Check Controls Analyst

Join a leading healthcare organization through Robert Half as a Check Controls Analyst supporting critical fraud prevention, payment controls, and treasury operations functions. This contract-to-hire Check Controls Analyst opportunity is ideal for a detail-oriented finance professional with experience in banking, treasury, accounting, or payment operations who thrives in a deadline-driven environment. In this role, you will help safeguard financial assets by reviewing check exceptions, supporting fraud investigations, managing deposit tracking activities, and ensuring accurate pay/no-pay decisions across multiple banking partners. Candidates with strong analytical skills, financial controls experience, and an active Connecticut Notary Public commission are encouraged to apply to become a Check Controls Analyst today!

Responsibilities:

• Review daily check fraud and exception activity, research supporting documentation, and make accurate pay/no-pay decisions.
• Investigate discrepancies and escalate high-risk, unusual, or unresolved items as needed.
• Provide backup support for assigned banking relationships and exception-processing activities.
• Track lockbox check deposits, research outstanding items, and maintain detailed tracking records.
• Prepare journal entries and ensure supporting documentation is complete and accurate.
• Support the check fraud affidavit process, including notarization of required documents.
• Maintain compliance with internal controls, banking procedures, and established processing deadlines.
• Resolve operational issues and communicate effectively with internal stakeholders and banking partners.
• Utilize multiple bank portals and internal systems to support treasury and payment-related activities.
• Contribute to process accuracy, financial integrity, and operational efficiency across treasury functions.
• Active Connecticut Notary Public commission required and must be maintained throughout the engagement.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field preferred, or equivalent professional experience.
• Experience in treasury, banking, accounting, finance operations, payment processing, or a related field.
• Strong background in financial reconciliations, exception management, or transaction review.
• Experience reviewing check exceptions, positive pay/pay-no-pay decisions, fraud controls, or payment operations preferred.
• Experience with PeopleSoft General Ledger, banking operations, lockbox processing, or treasury controls is a plus.