**Join arenaflex's dynamic team as an Experienced Payments Analyst, working remotely in a full-time capacity. This role offers a competitive hourly rate of $25, providing an excellent opportunity for professionals to grow their careers while enjoying a flexible work-from-home arrangement.**
**About arenaflex**
arenaflex is a leading organization in the retail industry, committed to delivering exceptional customer experiences and innovative solutions. With a strong focus on employee growth and development, arenaflex fosters a collaborative and inclusive work environment that encourages creativity, teamwork, and continuous learning.
**Job Summary**
We are seeking an experienced Payments Analyst to join our team, responsible for supporting the administration of key seller connections, including monthly and quarterly business audits with payment card organizations. This role requires a strong analytical mindset, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment. As a Payments Analyst, you will play a critical role in driving business growth, improving operational efficiency, and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.
**Key Responsibilities**
* Support the administration of key seller connections, including monthly and quarterly business audits with payment card organizations
* Accumulate and analyze data for presentations to Senior Leadership, including regular payment metrics
* Perform daily reviews that may impact business performance and decisioning, and collaborate with various stakeholders as needed
* Learn, maintain, and influence automated reporting processes
* Utilize data visualization tools to demonstrate business KPIs
* Assist with the goal and monitoring of payment card network compliance issues
* Provide project support and guidance to other colleagues
* Satisfy ad-hoc demands and complete special projects
* Develop new skills as needed to support the requirements of the Payments Group and the Financial Services Division
**Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)**
* 25% Critical Thinking/Problem-Solving - Attempts to thoroughly understand business; identify and execute process and organizational improvements. Designs and ensures execution of financial division targets.
* Responsible for planning annual confidential name credit card budget for all products and business lines
* Lead financial forecasting capability and make suitable recommendations
* 25% Foster systems that incorporate financial products and services into core businesses and new key initiatives
* Own and manage projects to ensure timely completion and best quality
* Create and execute detailed project plan/execution plans
* 25% Accumulate and analyze data for presentations to Senior Leadership
* Provide project support and guidance to other colleagues
* Review and approve/endorse their project plans and decisions on a case-by-case basis
* 25% Assess financial and operational/quality consequences of new projects against predetermined objectives
* Decide if projects should be implemented, make recommendations to Senior Leadership, and, if necessary, assist with creating execution procedures
**Reporting Structure**
This position typically reports to the Senior Director of Payments or Chief Payments Officer.
**Travel Requirements**
Normally requires less than 10% of the time for temporary travel.
**Physical Demands**
Mostly spent sitting in a comfortable position, with frequent opportunities to move about. Occasionally, there may be a need to move or lift light objects.
**Working Conditions**
Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be rare and not hazardous.
**Preferred Qualifications**
* Financial services experience
* Extremely strong interpersonal skills, both verbal and written
* Trustworthy thinking abilities
* History of successfully managing multiple, concurrent projects
* Demonstrated excellence at project management for small to-medium projects
* A solid handle of Project Management skills and requirements gathering
* Ability to analyze business issues and valuable opportunities decisively
* Displayed capacity to work independently
* Functional knowledge of payment processing strategies
* Predominant decisive reasoning and critical thinking abilities
* Ability to interpret complex data using Microsoft Excel and Access
* Profoundly effective communicator and moderator, using tools like Microsoft PowerPoint
* Skill with SQL and Python for data analysis
* Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with ambiguity
* Remarkable time management abilities
* Fitness and desire for continuous learning
**How to Apply**
If you are a motivated and detail-oriented professional looking to join a dynamic team, please submit your application through our website. We look forward to reviewing your qualifications and discussing this exciting opportunity with you further.