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Payment Risk And Incidents Lead

EA First Compass House

Cambridge

On-site

GBP 40,000 - 70,000

Full time

30+ days ago

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits at a fast-growing FinTech company in Cambridge! As a Payment Risk & Incidents Lead, you will play a pivotal role in managing payment operations and risk oversight. This position offers a blend of analytical challenges and operational responsibilities, where your insights will directly influence the company's growth. With a hybrid working model, you can enjoy the flexibility of working from home while being an integral part of a dynamic team. If you have a keen eye for detail and a passion for the financial sector, this role could be the perfect fit for you!

Benefits

25 days annual leave + bank holidays
Pension
Private medical insurance
Employee health & wellness discounts

Qualifications

  • Experience in a similar role or in banking/financial services/fintech.
  • Familiarity with FCA-regulated environments is advantageous.

Responsibilities

  • Manage payment incidents and support risk management operations.
  • Conduct payment investigations and produce monthly risk reporting.

Skills

Analytical Skills
Attention to Detail
Excel

Job description

Looking to join a fast growing FinTech in Cambridge?

Due to expansion, we're recruiting for a Payment Risk & Incidents Lead to join a dynamic team, where you can have a significant impact on the company's growth and develop your role and career as the business evolves.

This role offers a great deal of variety, covering operations and risk management including:

  1. Support with monthly fees and interest allocation to client accounts.
  2. Payment Investigations, supporting timely resolutions of reconciliation discrepancies and client queries.
  3. Support the development of Risk Control Self Assessments (RCSA).
  4. Produce monthly risk reporting, providing insights into the current risk profile and management of controls effectiveness.
  5. Support and assist Risk development of Payments projects and releases, highlighting areas that require management response plans.
  6. Support Management with the development of 1LOD risk oversight, embedding controls and performing assurance checks to manage control effectiveness.
  7. Responsible for the management of payment incidents, including communications, escalations and remediation with key internal stakeholders.
  8. Support with payment investigations, including root cause analysis, remediative actions, and lessons learned.
  9. Produce monthly MI reporting, providing insights and trends on incidents.
  10. Support the development and facilitation of training from incident learnings.

We're looking for someone with strong analytical skills and great attention to detail, as well as being personable and confident.

Excellent Excel skills are a must!

Ideally, applicants will have experience in a similar role or have experience of working in the banking / financial services / fintech industry. Being used to working in an FCA-regulated environment is useful.

Location:

Hybrid working pattern - Cambridge office 3 days per week and 2 days from home.

Hours:

Monday-Friday 9am-5:30pm.

Salary:

Negotiable.

Benefits:

25 days annual leave + bank holidays, pension, private medical insurance, employee health & wellness discounts and more!

EA First Ltd are acting as an Employment Agency for this permanent vacancy.

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