American Airlines

Team Lead, AACU Payments Processing

American Airlines • $75K — $95K *
Fort Worth, TX 76137In-Person
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • High school diploma or GED required
  • Bachelor's degree in business or finance preferred
  • Previous banking or Credit Union experience with Payments transactions
  • Experience with Episys, Convera, and FedLine systems
  • Prior supervisory or leadership experience
  • Wire certification is a plus

Responsibilities

  • Lead daily wire/funds transfer functions ensuring compliance
  • Assign and manage daily tasks for the wire transfer team
  • Support general ledger account reconciliation
  • Handle member escalation issues and resolve wire transfer problems
  • Maintain records for audit compliance and assist with audits
  • Update departmental Policies and Procedures
  • Coordinate meetings for Payments Processing group

Benefits

  • Travel perks for you and your family across a global network
  • Immediate access to health, dental, and vision benefits
  • Wellness programs to support your well-being
  • 401(k) program with potential employer contributions
  • Additional benefits like pet insurance and travel discounts
Full Job Description
6/8/26

Location: AAFCU Headquarters (DFW-AACU)
Cities: Fort Worth - TX
Requisition ID: 86122

Job Description

What you'll do

  • Lead and manage the daily wire/funds transfer functions to ensure strict compliance of applicable rules & regulations and Federal Banking laws
  • Evaluate daily wire/funds transfer workload, and assigns daily tasks to the wire transfer team, ensuring accuracy and completion of all daily work by the respective deadlines
  • Support the general ledger account reconciliation for Funds Transfers
  • Review and correct any GL out of balances
  • Handle member escalation issues
  • Ensure all wires (incoming and outgoing) are processed accurately daily
  • Maintain user authorization records for wire/funds transfer to comply with the Federal Reserve Bank and other detailed records for Internal/External audit purposes
  • Assist with wire transfer audits
  • Facilitate and support departmental projects - submit and monitor Support Cases with IT
  • Cross-train and assist within the department
  • Review and approve wires (domestic and international)
  • Assist with updating departmental Policies and Procedures and coordinates communications with the Solution Center to deliver Payments Processing/wire transfer related updates to staff
  • Coordinate monthly meetings for the Payments Processing/wire group, including meeting agenda, meeting minutes, updates and any follow up that may be required
  • Perform administrator duties for the third-party applications used in the department: FedLine,Tranzact, Convera, etc.
  • Remain up to date on current developments in the Payments world by regularly attending conferences and other workshops
  • Ensure proper phone coverage and be available to assist with member and other departments/branches questions
  • Research and resolve wire/funds transfer issues
  • Perform other duties as assigned
  • The selected candidate will be responsible for ensuring the security and confidentiality of all account and related information which is part of their work and for ensuring that his/her work is in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations including, but not limited to, the Bank Secrecy Act.


All you'll need for success

Minimum Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience
  • High school diploma or GED


Preferred Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience
  • Bachelor's degree in business, finance or a related area of study or equivalent experience
  • Previous banking or Credit Union experience with Payments transactions and systems
  • Experience and knowledge of Episys, Convera and FedLine
  • Previous supervisory or leadership experience
  • Wire certification


Skills, Licenses & Certifications
  • Skilled in Microsoft Office software (e.g., Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint) gained through either work experience with the software or education and hands-on use of the software
  • Ability to demonstrate superior people management and employee engagement skills, to include directing, coaching, counseling and motivating staff
  • Ability to supervise multiple staff personnel
  • Ability to demonstrate excellent oral and written communication skills and exercise effective interpersonal skills
  • Ability to effectively work with people of varying backgrounds and levels and securing inter- and intra-departmental and external cooperation
  • Ability to evaluate processes and make recommendations for automating solutions for process efficiencies
  • Ability to perform in a fast-paced environment, handle multiple tasks and function as an integral part of a team
  • Ability to self-motivate with strong organization skills and capacity for attention to detail
  • Ability to demonstrate strong analytical and decision making skills
  • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
  • Ability to work well under deadlines and high volume pressure
  • Ability to work varying schedules, including evenings and weekends
  • Ability to maintain satisfactory performance and attendance
  • Ability to pass applicable American Airlines and Credit Union pre-hire compliance checks


What you'll get

Feel free to take advantage of all that American Airlines has to offer:
  • Travel Perks: Ready to explore the world? You, your family and your friends can reach 365 destinations on more than 6,800 daily flights across our global network.
  • Health Benefits: On day one, you'll have access to your health, dental, prescription and vision benefits to help you stay well. And that's just the start, we also offer virtual doctor visits, flexible spending accounts and more.
  • Wellness Programs: We want you to be the best version of yourself - that's why our wellness programs provide you with all the right tools, resources and support you need.
  • 401(k) Program: Available upon hire and, depending on the workgroup, employer contributions to your 401(k) program are available after one year.
  • Additional Benefits: Other great benefits include our Employee Assistance Program, pet insurance and discounts on hotels, cars, cruises and more


About American Airlines

US Airways provides international and domestic air transport in the United States. It is owned by the American Airlines Group. US Airways utilizes a fleet of 343 mainline jet aircrafts, along with 278 regional jet and turbo-prop aircrafts operated by contract and subsidiary airlines under the name US Airways Express. It was originally established as All American Aviation.It operates an airline network with 193 destinations in 24 countries in North America, South America, Europe, and the Middle East. It also operates the US Airways Shuttle, a US Airways brand which provides hourly service between Boston, New York City, and Washington, D.C.As of October 2013, US Airways employed 32,312 people worldwide and operated 3,028 daily flights.US Airways is a member of Oneworld, and it currently operates along with American Airlines as a result of a merge between the two holding companies of these airliners.US Airways was established in 1973. It operates hubs at Charlotte/Douglas International Airport, Philadelphia Inte...

American Airlines Careers

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Learn more about American Airlines
Size
123,400 employees
Market Cap
$8 billion
Industry
Aerospace & Defense
Net Income
-$8.8 billion
Founded
1930
5 Year Trend
-5.7%
Revenue
$17.3 billion
NASDAQ
AAL
* Ladders Estimates

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