Checkout.com - Senior Associate, Cost of Sales Operations

• How you’ll make an impact: • Subject Matter Expertise: Serve as Checkout.com’s internal and external subject matter expert on Card Payment Scheme fees across all operating regions. • Contextual Insight ("The So What"): Identify systemic trends in scheme fee data and use critical thinking to drive insights based on the broader business context. • Approval & Oversight: Act as the final point of validation for scheme fee mapping and business requirements, ensuring that technical updates to the Fee Prediction Engine are accurate and audit-ready. • Technical Translation: Translate technical scheme fee updates into clear business requirements and adjust your communication style to effectively influence diverse stakeholder audiences. • Cross-Functional Solutioning: Collaborate with other teams to drive remediation and execution of complex scheme fee reconciliation solutions. • Strategic Risk Mitigation: Challenge the status quo and identify systemic risks within the scheme fee remit to ensure details sync with the broader business strategy. • Project Ownership: Act as a key supporter or owner for project delivery, specifically regarding the implementation of scheme mandates and new region onboarding. • Financial Impact Evaluation: Evaluate the impact of financial outcomes on cross-functional partners and identify data-driven opportunities to improve business outcomes by conducting detailed reconciliation of predicted versus actual costs (predictions vs actuals) to manage and investigate variances. • Optimisation Recommendations: Provide high-level recommendations to management based on scheme fees being charged to drive cost efficiencies. • Process Leadership: Lead the development and documentation of best practices to ensure reconciliation processes scale and manual efforts are minimized. • 5+ years of experience in the payment industry in the Card Schemes pricing domain and/or in high-volume transaction environment • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with motivation to find end-to-end solutions • Ability to work cross-functionally and with remote teams • Excellent attention to detail and ability to work with complex datasets • Ability to meet tight deadlines in an evolving environment and sometimes shifting priorities • Willingness to take the initiative and continuously learn • Strong sense of ownership and accountability • Proficient in Microsoft Excel, SQL • Experience BI tools, JIRA, Retool is a plus • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, IT or Analytics • Fluency in English, and superb communication skills at all levels • Knowledge of Interchange and Scheme Fees, Card Schemes and Payments Processing will be an advantage • It’s important we set you up for success and make our process as accessible as possible. So let us know in your application, or tell your recruiter directly, if you need anything to make your experience or working environment more comfortable. • Life at Checkout.com • We understand that work is just one part of your life. Our hybrid working model offers flexibility, with three days per week in the office to support collaboration and connection. • Curious about what it’s like to be part of our team? Visit our Careers Page to learn more about our culture, open roles, and what drives us. • For a closer look at daily life at Checkout.com, follow us on LinkedIn and Instagram