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BVNK
$76k - $90k est.
WC Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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Payment Operations Analyst

About us:

BVNK is a next-generation payments platform. We’re on a mission to make payments as accessible as the internet.

We bridge traditional and digital finance to make payments borderless, fast, and secure. Using our platform, businesses can incorporate stablecoins into their payment flows, and send and receive payments anywhere in the world.

We are a diverse team spread across the UK, Europe, and South Africa. We share the belief that stablecoins present the future of payments, and BVNK will be at the forefront of this shift. We’re looking for smart, ambitious people to help us build a more inclusive financial system.

Role and Responsibilities

The payments function will require an individual to:

  • Assisting with incoming deposits, and client payments and settlements on a daily basis (manual or automated)
  • Assisting merchants, and merchant support teams, with 3rd party payouts and deposits
  • Working with compliance and monitoring teams with any flagged transactions, RFI’s and/or the whitelisting of counterparties
  • Assistance, tracking and resolve of any open payment queries
  • Assisting the on-boarding and client relationship management teams with setting up new client account, loading payment methods and helping to resolve queries as well as more general assistance where needed
  • Assistance with client financial reporting where required
  • Review statements and provide advice on issues pertaining to business finance
  • Seek to maintain a positive professional relationship with partner financial intuitions, merchants and operational teams
  • Assisting senior payment operations team members with any tasks or duties delegated
  • Assist the head of treasury and treasury manager in all financial decisions and ad hoc requests

Completing daily reconciliations for client and corporate accountsComparing internal back office system balances (Admin Tool) to external sourcesAssisting the reconciliation team in investigating reconciliation breaks or discrepancies in daily NAV reportingCompleting monthly reconciliations on non-client money bank accounts for the GroupAssistance with safeguarding and reconciliation procedures around EMI operationsProduce KPI’s on payments statistics within the businessAssistance with periodic reviews of fees for banking and payment partnersAssist wider finance team with ad hoc requests

Qualifications & Experience

Essential

  • 2-4 years experience in the relevant field
  • Must be proficient in Excel
  • Extremely detail oriented and organized
  • Fluent in English
  • Excellent written and verbal communication
    • Presenting Statistical findings
    • Understanding of how to communicate workflows

  • BCom/BBusSci degree in finance, financial risk management, financial accounting, accounting, auditing or any relevant degree will be advantageous
  • Financial reporting experience, strong analysis skills, projections and forecasting

Desirable

  • Having finished Articles is a plus
  • Knowledgeable about cryptocurrency, DeFi or neo-banking
  • Financial reporting and payments experience is beneficial

Job Fit & Personal Characteristics

  • Passionate about technology
  • Loves financial markets and cryptocurrencies
  • Thorough and understands the importance of having a process to follow
  • Ability to think laterally – identifying the appropriate opportunities for our products
  • Quick learner - adaptable and proactive and professional
  • Confident, well spoken & articulate
  • Good attention to detail
  • Self-starter / high initiative
  • Self motivated and dependable
  • Team Player with a flexible approach to work
  • Ambitious, innovative and high-energy
  • Great organizational and time-management skills

What you can expect from us:

  • Fair and competitive salary at every stage of your growth
  • Meaningful ownership in the business through our employee option scheme
  • Flexible working hours, with hybrid working at its heart
  • A culture built on passionate growth minded people
  • A flexible approach to holiday, with 20 days as standard
  • An open and creative environment where you can help us define the future of BVNK, it’s culture, and it’s opportunity sets
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