Payments Senior Analyst

Company Description
SGS is the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company. SGS is recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity. With more than 89,000 employees, SGS operates a network of over 2,400 offices and laboratories around the world.

**Job Description**:
This role will be a key player during the implementation and integration phases of the different waves of migrations to the Mexico Finance Shared Service Center.

Responsible for performing day to day tasks covering payments (e.g. urgent, standard, special run) under Procure to Pay stream and will work closely with the Cash Management Team of Record to Report stream.

Payment Sr Analyst will also play as the Subject Matter Expert (SME regarding Payments Process and will ensure that controls are in place and effective.

The performance should meet the requirements defined in the SLA/KPI’s.

**Qualifications**:

- Play as the main point of contact in FSSC regarding payments process.
- Coordinate operational calls with local team/business regarding payments process discussions.
- Ensure timely processing of payments across the region/s handled by strictly following the payment calendars.
- Ensure payments’ work instructions and other payments-related process documentations are up to date.
- Complete the payment batch with 100% accuracy (i.e., total payment value, currency).
- Monitor the banking system and validate the status of each payment batch.
- Communicate and/or escalate pending authorization in the banking flatform to ensure that all payments will be released as per country specific bank cut-off.
- Adhere to SGS Intercompany netting calendar. Final netting position should be coordinated with Record to Report Intercompany Team.
- Ensure that non-standard payment runs (outside the regular schedule) are properly supported with business reason and necessary approvals.
- Assist with the resolution of discrepancies or problems that prohibit timely processing of payments in the system.
- Respond to inquiries from internal and external stakeholders regarding status of payment.
- Work closely with R2R team in ensuring that no AP transactions are outstanding in the bank reconciliation and cash management.
- Perform bank trail review (post review of bank details update).
- Ensure monthly checklists are completed by the month end and signed off by P2P Manager.
- Support P2P Manager in training the new hires relating to payments processing.
- Monitor and ensures compliance of Payments Analysts’ to mandatory trainings and other requirements.
- Coach Payments Analysts and supports P2P Manager in doing Payment Analysts’ performance assessment.
- Support reports preparation including presentation materials for monthly business review, volume data and performance/KPI reports.
- Drive payment issues documentation and root-causes determination.
- Represent Payments Team in alignment meetings with other FSSC workstreams and local/business teams.
- Report payment issues to Manager, drives resolution and coordinates solution and action steps with FSSC and Local Teams.
- Ensure internal controls relating to Payments Process are in place and effective.
- Support Manager in implementing various FSSC Finance’ initiatives (e.g., people engagement, process improvement).
- Support continuous improvement and standardization initiatives.

Additional Information
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business or Finance
- General knowledge of accounting principles
- Minimum 4 years of experience in Accounting / Finance
- General knowledge of accounting principles
- Oracle E-Business Suite Knowledge (Oracle EBS) - Mandatory
- English intermediate - REQUIRED
- Intermediate level in using MS Excel