FINANCIAL OPERATIONS ANALYST / LONDON/ HYRBID 2 DAYS PER WEEK/ £25,000-£30,000 PLUS BENEFITS
About the team / Role
Every business is different. The global travel industry is vast and varying. There are challenges and opportunities for every travel company – whether they’re just starting out or are well-established. But at the heart of it all are payments. And that’s where we come in.
As Financial Operations Analyst you will ensure all reconciliations are performed accurately and in a timely manner across all currencies and entities. The successful applicant will also work closely with the Head of Financial Operations and have the ability to deputise as needed, so as to ensure other financial operational processes, including deposit matching; FOA debtor tracking, customer funding pulls, customer refunds and platform manual adjustments, along with all related policies, processes and daily reconciliations are performed accurately and in a timely manner across all currencies and entities. This is a fundamental role within the finance department as part of the Financial Operations team.
What’s on Offer?
- Highly competitive salary between £25,000-£30,000 (dependant on experience)
- Annual company bonus
- 40 hour week – Monday to Friday, no evenings or weekends
- Hybrid working (2 days per week in London Bridge office)
- Industry leading pension scheme
- Private Medical
- 25 days plus bank holidays – with the opportunity to purchase additional holidays
- Life assurance
- Income Protection
- Gym Flex membership
- Discounts & perks platform
- Employee wellbeing
How you’ll make an impact
- Responsible for the production of the reconciliation that reconciles payment platform to bank account across all currencies
- Oversee production of daily validations for payment platform reconciliation
- Responsible for the daily customer funding validation process, ensuring that all funding trackers are completed on time and any funding issues are escalated in a timely manner
- Maintain oversight of any, bank charges, rebates, unmatched deposits, refunds, manual adjustments and negative customer balances, to ensure any issues are highlighted, rectified and escalated in a timely manner
- Calculate and reconcile the weekly FX funding solution ensuring payments are made on time and any funds due are received
- Analyse, investigate and resolve historical differences within the reconciliation spreadsheet
- Review customer funding as appropriate, highlighting any variances that occur
- Evaluate and provide feedback on the existing processes
- Any other ad hoc duties as and when required
Experience you’ll bring
- Finance graduate
- ACA, ACCA, CIMA part qualified or similar financial qualification
- Excellent knowledge of Excel
- Relevant experience in reconciling financial data
- Strong problem-solving capability with solid logical and structured approach
- Advanced critical thinking and analytical skills
- Strong research competencies, persevering mindset, ability to balance depth vs. speed
- Excellent oral and written communication skills and ability to communicate across many organisational levels
- Strong business acumen
- Be able to work both individually and as part of a winder Finance team
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the confidence to articulate clearly. Also, with the conviction, energy, ambition and enthusiasm to grow and innovate in the fastest of fast-moving organisations
- Ability to effectively support the Head of Financial Operations to develop and progress the Financial Operations team
What’s next?
If you feel that you have the necessary skills to be our new Financial Operations Analyst then please APPLY TODAY for immediate consideration.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/ belief, sexual orientation, or age
Due to the volume of applications received, unfortunately it is not possible to respond to each one individually, applicants that are shortlisted will be contacted within one week of applications.
We do not accept speculative agency CVs. Any CV received by WEX will be treated as a gift and will not be eligible for an agency fee. PSL agencies should only send CVs if authorised to do so by the Talent Acquisition team.
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What We Do
We simplify complex payment systems for fleets, corporate payments, and healthcare—unlocking insights, opportunities, and efficiencies to give you greater control of your business.
Powered by the belief that complex payment systems can be made simple, WEX (NYSE: WEX) is a leading financial technology service provider across a wide spectrum of sectors, including fleet, travel and healthcare. WEX operates in more than 10 countries and in more than 20 currencies through approximately 4,900 associates around the world. WEX fleet cards offer approximately 14 million vehicles exceptional payment security and control; our travel and corporate solutions business processes over $35 billion of purchase volume annually; and the WEX Health financial technology platform helps 343,000 employers and more than 28 million consumers better manage healthcare expenses.
