Payment Compliance Analyst I

Every day, Global Payments makes it possible for millions of people to move money between buyers and sellers using our payments solutions for credit, debit, prepaid and merchant services.  Our worldwide team helps over 3 million companies, more than 1,300 financial institutions and over 600 million cardholders grow with confidence and achieve amazing results.  We are driven by our passion for success and we are proud to deliver best-in-class payment technology and software solutions.  Join our dynamic team and make your mark on the payments technology landscape of tomorrow. 

The Compliance Analyst will ensure that Global Payments and its clients maintain compliance with payment industry rules, regulations, mandates, and laws impacting the processing of electronic payments. The position requires the ability to query standard databases to obtain the data necessary to analyze issues, identify trends and opportunities related to regulatory compliance, and make recommendations to management and internal stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

• Ability to learn data integrity, interchange, system analytics, and regulatory compliance per card scheme to address out of compliance and fee assessment issues

• Make recommendations and assist with implementation of solutions to improve data quality  which may include changes to internal processes or systems; merchant equipment, software, or merchant procedures

• Monitor and track daily data integrity and system activity for trends

• Conduct research when anomalies in data quality or violations are identified

• Handle day-to-day issues, reporting, and research within the department

• Collaborate with internal customers or stakeholders to educate them on data integrity or regulatory compliance-related topics to resolve business problems arising from interchange qualification or card brand fines

• Work with internal customers or stakeholders to troubleshoot and calculate impacts of any data-related fee issues

• Review and evaluate payment brand publications and release documentation for impacts to Global Payments pertaining to data integrity or compliance-related fees and rates

• Maintain internal data integrity tables, spreadsheets, dashboards, advisories, or other related documentation

• Must be able to perform standard ad hoc queries for special projects as assigned

Qualifications:

• Required:  1 year of work experience with college courses or degree, or 2-4 or more years of professional experience in Computer Science, Finance, Pricing, Interchange, or Technology; a degree in Data Science, Accounting, Finance, or Business a plus

• Preferred: 1 year of experience in the bankcard or merchant industry dealing with compliance, card brand processing, interchange, POS applications, vendors, escalations, or leadership a plus

• Skills:  Familiar and/or proficient with business intelligence tools such as SQL, Python, and Big Query; strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret data based on established criteria to identify patterns; detail-oriented; strong computer skills; excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to work independently with little supervision; and strong organizational skills.  Experience with Google Suite a plus.  

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