Financial Operations Analyst

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Cape Town, City of Cape Town, Western Cape
In-Office
Mid level
Fintech • Payments
The Role
The Financial Operations Analyst manages financial transaction reconciliations, settlement processing, and compliance, while enhancing process efficiency and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
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Rapyd has unified payments, payouts and fintech on one worldwide platform, and we’re assembling the world’s best team to liberate global commerce. With offices in Tel Aviv, Amsterdam, Singapore, Iceland, London, Dubai, Hong Kong, and the U.S., the opportunities at Rapyd are limitless.

We believe in straight talk, quick decisions, strong execution and elegant solutions. Rapyd is where hard work pays off and careers take off. Join us and let’s build the future of fintech together.

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As a Finance Operations Specialist, you will be responsible for ensuring accurate financial reconciliation of transactions, timely settlement processing, and investigation of discrepancies. The role supports financial integrity, minimizes risk, and ensures compliance with internal policies and external regulations.

Key Responsibilities

  • Perform daily, weekly, and monthly reconciliations of financial transactions across multiple systems and platforms.
  • Investigate and resolve discrepancies, variances, and unreconciled items within agreed timelines.
  • Ensure accurate settlement of funds to partners, merchants, or vendors.
  • Liaise with internal teams (Finance, Operations, Compliance, Technology) and external stakeholders to resolve reconciliation breaks.
  • Prepare reconciliation and settlement reports 
  • Monitor transaction flows and identify anomalies or potential risks.
  • Maintain detailed audit trails and documentation for all reconciliation activities.
  • Collaborate with the global finance team to ensure accurate and timely month-end close and year-end close processes...
  • Ensure adherence to regulatory, compliance, and company policy requirements.
  • Recommend process improvements and automation opportunities to enhance efficiency and accuracy.
  • Provide audit support.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.
  • 2–5 years’ experience in reconciliation, settlements, finance operations, or payments environment.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • High attention to detail and accuracy.
  • Proficiency in Excel and financial systems (ERP or payment platforms preferred).
  • Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Skills

  • Experience in fintech, banking, or payment processing environments.
  • Knowledge of reconciliation tools or automation software.
  • Understanding of financial controls, audit requirements, and risk management principles.

Key Competencies

  • Analytical thinking
  • Integrity and accountability
  • Process improvement mindset
  • Time management
  • Collaboration

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The Company
HQ: London
800 Employees
Year Founded: 2016

What We Do

Build Bold.

Liberate global commerce with all the tools your business needs to create payment, payout and fintech experiences everywhere.

Around the world, customers want to pay in a thousand different ways. Businesses and consumers want to get paid faster. And developers want to build new products and possibilities. Rapyd makes it happen, giving you more ways than anyone to make fintech work for your business. With Rapyd, your business can accept and send payments to just about anyone—faster, cheaper and easier. And Rapyd clients see an average of 196% return on investment and spend 70% less time managing payments.

Whether you’re building an app, selling a product, sending payments or doing a little of everything, Rapyd has solutions that let you boldly do what you do best.

• Send and receive funds
• Add hundreds of payment methods worldwide
• Issue prepaid virtual and physical cards
• Simplify money management and foreign exchange
• Integrate fintech with APIs

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