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The Payments Risk & Compliance Specialist is responsible for monitoring and correcting store transaction information, maintaining integrity of store entries to the general ledger, reviewing company expenses, and providing assistance to stores. This position regularly interacts with the POS team, store associates, Customer Care, Merchandise, Marketing, Loss Prevention, Information Technology, and other areas of Finance regarding store transactions and monthly reconciliations. The incumbent communicates with customers, and works with credit card, check processing and financing companies, repair vendors, and the off-site storage vendor. Perform work under general supervision. Responsible for mild to moderately complex issues and problems. Refers more complex issues to higher-level staff.
Job Responsibility:
Review store information to ensure all transactions are reported correctly
Daily review stores that have suspended items in the Sales Audit Balancing system
Answer store questions regarding policy and procedure and provide support with daily issues
Work with Consumer Finance and Customer Care when they ask for assistance, and notify RLPM of large losses, exceptions, or variances
As needed review customer refunds for corrections
Communicate with internal partners like Finance, Customer Care, Loss Prevention, Inventory Control and Regional Managers in resolution of one-off issues which may negatively impact customer experience and profitability of the company
On a bi-weekly basis review keyed credit card transactions
Follow up on exceptions that are outside the hand keyed card policy and work with stores to make any needed corrections
Quarterly review of aged liabilities to ensure correct volume at stores
Bi-Monthly review of negative liabilities to ensure customer liability funds are accurately accounted for and processed through the POS to ensure volume for store associate and receipt information is accounted for in customer purchase history
Process and respond to all 3rd Party credit card ticket retrievals prior to due date by researching related transactions, determining if the company can dispute the chargeback, and if the chargeback applies to controllable expenses
Work with funding vendors to ensure accuracy in chargeback expenses
Process write-offs as identified
Review bad checks by researching transactions and sending information to the appropriate vendor or store and Finance
Review the checks from the general ledger group and the daily reports from TeleCheck and complete any appropriate journal entries
Research returned checks
Prepare monthly reconciliations for the following accounts: Store Credits, Gift Cards, Cash on Hand, Other Store Returns and Chargebacks
Identify and research differences to the general ledger
Perform month-end balance process
Perform month-end balance process on a rotation basis
Prepare monthly reporting to be distributed to Regional Managers for compliance and expenses
Work with Finance for items to be processed to Unclaimed to ensure proper write off
Track boxes of documents, coordinate shipping of boxes to and from off-site storage vendor as needed and oversee destruction of boxes in accordance with policies and regulations
Requirements:
Associates degree required
One to three years of accounting, auditing and retail experience preferred
Basic Microsoft Word and Excel skills required
Basic Oracle skills preferred
Strong organization, prioritization and communication skills required
Ability to handle multiple tasks, be detail-oriented and to lead department in manager’s absence