Operations analyst - Reconciliations

About the role

Seccl is the Octopus-owned embedded investment platform that's on a mission to helping more people to invest - and invest well. We're B-Corp certified with an amazing product-market fit, impressive early traction and the potential to transform an outdated industry, for the better. We've been growing fast and will scale even faster over the next few years. We're also proud to be part of Octopus, the £multi billion group that's on a mission to breathe new life into broken industries, through companies like Octopus Energy, Octopus Investments and Octopus Money. Check out the Seccl website for the latest on our products and our mission to shape the future of investments. We're looking for an Operations analyst to join our Reconciliations team at Seccl, reporting to the Operations delivery lead. The Reconciliations team are responsible for ensuring the accuracy of our stock and cash records for the 800,000+ clients currently using our platform. Each day, we ensure those records match those held with banks, Fund Managers and CREST, alongside a suite of processes to identify, and quickly resolve, any discrepancies. As an Operations analyst you will work closely with other analysts on the team, reporting to the Operations delivery lead, to ensure all CASS Reconciliations and processes are carried out in line with FCA requirements. You will proactively identify issues, or potential issues, and liaise across Operational teams to both resolve these, and prevent reoccurrence. You'll be a natural problem-solver, with a can-do attitude and be comfortable adapting to rapidly changing scenarios as they arise. On a typical day you will be... Ensuring all daily, weekly and monthly stock & cash reconciliations, and any supplementary processes, are delivered accurately and on time Maintaining the daily break management system, ensuring accurate and clear explanations for operational teams to undertake resolution, and producing clear MI of any outstanding items and their age Helping identify any systemic issues, and their root causes, and aiding operational teams to resolve these Producing the monthly FCA Client Money & Asset Return (CMAR) for submission to CASSCo for approval Producing monthly CASS MI on reconciliation completion, and any outstanding reconciliation breaks Identifying and proposing solutions for Reconciliation process improvements to deliver a more scalable & robust proposition Liaising across Operations, Engineering & Compliance to coordinate issue resolution This role's for you if... You have proven understanding of either, or both, custody asset and client money reconciliations and the CASS regulations covering these You have a good understanding of investment platform operations in a retail client proposition, including basic knowledge of trade lifecycle, corporate actions & client money payment standards You have the ability to work well under pressure, in an organised manner with the ability to multi-task and switch priorities. You have strong analytical and problem solving abilities with an eye for identifying opportunities for inefficiencies and automation. You have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively interact with stakeholders at all levels and work across diverse operational teams. You are technically minded. Knowledge of, and desire to learn low/no code tools. Strong Excel skills are essential. Knowledge of Looker and MS Power Platform is desirable. You have an understanding of relevant regulatory standards and industry best practice. This role isn't for you if... You rely on a lot of top-down direction. Here, you'll have a lot of freedom and ownership of your role, and you'll be expected to shape your own progression You're not comfortable working in a fast-paced environment. Our speed and scalability are what set us apart; you need to be able to act quickly and think on your feet You struggle to follow through on ideas. We value people who do what they say they will. If you care about something, you have the freedom here to make it happen You don't like change . You'll get on great here if you relish the ambiguity of rapid growth and are willing to embrace uncertainty What's in it for you... We offer a generous mix of benefits for the things that really matter to our people, including: 💰 A salary between £28,000 and £35,000 - dependant on experience + reviewed annually 🌴 27 days holiday + bank holidays (some can be flexible) + day off on your birthday + three days (full time) per year for Dependant leave 💙 Two volunteering days per year 🌎 Option to work abroad for up to six weeks a year 🌟 Secclbrate - our recognition programme that offers a mix of flexible rewards including extra pay, additional holiday and increased learning budget 🏅 Length of service award - one month paid sabbatical at eight years ✅ 6% employer pension contribution, and life

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Hybrid with two days a week in our Bath or Edinburgh office

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