Payments Specialist

Desired Skills: Payments,MS Excel,SAP,Reconciliations,Multinational,Source To Settle,Cash Management

Payments Specialist

We are a research-based biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and commercialises innovative medicines in areas of unmet medical need. Our therapeutic areas of focus include HIV / AIDS, liver diseases, serious respiratory and cardiovascular conditions, cancer and inflammation.

Global Financial Solutions: The Strategic Objective of Global Financial Solutions (GFS) is to provide value adding financial services in an efficient and effective model that supports the company’s growth and enables our business partners to deliver their strategic imperatives.

The GFS in Cork, located in Little Island, was established in 2009 and has evolved from a transactional based model to a Value add with a focus on operational excellence and continuous improvement within a dynamic and fast paced environment.

General Job Requirements:

Reporting to the Source to Settle (STS) Payments Lead, you will be part of the Payments Team responsible for all tasks related to payments for the EMEA region.
We offer the opportunity to work within a culture of highly motivated, talented individuals who are dedicated to the Company’s Vision and objectives. We are seeking an individual with experience in a fast-paced working environment with proven ability to multitask yet remain focused on key priorities.

Position Specific Job Requirements:

This role serves as the company contact for EMEA payments, including the following: suppliers, employee expenses, VAT, Tax & product, manual and batch payments, using our Bank of America, HSBC & Citibank banking platforms and working in SAP and Oracle. The payments specialist is also responsible for working with cash management and STS accounting teams to ensure there is not ageing on bank rec items.

Duties and Responsibilities (though not limited to):
• Running of weekly multi-currency SAP batch payments
• Processing manual payment requests, including the following – Tax, VAT, Product payments, Travel Advances & Interview expenses
• Processing supplier and employee expense payments for Emerging markets (non-ERP markets)
• Processing intercompany payments
• Working with cash management and STS Accounting teams on bank rec items and follow-up on aged items
• Working in internal ticketing system (SPARC) and shared mailbox to manage queries
• Completion of month-end tasks in conjunction with wider STS team
• Maintenance of payment approval schedule and bank matrix
• Preparation and maintenance of payment templates in BOA, HSBC & Citi systems
• Maintain desk-top procedures for the duties carried out by this role
• Follow up on internal and external audit requests as required
• Involvement in STS Continuous Improvement projects
• Testing for payments in any ERP upgrades or changes
• Perform other duties and projects as assigned

Competencies & Skills:
• An effective team-player with energy and enthusiasm.
• Business Degree desirable
• 3-5 years’ STS experience in a fast-paced multi-national environment – experience in payments an advantage
• High level of proficiency in Excel is essential
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate at all levels of the organisation
• Customer focused

***Please note our client cannot assist with any visa sponsorship and candidates must have the correct visa to live and work in Ireland***

Please click the link below to apply or alternatively send an up-to-date CV to Howie at  howie.leahy@peglobal.net