A global private equity firm is looking for a Payments Manager to join their office based in London on a 12 month contract.

This position is responsible for several critical functions, in additional providing cover for the Purchase Ledger Manager and supporting with ad hoc tasks such as:

- Daily payment input, processing and monitoring of bank accounts
- Ensuring all payments are processed accurately and in a timely manner
- Excellent knowledge of swift, SEPA and cross border-based payments
- Training of approvers/authorisers, ensuring they comply with policies and procedures
- Timely execution of critical and time sensitive payments
- Business partnering with teams and senior management across the business to drive timely and accurate payments
- Implementation of a SSI Management System to ensure SSI are stored and segregated in an appropriate manner
- Maintaining accounts/mandates on UK bank accounts
- Maintain payment documents, updating where necessary
- Review existing processes, policies and procedures recommending and implementing improvements where necessary
- Ensuring payment instructions and approval limits are maintained and appropriate
- Ensuring an efficient payments process by maximising system automation
- Monitor payment charges and look to minimise costs where possible
- Monthly statistic on payment processing and payments across EMEA
- Efficiently process multiple payments types - on time and as efficiently costed as possible

The successful candidate will have:

- Strong communication skills (Required)
- Ability to present in front of others
- Minimum of 2 years working in Accounts Payable (Required)
- Previous experience working in Financial Services (Hedge Funds, Private Equity, Banks or other Financial Institutions).