Market Settlements Administrator | Hybrid Finance Ops

Aj Bell; Greater Manchester; Hybride; GBP 23 000 - 29 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Starting salary £26,000

25 days holiday

6% Pension

Discretionary bonus scheme

Share schemes

Health Cash Plan

Free onsite gym

Enhanced family leave

Travel and bike loan schemes

Employee Assistance Programme

Résumé du poste

AJ Bell is hiring a Market Settlements Administrator to help ensure trades are settled accurately and on time within our Custody team. You’ll manage your workload, work with colleagues across the business, and develop a deep understanding of how investment transactions flow through markets.

The role suits someone starting in financial services or with settlements experience. The position offers a hybrid working model in the UK with formal training provided and opportunities to advance within a

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a financial services administration or operations role is desirable, but not essential.
• Knowledge of banking payment methods such as BACS, Faster Payments, debit cards and cheques would be useful.
• Good IT skills, including Word, Excel and Outlook.
• An understanding of financial markets, settlements or custody would be an advantage, but full training will be provided.

Responsabilités

• Oversee trade records within the back-office system, ensure precise and timely communication of trade instructions to relevant custodians and markets, and address any queries raised by market counterparties, clients, fund providers, or internal teams within AJB.
• Generate, update, and distribute reports on failing trade positions and risks. Resolve or elevate issues to the Team Leader/Manager.
• Manage failing trade positions to ensure timely settlement where possible.
• Monitor and manage Crest Member Accounts to ensure onward delivery of stock.
• Manage efficient stock flows through the AJB nominee by utilising external reporting tools (Crest GUI, Clearstream, Cofunds Website).
• Processing certificated stock deposits through the Crest system.
• Ensure accurate and timely reporting for MiFID II Transaction Reporting.
• Instructing cash movements on the online banking systems & identifying/applying incoming payment.
• Perform root cause analysis on reconciliation breaks and use to implement preventative measures alongside the Team Leader.
• Handle Stamp Duty/SDRT discrepancies and resolve issues with HMRC.
• Report any CASS breaches or suspected breaches immediately to the Line Manager.
• Ensure all relevant procedures are updated and accurate at all times.
• Support project implementations, fixes and upgrades through testing of software and defining the needs of the team. Ensuring that all processes and procedures are updated in line with systemic implementations.
• Perform ad hoc tasks as per the business needs as defined by the Team Leader, Market Settlements manager and Head of Custody.
• Ensure productive working relationships with other teams by coordinating efforts to develop efficient and effective operational processes.

Connaissances

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Deadline driven

Analytical and problem-solving

Communication skills

Outils

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Description du poste

AJ Bell is hiring a Market Settlements Administrator to help ensure trades are settled accurately and on time within our Custody team. You’ll manage your workload, work with colleagues across the business, and develop a deep understanding of how investment transactions flow through markets.

The role suits someone starting in financial services or with settlements experience. The position offers a hybrid working model in the UK with formal training provided and opportunities to advance within a