Payment Operations Specialist

Who We Are

We have the fundamental belief that we, as an organization, can and will improve lives. Rooted in the centuries-old credit union philosophy of people helping people, we maintain a simple premise. Those we interact with will receive equal and just treatment, devoid of intolerance, false judgment, racism, or discrimination of any kind. We must not accept less if we are to fulfill our mission, "We Improve Lives."

This mission empowers us to serve the greater good and to make a difference in our world. Our cooperative structure creates a cycle of mutual assistance towards the common goal of the financial well-being of members.

At Black Hills Federal Credit Union (BHFCU), we’re committed to improving the lives of our members every day, and we look for people who share that passion. Don’t have a ton of financial industry experience? No problem. Our onboarding includes an orientation program with ongoing training to help staff further their career at BHFCU by building on their existing strengths.

• Assist members and staff personally or by telephone by answering their payment, payment processing, and card related questions or concerns for designated focus area.
• Process financial transactions and other account information to members’ accounts or operational accounts.
• Responsible for the daily balancing of processing in designated focus area. Research and correct out of balance situations. Notify members and/or appropriate staff when a transactional error has occurred. Responsible for balancing general ledger accounts in designated area and submitting adjustment request to the Federal Reserve Bank or other financial institutions to reconcile differences.
• Determined by designated focus area:
• Work closely with other departments to perform daily balancing of tellers, branches, ATM/ITM/ESS, accounts payable ACH files, dealer direct ACH files, and ACH origination files. Basic understanding of teller transactions necessary to perform daily balancing of tellers, branches, and ATM/ITM/ESS.
• Manage debit/credit/ATM card records on the core and processor systems. Ensure interface between the systems function effectively and appropriately. Perform credit card loan maintenance to include interest calculations and payment adjustments.
• Timely troubleshoot and resolve discovered issues with IT and/or processors.
• Create monthly reports for management, work assigned reports as necessary
• Perform necessary functions to ensure instant issuance is operating effectively, including coordinating troubleshooting efforts between staff, IT, and vendor.
• Conduct transaction research for members and staff. Provide research and documentation for court issued subpoenas.
• Complete and maintain assigned statistical reports that reflect accurate departmental information.
• Maintain a working knowledge of the specific vendor software required to perform duties within your designated area. Maintain a basic understanding of previous processing software and core systems. Knowledge of these systems may be required to conduct research.
• Responsible for the development of guides utilized by staff. Educate staff on features within our software that will aid them in their day-to-day operations, balancing, and in researching transactions.
• Responsible for managing the collection of outstanding debt from members or other financial institutions.

Who We Are

We have the fundamental belief that we, as an organization, can and will improve lives. Rooted in the centuries-old credit union philosophy of people helping people, we maintain a simple premise. Those we interact with will receive equal and just treatment, devoid of intolerance, false judgment, racism, or discrimination of any kind. We must not accept less if we are to fulfill our mission, "We Improve Lives."

This mission empowers us to serve the greater good and to make a difference in our world. Our cooperative structure creates a cycle of mutual assistance towards the common goal of the financial well-being of members.

At Black Hills Federal Credit Union (BHFCU), we’re committed to improving the lives of our members every day, and we look for people who share that passion. Don’t have a ton of financial…