Merchant Accountant

We’re looking to hire a Merchant Accountant to join our back office team. We are responsible for the financial process around card transactions and alternative payment methods. The team monitors and matches the receipts of funds from payment partners. Key activities to support this consist of cash management and constantly working in process improvement and further automation to help the scale.
We don’t expect you to be an expert in payments – we’ll help you to become one! Open for a change and willing to learn are the characters we are looking for. Sounds like you? Great! We can’t wait to hear more from you.
You will be joining the team of 10 people who will support you together with the manager to get to know systems and become a true frontier of payments. You’ll report to Manager Merchant Accounting. The position is fixed-term 18 months, but there is a possibility of extension.

Your day-to-day responsibilities include
You control the day-to-day financial processing flow:
Ensure daily reconciliation of financial transactions.
Monitor and escalate any issues if and when they occur.
Initiate and ensure timely payments to our global merchants.
You act as the first point of contact for financial/operational contact for various financial institutions and acquiring partners.
Identify reconciliation improvements
Communicate internationally across teams
Owning financial controls and bank reconciliation
Resolve second-line merchant inquiries promptly and accurately.
You assist with month-end invoicing


Skills we can't do without:
As our new Merchant Accountant:
Bachelor’s degree
You've got substantial knowledge of MS Office tools
Motivation and passion for learning and developing yourself
Strong analytical skills paired with good communication skills
Ability to structure and prioritize
Full working proficiency in English


Skills we'd like:
It would be great if you have the following skills, too:
Ability to handle multiple IT systems


Grow with us, create tomorrow
At Worldline, we are dedicated to helping our people unlock their full potential - both professionally and personally. With comprehensive training and development programs, expert communities, and global mobility programs, you will always be able to develop and grow at Worldline - wherever you want to go and whatever you want to do. We also offer flexible hours and remote working, to empower you to be your best self at work and at home. 8 in 10 Worldliners consider Worldline a friendly place to work, and 9 in 10 are satisfied with the training & development they receive.
Worldline is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, colour, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.