Job Description
Job Summary –
Payment Analyst – US Client – Check Item / Exception Processing
Skills and Qualification –
- Candidate should have minimum 3 to 5 Years of work experience in Payment Processing – Check Item/Exception processing preferably within a US Bank, investment adviser, or asset management firm.
- Good understanding regulation related to Checks
- Strong knowledge of Check clearing procedures.
- Expertise payment platforms – SCO Web or equivalent banking portals.
- Proficiency in bank account validation, exception handling, reconciliation, and settlement processes.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills for resolving payment failures, variances, and investigations.
- Understanding fraud control mechanisms, OFAC/AML compliance, and risk-mitigation procedures.
- Excellent attention to detail, accuracy, and adherence to internal controls and dual authorization workflows.
- Strong communication skills for interacting with banks, vendors, auditors, and internal stakeholders.
- Ability to operate in high-volume, deadline-driven environments while maintaining accuracy.
Key Deliverables
- Execute end-to-end payment processing for Checks, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely settlement across domestic and international transactions.
- Prepare, validate, and transmit Check disbursement batches bank portals with required approval controls.
- Manage beneficiary/payee verification, bank detail validation (routing/IBAN/BIC), and adherence to dual control workflows.
- Monitor and process returns, rejects, and exceptions, check exceptions (stop payments, stale/altered checks).
- Conduct daily reconciliations of check registers against bank statements, resolving breaks with thorough root-cause analysis.
- Maintain cut off time adherence, ensuring timely release of check processing aligned with banking schedules and value dates.
- Generate and maintain daily/weekly/monthly reports including settlement summaries, exception logs, outstanding checks, and operational dashboards.
- Ensure compliance with regulatory standards, and internal audit requirements through robust documentation, controls, and process governance.
- Develop and update SOPs, process documentation, and audit artifacts, supporting continuous improvement, internal controls testing, and operational efficiency initiatives.
Technical / Non-Technical Skills
- Excellent MS Office skills – MS Excel, Power Point, Excel Macros and E Mail Drafting
- Good Typing Speed of 28 WPM with >=95% accuracy
- Excellent Communication skills – to Review Email, to attend Client Calls, Onshore Training etc
Behavioral Skills
- Strictly US Shift Working Hours – should be flexible to do Over Time duty if required.
- Punctual and adherence to attendance and Leaves
- To report to Team Lead and follow the Instructions and the HR Policies as per Company
Certifications Needed
- Education: 12 + 3 Degree Education is mandatory – B Com, BBA and BBM Graduates preferred, however Candidate with good work experience but with other Specialization can be looked into to some extent Only.
- Additional Certification on Banking and Payment Processing US Regulatory Bodies is an added advantage.
- No Tech Graduates – BE, B Tech, M Tech
Expected Competencies
- Interpersonal Effectiveness: Candidate should be a team player and demonstrate required aptitude and attitude towards work and the Team.
- Service Orientation: Candidate should be Customer Centric and committed to delivering the best to Customers and the Business.
About Mphasis
Mphasis applies to next-generation technology to help enterprises transform businesses globally. Customer centricity is foundational to Mphasis and is reflected in the Mphasis Front2Back™ Transformation approach. Front2Back™ uses the exponential power of cloud and cognitive to provide hyper-personalized (C=X2C2TM=1) digital experience to clients and their end customers. Mphasis Service Transformation approach helps shrink the core through the application of digital technologies across legacy environments within an enterprise, enabling businesses to stay ahead in a changing world. Mphasis core reference architectures and tools, speed and innovation with domain expertise and specialization are key to building strong relationships with marquee clients.
