate action owners are assigned
• Be proactive to solve queries raised by Business/Stakeholders
• Ensure timely payment and approval of payments to suppliers
• Keep a track of all payment activities like duplicate checks, manual payments, exceptional payments
• Perform Cash forecast for the day/month by coordinating Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable and inform Treasury team about the Cash requirement
• Coordinating with banks for submission of documents for overseas payment
• Monthly Reporting to Management on Overall volume of payments, exceptional payments, forecasted v/s actual payments/collections etc
• Perform entity specific reporting tasks i.e. (Cash on Hand Report, Interest Movement etc)
• Tracking and posting intercompany payments in respective entities
• Liaise with internal stakeholders and banks to resolve discrepancies and payment returns / failures
• Approval of monthly Bank and other Cash reconciliations on Blackline tool
• Support audit and other SOX & internal control requirements from Statutory and Internal Auditors
• Identifying and implementing process improvement opportunities
• Support the integration of new acquisitions into GBS and ad hoc projects
• Support SAP system changes, improvements and new company codes created with testing as required and support new business projects, acquisitions and integrations where needed
• Serve as an expert in the functionality, technology, and the business processes associated with Payment Process
• Ensure SOX compliance, including identification of control weaknesses and implementation of necessary corrective procedures

DESIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:
• Commerce/Finance Graduate with 7 - 8 years of PTP experience with previous experience of Cash Management Lead for AMER/APAC/EMEA customers for SSC/BPO
• SAP Experience is a must
• Strong work ethic and ability to work independently and creatively in a fast paced, problem-solving service delivery environment
• Experience of handling diverse payment function for any Large Global Organization
• Familiarity with electronic bank statements and working knowledge of banking transactions
• Experience dealing in multi-currency payments and E-banking
• Team Lead experience preferred
• Good in Analytical Skills
• Highly motivated with a desire for learning and continuous improvements
• Ability to take on new tasks and processes, quickly and effectively
• Understanding of SOX compliance rules and guidelines
• Ability to exercise strong communication (written and verbal), customer service, reliability, problem solving and interpersonal skills in a collaborative environment
• Ability to interact effectively and build strong relationships with colleagues, internal partners and external suppliers
• Project management experience preferable
• A team player with the ability to prioritize workload and work with minimal supervision in a fast-paced transactional environment
• Fluency in both spoken and written English
• Operate in Europe/ US shifts as required by the organisation

What's in it for you?
• Hybrid work model, flexible working hours
• Free access to player.pl
• Benefit package: private medical health care, life insurance, MyBenefit cafeteria including sport card, social funds, retirement pension plans, recognition platform, employee referral program
• Work-life balance initiatives: wellbeing platform, yoga, educational webinars, Employee Assistance Program, internal media initiatives
• Training & development: sharing the cost of English lessons, Employee Resource Groups, Bridge learning platform, sharing sessions with experts
• CSR activities: volunteering, eco & social initiatives
• Casual dress code
• Parking space available for booking

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How We Get Things Done…

This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.

The Legal Bits…

Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law.

If you're a qualified candidate with a disability and you need a reasonable accommodation in order to apply for this position, please contact us at recruitadmin@wbd.com.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-d8p86m-18-216-233-58-42 in your application.