Who We Are:
At Inchcape Shipping Services, our vision is to create a connected world where customers can trade successfully and make informed decisions in every port, everywhere. We achieve this by combining our worldwide infrastructure with local expertise, through our global network of more than 250 proprietary offices and a team of over 3,000 dedicated professionals. Our diverse customer base includes owners and charterers in the oil, cruise, container, and bulk commodity sectors, as well as naval, government, and intergovernmental organizations.Main Purpose of Job
- Assist Global Finance Hub Team and Treasury Supervisor in ensuring that all daily/monthly banking requirements (payments and receipts) are completed in a timely and efficient manner.
- Help ensure that all KPI targets and SLA requirements are achieved by applying a proactive approach
- and placing emphasis on key target accounts. Manage all customer-related issues effectively.
- Liaise with internal teams / banking partners and LPA to ensure swift resolution to queries.
- Adhere to and promote group policies, processes and ethics and compliance practices.
Key Accountabilities
- Maintain existing relationships, further develop and expand relationships with Principals (along with team leaders), ISS and 3rd party Agents.
- Keep record of critical communication for audit trail.
- Adhere to already existing processes.
Specific responsibilities and accountabilities focused on BANKING are as follows:
- Review Bank statements and record transactions into accounting system (Unit 4), ensuring the correct method is used to ensure integrations with operational systems are not affected.
- Match incoming funds / payment postings with invoices, as per the requirements.
- Enter payments (from pre-existing templates) into the online banking systems daily to meet agreed performance criteria.
- Ensure Beneficiary Letter of Banking data provided meet acceptable criteria before setting up new templates for approval.
- Perform FX payments by coordinating with payment providers, follow up the rates and make settlement to FX providers.
- Perform Bank reconciliation in Unit 4 system, send Ageing summary on daily basis and follow up with the Team to post the missing entries.
- FX bank allocations and workday 1 month end closure.
- Provide swift copies / payment confirmations when required.
- Ensure all banking queries are resolved in a timely and efficient manner; with regular follow up to close matters.
- Providing documentation to banking platforms using information in operational systems
- Follow rejected/ returned payment process to ensure all parties are made aware to manage business expectations.
- Maintain working relationships internally with ISS service centers and colleagues in work location and maintain relationships with external customers.
- Keep supervisors advised on any outstanding / performance issues relating to job details.
- Ensure adherence to group policies on Treasury, Accounting, SOP’s, Internal Controls, Ethics & Compliance and HR.
Key Deliverables
- Performance Objectives agreed on an annual basis.
- Customer Satisfaction
- Meeting Team Targets
Essentials
- Experience at Business Unit level with excellent communication skills.
- Ability to meet deadlines through good time management and allocation of priorities.
- Accounting backgrounds to understand basic book-keeping (debit/credit)
- ERP – Unit 4 (Preferrable)
- B.com (General)
- Always showing a proactive approach to work.
Desirable
- Process orientated
- Experience of working in a pressurized environment as tasks are critical.
- MBA Financial Management.
- Good attitude & Interpersonal skills.