Merchant Specialist II

Job not on LinkedIn

🔥 48 minutes ago

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $55.5k - $66.6k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟢 Junior

🟡 Mid-level

Where this job comes from

Posted on WEX's careers page, not through a job board

First seen by Remote Rocketship 48 minutes ago

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WEX

5001 - 10000 employees

Founded 1983

🏥 Healthcare

📦 Logistics

✈️ Travel

💰 $310M Post-IPO Debt on 2020-06

Healthcare • Logistics • Travel

WEX is a global commerce platform specializing in various business solutions to address operational challenges. They provide services in managing and mobilizing fleets with their fuel card systems, offering comprehensive fleet management and analytics. Additionally, they focus on business payments solutions that streamline processes across industries, enhancing efficiency and security. WEX is also involved in employee benefits administration, helping organizations effectively manage health and reimbursement accounts. Their diverse range of services caters to numerous sectors, emphasizing innovation, sustainability, and effective solutions for business growth.

📋 Description

• Set up newly contracted merchants and corresponding locations • Administer existing merchants, including market or contract-term changes • Configure merchant financial contract terms, including interchange rates, payment terms, depository bank information, and fees • Integrate AI and automation technologies into operational processes to drive scale, reduce manual work, and mitigate operational risks • Respond to stakeholder requests with appropriate urgency • Manage maintenance, adjustment, and setup requests within deadlines and with minimal errors • Identify and implement process-efficiency and improvement opportunities • Ensure best practices are followed for Bank/TIN changes while meeting service-level objectives • Investigate and resolve servicing, electronic file, network, settlement, site, reporting, and billing issues • Manage stakeholder relationships and maintain client satisfaction • Advocate for merchant needs and coordinate communication across WEX functional areas • Conduct audits and ensure compliance with internal controls, procedures, policies, and contracts • Mitigate financial risk related to contractual compliance • Manage audit, volume, performance, and customized reporting using MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint • Ensure reporting accuracy before sharing with stakeholders • Manage and execute Merchant Risk projects • Identify outdated or inefficient processes, drive improvements, eliminate waste, and recommend technical developments • Respond to operational change and growth and take on stretch assignments

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and/or minimum of 2-4 years of experience in a comparable operations role • Effective verbal and written communication skills • Results driven, action orientated and self-motivated • Flexible/adaptable to change • Ability to collaborate cross-functionally • Interpersonal and customer service skills • Intermediate knowledge of PC-based application software, especially spreadsheets and data management • Strong attention to detail with experience conducting quality audits • Proven experience managing high-volume financial transactions and ensuring compliance with relevant regulations and standards • Ability to interpret contract language and operational financial terms • Strong accounting, analytical, and problem-solving skills • Excellent time management, prioritization, goal-setting, planning, and work-scheduling skills • Professional demeanor and ability to work well under pressure and tight timelines • Must successfully pass a background investigation • Preferred: ability to operate calmly in complex and changing environments • Preferred: ability to identify performance and efficiency improvements • Preferred: strong service orientation • Preferred: AI experience with Gemini, ChatGPT, or similar

🏖️ Benefits

• Health insurance • Dental insurance • Vision insurance • Retirement savings plan • Paid time off • Health savings account • Flexible spending accounts • Life insurance • Disability insurance • Tuition reimbursement • Quarterly or annual bonus eligibility for non-sales roles

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