Lead Analyst - Fee billing

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Job Description:

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What You'll Do

The Lead Analyst for Daily Fee Billing Setup is responsible for overseeing the configuration, validation, and execution of daily fee billing processes within the Concourse platform. This role ensures accurate fee application across multiple transaction types and leads initiatives to streamline billing workflows, enhance automation, and maintain compliance with internal pricing policies and external partner agreements.

Actively manages and escalates risk and customer-impacting issues within the day-to-day role to management.


How You'll Do It

• Daily Operations Leadership:
  • Oversee the daily intake, setup, and validation of fee billing forms in Concourse.
  • Ensure timely and accurate fee mapping for ATM, POS, NSF, and E-comm transactions.
  • Reconcile daily outputs against internal pricing schedules and partner contracts to ensure billing integrity.
• Process Optimization & Automation:
  • Drive continuous improvement in billing accuracy, cycle time, and audit readiness.
• Cross-Functional Coordination:
  • Collaborate with Fulfillment, Pricing, Legal, and Settlement Services to ensure fee setups align with contractual terms.
  • Serve as the escalation point for complex billing discrepancies and pricing exceptions.
• Documentation & Compliance:
  • Maintain audit-ready documentation for all fee setups, including contract packets, enforms, and validation logs.
  • Ensure compliance with internal controls and external regulatory requirements.
• Mentorship & Training:
  • Provide day-to-day guidance to junior analysts and contractors, reviewing their setups and offering coaching on Concourse standards and billing logic.
  • Lead knowledge-sharing sessions and contribute to desk procedures and SOPs.

Qualifications You'll Need
Minimum Requirements

• Masters Business Administration and Management, Engineering, Information Technology, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Finance, Analytics or related
• 2+ years Quantitative/Analytics/Data Science/Technical role

In Lieu of Education Experience

• 4+ years Quantitative/Analytics/Data Science/Technical role with Bachelor's Degree in a quantitative/technical field

Preferred Requirements
 

• 4+ years Quantitative/Analytics/Data Science/Technical role

Physical and Cognitive Requirements
The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable a qualified individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position as required by federal, state, and local laws:

• Primarily remain in a stationary position.
• No required movement about the work environment to complete the major responsibilities of the job.
• Primarily performed indoors in an office setting.
• Ability to operate office equipment such as but not limited to computer, telephone, printer, and calculator.

Discover will not sponsor or transfer employment work visas for this position. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Application Deadline:

The application window for this position is anticipated to close on Jul-23-2025. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible. The posting may be available past this date, but it is not guaranteed.