Payments & Data Administrator, Operations – Cape Town

Role summary:

Altum Group are establishing a banking and data management team to improve efficiency and provide consistency across its operational jurisdictions. To this extent, Altum is looking to deploy a centralised team utilising a digital approach to satisfy the business’ payments processing, banking system management and data management requirements (the “Banking & Data Team”).

The Banking & Data Team will be responsible for accurate and timely drafting of internal and customer vendor payments, maintenance of client banking platforms, opening/administration of client bank accounts and oversight of client data in internal databases. We have an opportunity in our newly established Cape Town office for a Payments & Data Administrator to join the Banking & Data Team. The successful candidate will be required to work to strict SLA’s.

Key responsibilities:

Payments Input (circa 50%)​

​Ensuring all payments submitted by client administration teams and internal finance teams are completed within strict cut-offs and according to SLA’s.
Accurate input of payment instructions across various banking platforms.
Monitoring payment request queues and implementing urgent instructions.
Monitoring workflow and authorisations to ensure payments are executed in line with cut off requirements.

Database management (circa 20%)​

​Inputting of new and updated customer/entity data.
Manage data entry priorities.
Assisting in the addition of new vendors and their respective account details into the company’s database.
Performing call backs on new back account details in line with internal call back procedures.

Client Bank Account Opening (circa 10%)​

​Preparation of client account opening applications in relation to key banking relationships.
Uploading of additional accounts on respective banking platforms.
Uploading of additional bank accounts and respective banking data on Altum database.

Banking Platform User Management (circa 10%)​

​Assist in the management of banking platform users ensuring all users have access to the relevant systems.
Ensure banking platform requests are dealt with in line with specific SLA’s.
Liaising with client facing teams in relation to the management of external users of banking platforms.

Signatory List Management (circa 10%)​

​Assisting with the maintenance of the Altum Group signatory lists.
Updating Altum Group signatory lists in line with requirements as approved by the respective boards.
Maintenance of signatory diligence in line with requirements.
Circulation of signatory diligence to client facing teams upon requests in line with specific SLAs.

Skills, Knowledge, and Experience ​

​To be successful in this role, the candidate must have a good standard of IT skills, oral and written English, along with the following skills and experience:

Experience working in a payments team desirable but not essential.
Desire to work in an operational role within the financial services industry.
Excellent accuracy & attention to detail.
Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines adhering to industry payment cut off times.
Ability to work as part of a team and at times to work alone.
Excellent numerical skills.
Flexibility and ability to multi-task.
Adherence to procedures & controls.
Quick Learner.
Ability to use own initiative.
Ability to adapt to evolving priorities and work in a busy environment.
Excellent communication & interpersonal skills.
Continuous improvement of mind-set.