At Close Brothers Asset Management, we are all connected by our mission to be the best place in the UK for wealth professionals and their clients. We are part of Close Brothers, a FTSE 250 leading UK merchant banking group.
The role
Ensure that all tasks are completed in a timely manner, and that exceptions, issues and related items are identified and resolved timely.
Responsibilities
- Perform the administration of CASS related activities.
- Production of internal and external cash and stock reconciliations
- Follow the reconciliations processes, ensuring that exceptions are monitored through to completion.
- Produce the Client Money daily calculation and Client Money related monitoring (including Daily Funding).
- Collate MI required by CASS Committee
- To identify and monitor operational risk in relation to day to day activities
- To inform Line Manager of areas of concern and issues that may arise.
- Ensuring that risks are appropriately identified and that appropriate controls are in place and are operating effectively
- Consistently demonstrate the Firm’s Business Principles (Client, Excellence, People & Integrity).
Regulatory Responsibilities (Compliance/T&C)
- Demonstrate an understanding of and compliance with regulatory framework relevant to the role, whilst practising effective risk management taking account of outcomes for clients.
We would love to hear from you / please apply if
- Keen attention to detail (both on and off systems)
- Ability to work quickly and accurately within very tight deadlines.
- Good team player with the ability to work on own initiative.
- Flexibility and availability to work overtime at short notice.
- Ability to problem solve and think quickly and effectively to acquire the desired results.
- Ability to multi-task and to prioritise and plan own workload.
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
- Good people management skills.
- An understanding of FCA CASS rules relating to holding client money and safe custody assets
- A good knowledge of Excel would be of benefit.
Inclusion
At Close Brothers we look to recruit individuals from all different backgrounds and encourage you to apply even if you don’t tick every box. We celebrate diversity, promote inclusivity and are open to discuss flexible work options to help you balance your work and home life.
We appreciate that from time to time, recruitment agencies will have speculative CVs that they may wish to submit to our Talent Acquisition team in relation to a specific role.