Payments Specialist EMEA
On behalf of our Client, Kenny-Whelan is hiring a Payments Specialist EMEA to join a Global Life Sciences Company in Cork in their Shared Services Centre.
Contact : Carmel Synnott on email: or call on
Profile of the Role:
Reporting to the Source to Settle (STS) Payments Lead, you will be part of the Payments Team responsible for all tasks related to payments for the EMEA region.
This role serves as the company contact for EMEA payments, including the following:
Suppliers, employee expenses, VAT, Tax & product, manual and batch payments, using Client Banks and Financial Institutions, and working with SAP and Oracle.
The Payments Specialist is also responsible for working with cash management and STS accounting teams to ensure there is not ageing on bank reconciliation items.
Main duties and responsibilities:
•Processing manual payment requests, including the following – Tax, VAT, Product payments, Travel Advances & Interview expenses
•Running of weekly multi-currency SAP batch payments
•Processing supplier and employee expense payments for Emerging markets (non-ERP markets)
•Processing intercompany payments
•Working with cash management and STS Accounting teams on bank rec items and follow-up on aged items
•Working on internal ticketing system (SPARC) and shared mailbox to manage queries
•Completion of month-end tasks in conjunction with wider STS team
•Maintenance of payment approval schedule and bank matrix
•Preparation and maintenance of payment templates with Financial Institutions
•Maintain desk-top procedures for the duties carried out by this role
•Follow up on internal and external audit requests as required
•Involvement in STS Continuous Improvement projects
•Testing for payments in any ERP upgrades or changes
•Perform other duties and projects as assigned
Education :
Business Degree
IT / Systems:
Ms Office Suite, Word, PowerPoint, Excel advanced,
Oracle and SAP essential
Skills & Experience:
4-5 years' STS experience in a fast-paced multi-national environment - experience in payments
An effective team-player with energy and enthusiasm
Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
Advanced Excel essential
*** Are you eligible to work in Ireland?
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All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence
Kenny-Whelan Contact:
For further information please contact Carmel Synnott on or send your updated CV to