Banking Operations Analyst Central Operations

Be Part Of A High-Performing Team

Join the central operations function of a global financial institution supporting critical banking services, transaction processing, account maintenance, regulatory activities, and branch operations. This team plays an important role in ensuring banking transactions are processed accurately, customer and branch needs are handled efficiently, and operational controls remain compliant with established policies and regulations. The environment requires strong attention to detail, sound judgment, and the ability to manage a broad mix of daily banking activities.

What s In Store For You

• Engagement: W2 only (no C2C/1099)
• Work directly within a banking operations environment supporting multiple transaction and account-servicing functions.
• Gain exposure to a broad range of central operations activities, including ACH, check processing, account maintenance, cash management, reconciliations, retirement accounts, regulatory holds, and operational compliance.
• Onsite position in Brea, California.
• Full-time schedule of approximately 40 hours per week.

How You Will Make An Impact

• Process and research ACH transactions, returns, adjustments, encoding errors, non-posted items, stop payments, and other banking exceptions.
• Perform daily reconciliations and certifications involving official checks, general ledger accounts, controlled accounts, cash vaults, and operational reports.
• Support account maintenance activities, including dormant account reactivation, IRA transactions, account-name changes, and retirement-account servicing.
• Review large-dollar checks, returned items, chargebacks, Reg CC holds, NSF activity, levies, subpoenas, and other operational exceptions.
• Assist branches and internal teams with online banking, cash management services, telephone transfers, lockbox deposits, armored courier setup, and related operational requests.
• Research and resolve customer and internal inquiries while maintaining confidentiality and complying with applicable banking policies and regulatory requirements.
• Complete departmental callbacks, report reviews, tax-related processing, escheatment activities, and other operational control procedures.

Do You Bring Proven Success in Banking Operations and Transaction Processing?

• Bring approximately 3 5 years of relevant banking, financial services, or back-office operations experience.
• Demonstrate working knowledge of banking operations such as ACH processing, deposit operations, transaction research, reconciliations, account maintenance, check processing, or operational controls.
• Understand the importance of accuracy, regulatory compliance, confidentiality, and established banking procedures.
• Possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to research transaction discrepancies and resolve operational issues.
• Demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills when working with internal departments, branches, customers, and external organizations.
• Be able to prioritize multiple time-sensitive responsibilities while maintaining close attention to detail.
• Work effectively both independently and collaboratively in a structured operational environment.
• Adapt comfortably to changing priorities, deadlines, and business requirements.