Corporate Actions Administrator

Rathbone Brothers; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Private medical insurance

Life assurance - 8x salary

Company share scheme

Discretionary bonus

Flexible holidays

Job summary

Rathbones invites applications for an Administrator role in Liverpool. This 12 month FTC sits within the Operations - Corporate Actions team, reporting to David Wong.

The team handles corporate events, proxy voting, and related services while ensuring regulatory compliance and high standards of client service. The role focuses on accuracy, time management and collaborative work across stakeholders, with responsibilities spanning service delivery, process adherence and continuous improvement

Qualifications

• Delivery of service excellence.
• Protection of client assets.
• Compliance with regulatory requirements and company policies.
• Positive contribution to your team’s new and existing initiatives.
• Support continuous improvement and Lean habits.

Responsibilities

• Provide a professional and reliable service for clients, investment managers, advisers and product providers.
• Ensure adherence to current SLAs and all regulatory requirements.
• Maintain administrative tasks within the team per procedures manual.
• Participate in Lean habits and continuous improvement activities.
• Support data governance and maintain data quality and integrity.

Skills

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Multi-tasking

Team player

Stakeholder management

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

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At Rathbones, we help people invest their money well, so they can live well. That means more than financial returns – it’s about helping people feel confident in their decisions and supported in their future. We don’t just manage money, we guide people through life’s big moments, helping them stay on track and focus on what matters most.
We’re proud to be one of the UK’s leading wealth managers, with £113.6bn in assets under management (as of March 2026) and 20+ offices across the UK and Channel Islands. We’re a FTSE 250 company with national reach and a local feel – and we’re growing.

Job Title: Administrator

Department: Operations -Corporate Actions

Location: Liverpool

Contract Type: 12 month FTC

Reporting to: David Wong

The Team

The Corporate Actions team areresponsible for the processing of all corporate events taking place on the market.They also providea number ofadditional services such as Proxy Voting, Shareholder Benefit Opportunities, and Unit Trust conversions.

The Role

• Delivery of service excellence
• Protection of client assets
• Compliant with regulatory requirements and company policies
• Positive contribution to your teams new and existing initiatives

Outcomes of the Role

• Provide a professional and reliable service for clients, investment managers, advisers, and product providers.
• Ensure you are adhering to the teams current SLAs and to all regulatory requirements.
• Accountable for administrative tasks within the team in line with the team’s procedures manual.
• Ensure that you are actively participating in the 4+1 habits from Lean methodology. These include dynamic Visual management boards, appropriate team meeting involvement, continuous improvement through identification and resolution of issues, and standard operating procedures.
• Support the continuous improvement across the team leading to enhancements in efficiency and clients and customer experience (CX/UX).
• Assist in User Acceptance Testing (UAT) of new and existing IT systems
• Ensure that you are operating within the Group data governance framework and that data quality and integrity is maintained.
• Be aware of the conduct rules and act with integrity.
• Be aware of CASS related processes relevant to your team and that you escal any issues to your manager
• Build and maintain relationships with all stakeholders, both internal and external

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to grasp new tasks quickly
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Client service focus
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office
• A team player able to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to build constructive relationships with other members of staff at various levels
• Adaptable, flexible, and able to accept responsibility for given tasks

Our offer to you

We want everyone at Rathbones to fulfil their potential, in an environment where you are proud to work and feel like you belong.

We offer a comprehensive remuneration package, which we review regularly, and benefits include:

• A company pension - 9% non-contributory or 10% if you contribute 5%
• Private medical insurance – Individual on joining, family after 1 year’s service
• Life assurance - 8 x salary
• Company share scheme
• Discretionary bonus
• Flexible holidays – purchase up to 5 additional days
• Green Car Scheme
• Family friendly policies – enhanced family leave for parents & carers
• Study support – study days and funding for courses and qualifications
• Season travel ticket loans
• Other voluntary benefits you can choose to suit you

Our employees can choose to take part in various social groups and communities to support their wellbeing, growth, development and sense of community.These include:

• Sports & Social Committees, such as cricket, football, netball, running, yoga, quiz nights, charity bake sales and much more.
• Inclusion Networks that help us drive change within the organisation such as Gender Balance, Multicultural, Abilities Count, Pride, Social Mobility, Generations, Menopause Matters@Rathbones’ and Armed Forces.
• The NextGen IM Network, which brings together a community of trainees from across the UK, who are all at the early stages of their careers and offers development opportunities, exposure across the business as well as peer support and connection.

Life at Rathbones

We aim to become an employer of choice for the wealth management sector, to achieve this we are working hard to build a diverse, equal, and inclusive workplace that motivates, develops and embraces the strengths of all our colleagues. Being part of Rathbones means you will join a team of passionate professionals in a successful culture that cares for its people. At Rathbones, we provide meaningful work, opportunities, and a voice to all.

We are committed to building a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities and encourage applications from all backgrounds. We welcome individuals who share our values.

We’re a Disability Confident Employer (level 2) under the UK Government scheme. This means we’ve signed up to a set of commitments around how we recruit, retain and develop people with disabilities. Find out more about the Government Scheme online, click here. If you require adjustments to apply for a role at Rathbones, please contact us via [e-mail] to let us know what adjustments you may need.

Mission

We believe in playing the long game. That means building consistent results, earning trust and doing the right thing — for our clients, our colleagues and the communities we’re part of.
Our values shape how we work:
- We aim high
- We get it done
- We show we care
- We do the right thing
These aren’t just words on a wall. They guide how we treat each other, how we make decisions and how we build relationships that last.