Operations junior analyst

Seccl; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the fintech space is looking for an Operations Junior Analyst to join their Asset Maintenance team. The role involves processing dividends, resolving discrepancies, and working closely with various operations areas. Ideal candidates will have strong problem-solving and organizational skills, and a willingness to learn in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

27 days holiday + bank holidays

6% employer pension contribution

Private medical insurance

Learning budget of £750

Option to work abroad for up to six weeks

Volunteering days

Health and wellbeing initiatives

Qualifications

• Willingness to learn about products, technology, and investment wrappers.
• Experience in a fast-paced environment with multiple tasks.

Responsibilities

• Calculating client entitlements and reconciling positions.
• Identifying discrepancies and resolving them using internal systems.
• Ensuring high accuracy in daily tasks.

Skills

Problem Solving

Organizational Skills

Communication

Attention to Detail

Tools

Excel

Job description

Operations junior analyst - Asset servicing

Hybrid with two to three days a week (Wednesday mandated) in Bath or Edinburgh office.

About Us

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We’re B-Corp certified with an amazing product-market fit, impressive early traction and the potential to transform an outdated industry, for the better.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.

The role

We’re seeking an Operations Junior Analyst to join our Asset Maintenance team, reporting to the Asset Maintenance Lead. You will be looking to begin a career in Financial Services, and keen to focus within the fintech space. You will join a small team with responsibility for ensuring timely and accurate processing of dividends on client accounts. You may not have any Financial Services experience yet, but you’ll be comfortable working with numbers, large volumes of data and maybe a dab hand with Excel.

You’ll be highly organised, with a methodical and logical approach to managing workloads. Solid problem-solving skills and an ability to use your initiative will be invaluable. You will be in close contact with all areas of the Operations team to ensure we maintain high standards of service during an exciting period of accelerated growth.

On a typical day you will be…

• Identifying dividend receipts, calculating client entitlements, reconciling positions and releasing payments to client accounts
• Using internal systems to identify discrepancies, understand their cause and resolve them
• Working as part of a small team, using effective communication to ensure daily tasks are completed with a high degree of accuracy
• You’ll find that your work alignment will change from time to time as the business grows to meet the changing demands of a rapidly scaling Operations function

This role’s for you if...

• You have a willingness to learn about products, technology and investment wrappers
• You have experience in a fast-paced environment where juggling multiple tasks simultaneously is common
• You have a willingness to learn more about, and take ownership of, processes and customer outcomes
• Enjoy working with numbers, are assiduous with a high attention to detail, and a solid problem-solver
• You have strong communication, organisational skills and an eye for accuracy
• You are a team player who is customer and delivery focussed and wants to gain new skills on the journey

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 £27,000 and £33,000 – 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

Length of service award – one month paid sabbatical at eight years

6% employer pension contribution, and life assurance

Private medical insurance with AXA Health

Enhanced Parental leave

MacBook and up to £500 home office set up budget

£750 per person learning budget

Option to work abroad for up to six weeks a year

Health and wellbeing initiatives including free therapy via Wellness Cloud, mental health support via Headspace

Strong financial wellbeing focus including access to Octopus Money, Octopus Share Incentive Plan and will writing offering via Octopus Legacy

Perkbox – Flexi-points giving you a range of discounts and perks including free weekly coffee, gym and retail discounts

Access to initiatives like Cycle to Work and Octopus Electric Vehicle Leasing

Our culture

We're proud to put people first, creating a culture where we truly listen to what matters most to them. Our transparent and inclusive environment encourages diversity of thought, challenge and experimentation.

Check out our Glassdoor page for the latest reviews or our LinkedIn for company updates and

insights from the team.

Interview process

Interviewing is a two-way thing, and we want you to have the time and opportunity to get to know us, as much as we are getting to know you. Our interviews are conversational, so come with questions and be curious. In general, you can expect the interview process to look a bit like this, (following an initial chat with one of our Talent team):

• 45 mins mixture of technical & competencies-based interview with the hiring manager and senior operations analyst

We’ll only close this role once we have enough applications for the next stage. Please submit your application as soon as possible to make sure you don’t miss out and you should expect to hear back from us within one to two weeks of applying.

Our aim is to build a diverse and inclusive company of awesome people, with unique skills, passions and experiences. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, or veteran, neurodiversity or disability status.

If this sounds like your kind of thing, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t tick every box. We’d love to hear from you!