Payments Advisor

Our client is a leading provider of payment solutions, enabling businesses to streamline collections, disbursements, and financial operations through a robust, integrated platform. With a strong footprint in the South African market, they deliver innovative, cost-effective solutions that drive operational efficiency and improve client outcomes. They are looking for a commercially driven Payments Advisor to join their sales team, focused on driving revenue growth through new client acquisition, account activation, and cross-selling of payment solutions.

Job Description:

The primary objective of this role is to drive revenue growth by acquiring new clients, activating accounts, and expanding existing relationships through cross-selling initiatives. The role requires a strong sales mindset, relationship-building capability, and the ability to manage a full sales cycle.

Your daily adventures include:

• Drive revenue growth through new business acquisition and account expansion
• Activate new client accounts and onboard them onto payment solutions
• Identify cross-selling opportunities across the product suite
• Build and maintain strong client relationships through ongoing engagement
• Manage and maintain a healthy sales pipeline
• Conduct outreach, follow-ups, and lead conversion activities consistently
• Deliver presentations and product demonstrations to prospective clients
• Ensure high levels of client satisfaction and retention
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date CRM records
• Manage leads, service cases, and follow-ups in line with internal processes
• Guide clients effectively through the sales funnel
• ​Participate in ongoing training to stay up to date with product and market knowledge

Requirements

What it takes to succeed:

• 2–3 years’ experience in B2B sales
• Experience within payments, fintech, SaaS, or transactional environments preferred
• Proven track record of meeting or exceeding sales targets
• Matric (essential)
• Tertiary qualification (advantageous)
• Strong sales and relationship-building capability
• Excellent communication (written and verbal)
• Commercial awareness and business acumen
• Confident, client-centric approach
• Strong negotiation and networking skills
• Ability to engage with senior stakeholders
• High level of organisation and time management
• Comfortable working with CRM systems and sales tools
• Self-motivated, driven, and results-oriented