ACCOUNTING CLERK II - AMERICAN EXPRESS

Responsibilities Processing Card Member remittances via daily electronic bank statements
. Manual Capture of receivable bank statements
•Investigating Card Member details from single payments to large corporate accounts.
•Investigation of miscellaneous items/errors on Cashiers bank statements.
•Maintenance and clearance of unidentified suspense ledger on a daily basis.
•Processing and control of Direct Debit settlements, ATM charges and Return Payments.
•Investigation of Card Member queries received via Customer Services.
•Responsibility for Remittance related Suspense Ledgers, including reconciliation and financial adjustments.
•Daily accounting and Rec. maintenance including Foreign payment clearance via inter-company accounting
•Emergency Cheque Cashing processing including adjustments to the A/R platform and balancing suspense ledgers.
Required Qualifications •PC Literate including familiarity with Window packages and Microsoft Office specifically Excel
•Knowledge of Amex applications include Icarus, Meridian, CARE, Globestar, Chase, Walker, AXIOM & WARS an advantage
•Educated to G.C.S.E level
•Basic understanding of accounting principles especially double entry Bookkeeping.
•European Foreign language advantageous but not essential.
•Effective Communicator and highly customer focused.
• Self-motivated, flexible Team Player with the ability to adapt to constantly changing environment.
•Aptitude to work without close supervision.
•Accuracy and attention to detail coupled with the ability to process large volumes of transactions.
•Ability to prioritise workloads and work to strict daily deadlines and SLCs