Accountant - Payment Processing & Reconciliation
Department: Finance & Accounting Engagement Type: Independent Contractor Location: Remote
About the Role
AJ Media is a fast-growing DTC eCommerce company managing a portfolio of brands across multiple markets. As our operations scale, so does the complexity of our payment infrastructure — and we need someone who can own it.
We're hiring an Accountant who specialises in payment processing reconciliation. This isn't a general bookkeeping role — your core mandate will be to ensure every dollar running through our payment ecosystem is accounted for, tracked, and reconciled accurately and on time.
If you've only ever worked with Stripe or PayPal, this role will stretch you. We work with private payment processors, reserve-based arrangements, and complex multi-processor setups — and you'll be the person keeping it all clean.
What You'll Do
- Perform end-to-end reconciliation across all payment processors — including private/high-risk processors operating with rolling or fixed reserves
- Monitor and track reserve balances, release schedules, and amounts owed across all active processors
- Identify and resolve discrepancies between processor settlements, bank deposits, and internal records
- Maintain an up-to-date ledger of outstanding balances and aging receivables across all payment channels
- Coordinate with internal teams (Finance, Operations) to ensure accurate transaction reporting
- Flag risk exposure and escalate anomalies in processor behaviour, payout delays, or unexpected reserve holds
- Prepare regular reconciliation reports for leadership — clear, accurate, and delivered on schedule
- Continuously improve reconciliation workflows as payment processor volume grows