Payments & Banking Team Leader

SThree are pleased to announce we're recruiting for a talented Payment and Banking Team Lead to join our excellent team in our office based in Cadworks Office, Glasgow Payment/Banking Team Leader role is responsible for ensuring all payments across all SThree Regions are made timely and accurately from accounts payment non trade, employee expenses, manual payments, and payroll working to ensure the highest quality process is in place. Any rejected or refunded payments are captured and worked to an end resolution. Working to ensure effective controls are maintained, implementing a continuous improvement process. About us SThree is the global STEM-specialist talent partner that connects sought-after specialists in life sciences, technology, engineering and mathematics with innovative organisations across the world. We are the number one destination for talent in the best STEM markets: Recruiting highly skilled professionals and discovering life-changing jobs for the unsung heroes who will positively shape our future. Elevating expertise and energising progress for everyone. What are the day-to-day tasks? Manage weekly payment process for Accounts Payable Non Trade Manage weekly payment process for employee expenses Manage exception lists to ensure all exceptions are resolved Manage and control the payment calendar for SThree including, the frequency of payment runs, manual payments process, including payroll payments, ensuring correct documentation and sign offs are in place Manage an end to end rejection process, ensuring adequate controls are in place Ensure all payments are audit compliant Perform process end to end review and provide recommendations and prioritisation for control enhancements. A daily bank statement reconciliation is performed Manage daily clearance of bank statement transactions, including working with sales ledger team to ensure receipts are managed on a timely basis Month end process and timetable is adhered to Manage mailbox queries and follow up on outstanding queries in accordance with agreed SLA's and KPI's Advising on corrective actions to reduce future queries and rolling out process changes where required Conducting 121s on a regular basis to support your team What skills and knowledge are we looking for? Strong background in payments and banking area. Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience. Strong background of end to end process review and controls design Advanced Microsoft Excel & PowerPoint, Word and Visio experience necessary (VLOOKUPS, SUMIF, Pivot Tables) with an excellent standard of formatting. A good working knowledge of financial systems (with previous experience of SAP). Strong customer and stakeholder management skills including influencing across functions and levels. Strong people skills, must be able to demonstrate a strong track record of managing change, key stakeholder engagement, effective influencing, delivering value add initiatives and continuous improvements. Benefits for our U.K. teams include: The choice to work flexibly from home and the office, in line with our hybrid working principles Bonus linked to company and personal performance Generous 28 days holiday allowance, plus public holidays Annual leave purchase scheme Five days paid Caregiver/Dependant leave per annum Five paid days off per year for volunteering ` Private health care, discounted dental insurance and health care cash back scheme Opportunity to participate in the company share scheme Access to a range of retail discounts and saving What we stand for We're committed to ensuring for our colleagues, candidates and communities, that all processes are equitable, and everyone is treated with fairness and dignity where everyone belongs, is valued and is connected. If you need any assistance or reasonable adjustments in submitting your application, please let us know, and we'll be happy to help. What we stand for We create community and deliver change that transforms the future for everyone. With this in mind, we're committed to ensuring for our colleagues, candidates and communities, that all processes are equitable and everyone is treated with fairness and dignity where everyone belongs, is valued and is connected. If you need any assistance or reasonable adjustments in submitting your application, please let us know, and we'll be happy to help.

Location: Glasgow City Centre, GB

Posted Date: 4/26/2025