Custody & Cash Reconciliation Analyst

Schroders; Horsham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Schroders in Horsham is seeking an Operations Analyst to ensure the integrity of custody and cash position data and to complete reconciliation, investigation and allocation of breaks in cash and securities. You will work with multiple operational teams to investigate and resolve breaks and track issues to resolution.

You will thrive in a fast-paced environment with deadlines and a strong interest in learning and applying technology.

Qualifications

• Broad experience in asset or wealth management operations, specifically Securities Administration and reconciliation.
• Investment Operations Certificate (IOC) or equivalent.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Able to analyse and solve problems.
• Experience using Temenos platform (T24) desirable.
• Experience using Smart Stream Corona.
• Intermediate experience of Microsoft applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for allocated portfolios, proactive investigation and timely follow up of queries arising from internal stakeholders, clients, counterparties, custodians and administrators
• Perform custody transaction and position reconciliation against internal records
• Maintain ownership of daily cash and stock breaks by conducting investigation on differences, and monitoring through timely resolution with processing teams and custodians/administrators
• Validate and update internal records with relevant transactions, such as fees and income
• Daily reconciliation of Treasury trade confirmation
• Requesting statements of holdings and balances from custodians and fund transfer agents
• Managing the accuracy and continuity of data within the supported systems
• Work through high volumes, prioritise, and manage workload according to risk or deadlines
• Escalate potential problems before they become a risk
• Meet all deadlines and ensure procedures and controls are fully implemented
• Assist reviewing and update procedures, implement improvements and enforce stringent controls
• Escalate potential problems before they become a risk
• Meet the needs of our business partners and internal clients establishing and maintaining strong working relationships with internal functions and external counterparts
• Contribute to department initiatives and projects.

Skills

Attention to detail

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

Investment Operations Certificate (IOC) or equivalent

Tools

Temenos T24

Smart Stream Corona

Microsoft Office

Excel

Job description

Schroders in Horsham is seeking an Operations Analyst to ensure the integrity of custody and cash position data and to complete reconciliation, investigation and allocation of breaks in cash and securities. You will work with multiple operational teams to investigate and resolve breaks and track issues to resolution.

You will thrive in a fast-paced environment with deadlines and a strong interest in learning and applying technology.