Payment Associate

Work Setup: Fully Onsite for 6 months | Fully remote after 6 months

Office location: Araneta Cubao Quezon City

Work Arrangement: Permanent, full-time

Work Schedule: Fixed night shift schedule

The Payment Experience team is primarily responsible for the processing of customer's payments, resolving customer payment inquiries, front end payment processing through SAP and various other billing systems, managing Pre-Authorized Payments as well as the reconciliation of all incoming transactions to TELUS's GLs. Performs other accounting functions in an efficient and effective manner.

Functional Responsibilities:

1. Provides timely payment posting, pre-authorized payments set-up.

2. Handles query calls and emails relating to missing and misapplied payments for investigation and correction.

3. Ensures high level of accuracy and low turn-around-time (TAT).

4. Receives, reviews and investigates payment discrepancies. Clears discrepancies and/or work with others to resolve, balance, reconcile and adjust discrepancies.

5. Prepares transactions for processing and forwards documents to others as required.

6. Receives, prepares, inputs and investigates payments including returned checks, deposits and pre-payments. Resolves and/or works with others to resolve, balance and input data/journal entries as required.

7. Maintains records and files.

8. Prepares related reports.

9. Performs data entry into appropriate billing systems.

10. Ensures accuracy, completeness and validity of supporting documents, and proper approval of disbursement requests processed. Reconciles outstanding accounts to supplier.

11. Maintains close coordination with main banks and budget department in relation to timely and accurate release of payments to vendors, suppliers, and employees.

12. Prepares accurate, timely, and meaningful financial reports, schedules and information. This includes Balance Sheet accounts schedules and reconciliation, expense analysis and review, bank reconciliation, and other reports deemed necessary.

13. Ensures that important accounting documents are secured, completely and properly filed and easily accessible for future reference. Safeguards all customer and supplier information appropriately and as per policy.

Requirements:

• At least 1 year Financial Account Experience.
• Experience in handling payments is highly preferred.
• Proficiency with MS Office applications (i.e. MS Word, Excel).
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Fluency in the English language.
• Adaptive to changing work schedules and working hours.