Payments Coordinator

About the team:
The Payments team is an integral part of the Finance Department at OSB Group, responsible for processing a range of internal and external payments through a number of banking systems.

The team work in a fast paced environment, supporting and communicating with various other parts of the business.

About Us:
OSB Group is a leading specialist mortgage lender, primarily focused on carefully selected segments of the mortgage market. Our specialist lending is supported by our Kent Reliance and Charter Savings Bank retail savings franchises. Diversification of funding is provided by sophisticated securitisation platforms. OSB’s unique cost-efficient operating model is supported by our wholly-owned subsidiary OSBIndia.

What you will be doing:
In this role, you will have the opportunity to undertake the daily tasks required to perform the payment processing and accounts payable tasks as required in line with group policies. This varied and interesting role will give you the opportunity to become involved in a range of upcoming projects.

Your responsibilities will include
- Ensuring all Faster Payments, CHAPs and manual cheque payments for all departments are correctly executed in line with group policy and in a timely manner.
- Ensuring accurate and timely validation of daily BACS files, in line with BACs rules and guidelines.
- Preparing data for the payment practices reporting in line with legislation.
- Preparing monthly statistics for inclusion in the FMC monthly control pack.

In return for your commitment:
We offer a base salary dependent on experience of between £23,000 - £26,000 and a competitive benefits package including:

- Discretionary annual bonus opportunity of up to 12.5%
- 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Contributory pension (8% employer 5% employee)
- Life Assurance (4x salary) plus Group Income Protection
- Access to Private Medical Insurance and Medical Cash Plan
- Additional benefits such as Hybrid working, Cycle Purchase scheme, Technology Purchase scheme, Season Ticket Loan, Holiday purchase / sell schemes, Employee Perk Portals, Payroll giving and Save as you Earn scheme

Could you be the one?:
We are looking for talented individuals who have the experience and knowledge set out below:

- Previous experience of using Bankline, Barclays.Net, Proactis and SUN or similar software is desirable.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel is essential.
- Strong communication skills including the ability to interact with people at all levels in an organisation is essential.
- Ability to pay attention to detail and analyse or review data accurately using excel is essential.

We also believe that your career and how you progress is as unique as your individual personality. We continually support our people so they can become the best version of themselves.

What to do next:

- OSB Group are dedicated to diversity in the workplace and committed to treating all our employees and job applicants equally. We embrace equal opportunities and are opposed to discrimination on any grounds._
- As part of our public commitment to the Women in Finance Charter, we have introduced our own initiatives to attract, develop and advance senior women in our sector. We don’t stop there though, we have broadened our approach to encourage diversity and inclusion at all levels and in all roles. Our leadership and Executive Committee are right behind us, to the extent that our Diversity Champions sit at Board level and on a monthly basis receive updates on our progress._
- Whilst we are an organisation that values face-to-face interaction to build and nourish our culture, we also acknowledge that people are not just productive in an office and tied to the 9 to 5. Flexible-working opportunities are important for establishing a healthy work-life balance so if you see a role of interest we are happy to be asked about flexibility and explore together if we can make it work._