Junior Risk Associate

Who Are We?

Bottomline is on a mission to be the world’s leading business payments company, aligning our team to the common purpose of transforming the way businesses pay and get paid. 

It is a journey that goes around the world serving financial institutions and companies in more than 90 countries. Our offices across APAC are conveniently positioned to optimize our global reach. Sydney, Singapore, Bangalore, and Mumbai have state-of-the-art flexible workspaces, which truly reflect our energetic, innovative culture and mission to push the boundaries of the business payments space. 

Culture and Values

We are one global team, who work with and for each other in a drive to delight customers through excellent execution, which fuels how we create and grow sustained business value for our customers, our team and all who partner with us. Our culture encourages people to be brave and curious, to drive to closure and to ensure our values and principles are lived out daily.  We excel at Bottomline because we are positive and passionate about building a #LifeAtBottomline 

Role: Junior Risk Associate

Bottomline is at the forefront of digital transformation. We are a growing global market leader uniquely equipped to address the changing needs of how businesses pay and get paid. Our culture of Working with and for each other enables us to delight our customers. We empower our teams to think like owners driving customer satisfaction, helping them grow their business and win in their markets

We are looking for Jr. Risk Associate to innovate, win, and grow with us! As a member of the Paymode-X team, you will spend your time authenticating sensitive business and bank account data for Paymode-X customers by applying investigative and analytical techniques to mitigate risk and fraud. You will be working in our proprietary systems as well as leveraging online public and private third-party research tools to validate the details of new network vendors.

Daily tasks include, but are not limited to, performing research to resolve any discrepancies in applications, independent caseload management following policies and best practices, escalating unverifiable or suspicious application details to cross-functional teams for in-depth risk analysis and review.

As a Jr. Risk Associate, you are encouraged to think creatively, identify and address nuances, and make routine critical decisions.

How you will contribute:

• Review and authenticate data elements within a Paymode-X Network application for B2B (Business-to-Business) Vendors to accept future payments through Paymode-X and continuously grow the network of 455,000+ members
• Process digital payment applications: ensuring information is complete and accurate, and working with customers (via phone and email) to obtain missing information
• Analyze data elements for discrepancies and red flags for potential counterfeit instruments 
• Utilize web research and 3rd Party data tools/APIs to validate and investigate discrepancies in new customer information to mitigate risk 
• Communicate with financial institutions to verify bank account information 
• Promote a risk-aware culture; ensure efficient and effective risk and anti-fraud practices by adhering to required policies and procedures  
• Interact with various levels of Leadership to clarify requirements and collaborate on process improvements 

What will make you successful:

• 1+ year of experience in a professional environment working with fraud/risk prevention or reviewing and verifying sensitive business information and data
• Effective communication (verbal/written) and customer service skills 
• Adaptable self-starter with the ability to work independently as well as part of the team
• Someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment that rewards challenging work and self-motivation
• Strong experience navigating web portals, filtering, and finding keywords and relevant search results
• Detail-oriented, organized, and able to work well under pressure with a sense of urgency 
• Experienced computer skills and proficient with Microsoft Office software 
• A curious puzzle solver with analytical, research, and problem-solving skills 
• Experience working in Banking, AML (Anti Money Laundering), Fraud, KYC (Know Your Customer) Due Diligence, on-boarding commercial clients, reviewing various business documentation highly preferred 
• Experience with LexisNexis is preferred, but not required 
• High School Diploma or GED required; Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice, Criminology, Law, Accounting, Business, or similar course of study preferred.  

You’ll love Bottomline because in everything we do we seek to delight our customers and we are passionate about building a company of which we can all be proud, and this starts with building amazing teams filled with team members that challenge you every day. 

We welcome talent at all phases of their career, understanding and supporting additional needs (where applicable) as we look to innovate, win, and grow together.

Bottomline is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to treating all individuals in a fair and equal manner by creating an inclusive and open environment.