Banking Senior Analyst

**BAT is evolving at pace - truly like no other organisation.**

**To achieve the ambition, we have set for ourselves, we are looking for colleagues who are ready to live our ethos every day. Come be a part of this journey**

**BAT COSTA RICA IS LOOKING FOR A BANKING SENIOR ANALYST**

**ROLE PROFILE**

**JOB TITLE: Banking Senior Analyst**
**FUNCTION: Procure to Pay**
**SUB FUNCTION: Banking Ops**
**CITY & COUNTRY: Heredia, Costa Rica**

**ROLE SUMMARY**

**What are the key objectives and expectations from this role?**

The Banking Operations Payments Analysts will be responsible for processing all the payment related activities for external vendors and employee payments in alignment with the internal agreed payments calendar or business ad-hoc requirements, including swift payments and also manual payments in bank platforms.

**What is the direct impact of this role on the team or organization?**

This role is instrumental in ensuring that all payments are performed in time and accurately. This activity is essential for the company as it covers a wide range of payments like taxes, payroll, etc.

Banking Operations Team supports the operational delivery of the payments processing service for GBS BAT providing payment services to 45 different company codes, overseeing the accurate and timely processing of approx. 4000 documents / month.

Provide a quality check function for the team, supporting a culture of continuous improvement to not only meet, but exceed the service standards set by the Service Level Agreement while working to improve financial compliance environment.

**Reports to**

Banking Operations Team Lead

**Number of Direct Reports
**NA

**Core Relationships**

Internal - AP, End market - Request initiator, BCT, GTO, MD, Bank Recs and GBS - collaborate closely with other GBS’s

External -Internal and External Auditors - On audit work, External banking service providers (global and local banks)

**Geographic Scope
**AMSSA

**Travel Required**

N/A

**ACCOUNTABILITIES**
- Responsible for emergency payments transactions to external vendors, employees, taxes, dividends, leaf, intercompany / intracompany transfers
- Responsible for all payments and transfers in banks platforms for all AMSSA End Markets
- All activities must be performed within tight cut-offs and in alignment with the urgent payments request
- Processing daily requests through SAP systems connectivity or payments directly in bank platforms
- Full follow up to the manual payments that need the approval of one or two different approvers
- Monitor’s status of the payments and takes necessary actions, including engaging with external banks, technical team, other service lines from GBS, to ensure that all payments are successfully performed
- Ensure all activities are being processed within Sox / internal control boundaries for all payments
- Acts as point of contact for the following situations: payment status, payment date, proof of payment, rejection reasons, central bank’s requirements
- Guarantee that SANC payments will be process according to BAT control and the payments won’t involve US currency or banks
- Support End Markets providing feedbacks about payments from the payments runs executed in ENA due to time difference and End markets urgency
- Helps with UAT for new company codes creation, activity migration, new solution implementation
- Provides support on the monthly KPI’s on emergency and manual payments and any reports requests
- Onboarding and documentation for: new joiners within the team, support for payment approvers (including bank account creation), maintain the payments procedures up to date at company code level
- Ensures all queries are processed accurately and within SLA
- Understands and applies relevant financial skills and knowledge.
- Detail-oriented, analytical, proactive, and able to work under pressure with minimum supervision
- Problem solving oriented mindset and ensuring fast reaction in identifying and implementing solutions
- Given that only the major responsibilities are stipulated in the above paragraphs, the incumbent has the obligation to fulfil any other responsibilities entrusted to him by the higher hierarchical levels
- Assist in period end closure activities and review conciliations pending to clear in Bank Recs team
- Prepare recurring and ad-hoc reports as per agreed timeline to allow the correctly review and analysis

**EXPERIENCE, SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE**

**ESSENTIAL**

**Experience Required**
- At least 1 year of experience in financial processes
- Problem solving and attention to details

**Education / Qualifications / Certifications Required**
- Technical Degree in accounting, business administration or finance background
- English - medium or advanced level.
- Portuguese - medium or advanced level desirable.
- Medium/Advanced knowledge in transactional platforms (ERP, SAP).

**BENEFICIAL***
- Experience in a previous multicultural work environment
- Well-develop prioritization an