At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a dynamic team managing banking and payment operations with precision.
- Company: Join Barchester, a supportive and collaborative finance team.
- Benefits: Career growth opportunities, strong support, and a chance to make an impact.
- Other info: Foster a positive team environment while engaging with stakeholders.
- Why this job: Step into leadership and drive improvements in a growing organisation.
- Qualifications: Experience in banking operations and strong organisational skills required.
The predicted salary is between 40000 - 50000 £ per year.
We are looking for a Banking and Payments Team Leader to oversee the smooth running of our day-to-day banking and payment activities across the business. This is a key role within our Finance team, where you will lead a high-performing team responsible for direct debits, payment runs, refunds, and bank reconciliations. You will also work closely with the Banking Payments Team Manager to support system processes, compliance, and continuous improvement across multiple banking platforms.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Payments Banking Operations
- Support the management of payment processes including direct debits, credit card receipts, refunds and online payments.
- Oversee weekly BACS payment runs, ensuring accuracy, authorisation and duplicate checks.
- Manage urgent and manual payment requests, ensuring timely processing.
- Ensure all transactions are accurately recorded within the general ledger.
- Reconcile bank accounts on a daily and monthly basis.
- Review, process and manage direct debit mandates and collections.
- Systems Process Management
- Support and maintain key banking systems including Bankline, Worldpay, Bottomline, BACS and Equals.
- Assist with the management of SUN profiles, HSMs and BACS submissions.
- Support the setup of new home bank accounts and petty cash cards.
- Ensure adherence to banking standards, controls and best practice.
- Share system updates and process improvements with the wider team.
- Team Leadership Development
- Lead and supervise a high-performing Banking Payments team.
- Organise workloads to ensure deadlines and quality standards are met.
- Support recruitment, onboarding and development of team members.
- Coach and mentor colleagues to build capability and confidence.
- Identify performance issues and escalate where appropriate.
- Foster a positive, collaborative and high-performing team environment.
- Audit Stakeholder Support
- Assist with audit queries relating to banking processes and transactions.
- Act as a key contact for internal teams, homes and suppliers on payment queries.
- Build strong working relationships across the business to support smooth operations.
About You
- Essential
- Experience in banking and payments operations.
- Experience working within a finance team or relevant finance qualification.
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage stakeholders at all levels.
- Strong problem-solving skills with an analytical mindset.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
- Ability to work to deadlines and maintain high levels of accuracy.
- Experience supporting or leading a team.
- Desirable
- Experience working with banking systems such as BACS, Bottomline, Bankline or similar.
- Experience in a multi-site or complex organisation.
Why Join Barchester?
At Barchester, we’re committed to delivering the highest standards of care and that starts with having strong, reliable support functions behind the scenes. You’ll be joining a supportive and collaborative finance team where your contribution truly matters. This is a great opportunity to step into a leadership role, drive improvements, and develop your career within a growing organisation.
Banking and Payments Team Leader in Highland employer: Barchester Healthcare
Barchester is an exceptional employer that prioritises a supportive and collaborative work environment, particularly within our finance team. As a Banking and Payments Team Leader, you will have the opportunity to lead a high-performing team while driving improvements in banking operations, all within a growing organisation that values your contributions and fosters career development.
