The Company:
An established and widely known Wealth Management firm
The Role:
The Operations Manager (Reconciliations & Custody) will provide oversight of the cash and asset reconciliations processes and liaise directly with the CASS team to ensure accurate and timely production of the daily calculations, undertaking regular reviews of all outstanding items and production of monthly MI.
Knowledge of CASS 6 & 7 is essential for this role.
The Operations Manager (Reconciliations & Custody) will supervise a small team, identifying process improvements and efficiencies. This will include upgrades and enhancements to the reconciliation tool Autorek as well as Figaro. Knowledge of both these systems will be extremely beneficial to the role.
The Operations Manager (Reconciliations & Custody) will also be required to provide support to the Team Head for BAU control tasks and help implement new controls and reconciliations as part of the build out of the control framework.
The Operations Manager (Reconciliations & Custody) will have a strong understanding of all operations processes and be familiar with double entry book-keeping and the trial balance
The role will have oversight of cash and asset reconciliations, liaising with other teams to ensure comprehensive commentary and timely resolution of breaks. Provide absence cover if required for all reconciliations BAU tasks.
The Operations Manager (Reconciliations & Custody) will develop comprehensive MI for cash and assets. Assist in the development of Autorek to enhance reporting and process efficiencies.
Assist on various projects across the Investment Management business to ensure the impact of Reconciliations and/or Custody Control.
The Candidate
5 years + Investment Operations experience, with well rounded experience - Highly proficient in cash and asset reconciliations
Knowledge of CASS 6 & 7 – absolutely essential
Team Supervisory / Team Management experience
Advanced level of knowledge with excel
Knowledge of Autorek is extremely desirable
SQL and Power BI expertise is desirable