Securities Operations Payments Analyst
Accounting & Finance, IT, Operations
Buenos Aires, Argentina
As an Analyst within our Buenos Aires SecOps Payment Utility team, you will be responsible for supporting the Securities Operation back office teams by processing payments generated from their daily activities. Your role will involve diligently monitoring the payment queue to ensure all requests are processed efficiently. You will bring a strong control mindset to ensure the timely and accurate execution of payments, along with a proactive approach to identifying efficiencies in response to the dynamic changes within the industry.
Responsibilities include:
- Understand the end-to-end payment process.
- Learn to utilize different tools and payment systems.
Process manual payments following standard procedures and adhere strictly to controls in place.
Critically evaluate, inquire, and challenge any details that do not make sense during the payment input and approval process.
- Investigate and resolve issues related to outgoing wire transfers and document accordingly.
- Support the business by answering payment queries, locating funds, and expediting issue resolutions.
- Support compliance and regulatory reporting requirements as needed.
- Adhere to operational procedures to complete tasks accurately and on time.
- Demonstrate attention to detail, ability to focus, and an understanding of and adherence to controls;
- Exhibit critical thinking skills and the ability to challenge existing processes or assumptions.
- Fluent in English;
- Knowledge of MS Office package (excel specifically)
J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world’s most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.
J.P. Morgan’s Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.
Support the Markets – Securities Operations middle and back office teams by processing payments and ensuring operational accuracy and timeliness. Key responsibilities include mastering payment systems, overseeing end-to-end payment processes, resolving and escalating payment issues, with a strong controls mindset. The role requires strong attention to detail, critical thinking, and the ability to drive process improvements.