Payment Advisory Associate - Houston, TX or US Remote

Who We Are

The Hiring Company is a leading multinational financial management partner to corporations around the globe that is changing the rules of the game to empower our clients. We look beyond conventional methods, conceive new strategies, and work hard to transform the financial industry.

But we do not stop there. Our company is firmly rooted in our core values. We are Caring. We care for people, and think, live, and work to serve the interests of our clients, employees, and environment. We are Committed. We go the extra mile to deliver the best results and exceed expectations. We are Independent. We are conflict-free; our culture of independence fosters transparency, fuels collaboration, and gives our clients full control of the decision-making process.

About the Treasury Advisory Team

The Hiring Company is a boutique-consulting company with a strong expertise in Treasury Advisory, which is currently the largest division of the group with our two product lines: Global Payment Strategy Product and Banking Relationship Management.

The Global Payment Strategy and Banking Relationship Management product lines strive to serve our clients as the premier and only independent advisory service that can support and provide guidance to all aspects of the payments value chain and Cash Management.

We deliver about 30 domestic and global engagements per year for Fortune 1000 companies, working very closely with Treasurers and CFOs to optimize their bank relationships, and review their cash management services and fees.

We are looking for a project manager (Associate / Associate Director level) who could be a true “game changer”. The successful candidate must have a strong consulting mindset combined with excellent technical skills and client care. As a boutique firm consulting for the largest companies of the world, we are looking for independent and creative thinkers with a strong sense of entrepreneurship who also possess the rigor, organization, and self-discipline to carry out complex and innovative engagements for high-profile companies.

Responsibilities & Activities

As a project manager, you will manage multiple concurrent engagements (3-4 on average), for our two product lines Global Strategy Product and Banking Relationship Management, for both domestic and international clients, across diverse sectors, and will be supported by one or more Junior Consultants. As such, you will be responsible for managing your engagements from start to finish:

• Critically audit and analyze our clients’ treasury organization, cash management services, process flows, vendor and bank relationships as well as their fees;
• Perform the necessary numerical analyses;
• Conduct interviews with key personnel to gain an in-depth understanding of client’s internal organization;
• Advise clients on multiple aspects of their payment and banking relationships, in order to help identify, assess, manage, and measure potential optimization opportunities;
• Manage a full-blown RFP involving multiple banks, providers and services;
• Produce comprehensive and extensive analyses reports at each key milestone of the engagement;
• Interface with banks, PSP, vendors and clients on a regular basis, in person and on the phone;
• Strong presentation skills and effective written and verbal communication skills;
• Demonstrate significant Microsoft Office capabilities in Excel, PowerPoint, and Word along with ability to master proprietary software applications.

  You will also work very closely with the coverage team and the marketing team to support business development:

• Partner with Global Relationship Managers (GRM) in charge of business development
• Research emerging banking trends and best practices in all of our fields of expertise;
• Publish articles and marketing content.

  Soft Skills

• High level of organization: knows and respects delivery processes, excellent prioritization of to-dos, perfect meeting of deadlines (internal and with clients), anticipates deadlines, manages easily various projects at the same time.
• Technical Proficiency: Demonstrates expertise in his product line as recognized by clients. Tries to improve by learning from others (colleagues, clients), but also by him/herself.
• Detail Oriented & Accurate: Dedicate necessary time and efforts to ensure reports and analyses are 100% accurate, clear and understandable by the client.
• Productive & Pro-Active: Able and willing to work swiftly, to respond positively to additional pieces of work required by clients, Senior Associates or by the management.
• Innovative: Proposes tools, changes in the process, to improve the way we manage “standard” deals and help the team to do things better and faster.
• Push Beyond Perceived Capabilities: Motivated to continually improve, mature, and push to go beyond the line in terms of customer focus, communication, acquiring knowledge, and problem solving.
• Team Building & Collaboration: Build effective teams, working to move each team member forward by sharing expertise, being able to accept feedback, and actioning on feedback.

  Experience Needed

• Bachelor’s degree is a requirement, Master’s degree is preferred;
•  Preferred fields of study: Accounting, Finance, Economics, or field of study requiring extensive experience in academic research;
• (PREFERRED EXPERIENCE) 5-10 years of relevant experience within a merchant acquiring division of a bank, merchant processor or PSPs or Global Acquirers, gateway, global brands (Visa / MasterCard / American Express etc.), payments related fintech, or consultancy company;
• OR 5-10 years of relevant experience within the corporate treasury department of a major bank or as part of the treasury team of a Fortune 1000 company or consultancy company;
• Fluent in English for both writing and speaking;
  
• Multilingual or bilingual in French, Spanish, and English is a plus;

Location & Report

The position is based in Downtown Houston, TX and includes occasional travel.

You will report to the Head of Associates.

Submit resumes to: Stan Marts – smarts@desgp.com