Payments (Finance Operations) Project Lead

Key Responsibilities

• Drive Financial Contract Standardization and Compliance:
• Synthesize disparate contractual requirements with Brand Partners into a unified, clean financial framework to eliminate ambiguity.
• Drive projects with Legal and Commercial team to embed unambiguous payment and billing clauses that streamline collection and ensure contract-to-invoice accuracy.
• Ensure Zero-Tolerance Reconciliation Integrity:
• Redesign and implement robust, system-based reconciliation processes to eradicate errors leading to vendor underpayments and overpayments.
• Establish and audit strict financial control protocols across all payment flows to guarantee the integrity of AP and AR data ledgers.
• Drive Payments Automation and System Adoption:
• Champion the end-to-end migrationof critical billing and reconciliation tasks away from manual, spreadsheet-based processes.
• Serve as the functional bridge between Finance and Tech, defining requirements to fully utilize and tailor the existing proprietary billing system to meet business needs and reduce manual dependency.
• Cross-Ecosystem Process Alignment:
• Coordinate process changes across all internal (Finance, Tech, Sales) and external stakeholders(Brands, 3PLs) to ensure a single, streamlined payments workflow from contract execution to final settlement.

Skills Required:

• Financial Operations & Control Acumen:
• Expert knowledge of AR/AP best practices, reconciliation methodologies, and financial controls in a high-volume transactional environment.
• Process Re-engineering & Automation:
• Proven ability to analyze complex, manual processes and successfully re-engineer them into automated, system-driven workflows.
• Systems Integration & Functional Ownership:
• Strong experience working with billing, ERP, or proprietary financial systems, including defining business requirements for system enhancements.
• Contractual & Commercial Translation:
• Demonstrated skill in translating ambiguous commercial/contractual terms into precise, actionable financial system logic and billing rules.
• Strategic Project Management:
• Ability to scope, lead, and deliver multiple projects simultaneously, focusing on measurable improvements in financial accuracy and operational efficiency.
• Experience:
• A minimum of 3-5 years of professional experience in finance operations, payments strategy, FinTech, or systems implementation is required.
• Preferred Field of Study (Optional/Helpful):
  • A degree in Finance, Accounting, Operations Management