Payment Operations Staff Accountant - Deal Transactions

The Carlyle Group Employee Co.•Washington, DC

23h•Hybrid

About The Position

The US Payment Operations team is responsible for processing the accounts payable and cash management transactions for the Americas region. This position is responsible for entering deal invoices, critical fund related invoices, and tax filing payments. This position is also responsible for responding to inquiries, individually monitor and maintain current status of all assigned requests, and supporting all deal transactions. The ideal candidate has a solid understanding of accounts payable, is detail-oriented, and demonstrates strong analytical and critical thinking abilities, as well as, excellent organizational and communication skills. The candidate must thrive in a fast-paced environment and demonstrate an ability to navigate ambiguous requests.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance field preferred, along with relevant experience in related industry
Minimum 2 years of experience in an Accounting, Banking or Payment processing environment
Fundamental understanding of Accounts Payable and Accounting
Ability to complete tasks in a fast-paced, competing priority, high-volume and deadline driven environment
Strong communication, organization, time management skills, with a demonstrated track record in performance and accurate, timely task completion
Strong attention to detail
Proactive and able to independently identify issues
Excellent customer service, ability to provide accurate and timely support for internal and external stakeholders
Strong working knowledge of PeopleSoft, Appian, Concur Expense, and Microsoft Suite, preferred
Requires a strong understanding of bank account instructions (domestic and international) for further credit, intermediary or corresponding bank instructions, beneficiaries, IBANs and swift information.

Responsibilities

Provide excellent customer service to internal and external business partners.
Monitor inquiries received through the Service Now portal: identify, prioritize, resolve, track and/or escalate urgent issues appropriately.
Prepare, review and approve deal related invoices and fundings (e.g. USRE), critical fund payments, and FX trades.
Submit tax filing payments in GPM (Global Payment Management) or PeopleSoft with accuracy and ensure they are being approved timely to avoid aging and backlogs.
Process tax notice payments on behalf of the funds and provide payment confirmation.
Assist with vendor wire instruction callbacks and vendor set up in GPM.
Assist with deal related pay cycles and wire payment confirmations.
Assist with the outstanding check liability review to determine if payments need to be voided and reissued, or escheated to the respective state.
Help maintain SOP and SOX documentation, and training materials.
Special projects as needed.