Senior Specialist, Corporate Actions

Atrium; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Competitive salary

Job summary

Atrium, a leading global financial services organisation, is hiring for a Corporate Actions and Asset Servicing operations role in Manchester. You will manage and process corporate actions data with precision, liaising with clients and respecting market deadlines.

We seek an data-focused professional with strong Excel skills, experience with reconciliations and financial services systems, and a vigilant eye for detail in a highly regulated environment.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in financial services operations.
• Strong Excel skills including formulas and data manipulation.
• Experience reconciling data and investigating discrepancies.
• High accuracy and attention to detail.
• Experience working with customer or client data.
• Ability to meet short, market-driven deadlines.
• Strong numerical, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and keep notes.

Responsibilities

• Capture and validate corporate actions data from multiple data providers.
• Process transactions and customer data within strict market deadlines.
• Identify, investigate and correct data or processing errors.
• Perform data reconciliations and resolve discrepancies.
• Communicate with clients by email and telephone as needed.
• Use internal and bespoke systems to input, update and extract information.
• Maintain clear workflow notes and accurate audit trails.
• Manage workload and prioritise time-sensitive activities.
• Work with colleagues to support accurate processing.
• Contribute to process improvements and operational efficiency.

Skills

Excel

Data reconciliation

Attention to detail

Client data handling

Regulatory environment experience

Communication with clients

Securities operations experience

Data processing

Workflow systems

Tools

Bespoke systems

Job description

Corporate Actions | Asset Servicing | Custody Operations | Investment Operations

Hybrid – 4 days onsite Full-time | Competitive salary

About the Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced operations professional to join a leading global financial services organisation within its Corporate Actions team in Manchester.

You will be responsible for managing and processing corporate actions data accurately, communicating with clients and ensuring transactions are completed within strict market deadlines.

This is a data-focused operational role requiring strong attention to detail, confidence using Excel and experience working with reconciliations, customer information and financial services systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Capture and validate corporate actions data received from multiple data providers
• Process transaction and customer data accurately within strict market deadlines
• Identify, investigate and correct data or processing errors
• Perform data reconciliations and resolve discrepancies
• Communicate with clients by email and telephone when required
• Use multiple internal and bespoke systems to input, update and extract information
• Maintain clear workflow notes and accurate audit trails
• Manage your own workload and prioritise time-sensitive activities
• Work collaboratively with colleagues to support accurate and timely processing
• Contribute to improvements in processes, controls and operational efficiency

Essential Skills and Experience

• Previous experience within financial services operations
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including the use of formulas
• Experience reconciling data and investigating discrepancies
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Evidence of identifying and correcting errors within a process or procedure
• Experience working with customer or client data
• Ability to work effectively under short, market-driven deadlines
• Strong numerical, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities
• Experience maintaining accurate system or workflow notes
• Corporate Actions, Asset Servicing, Custody or Investment Operations experience
• Experience using bespoke financial services or workflow systems
• Exposure to transaction processing or securities operations
• Previous client communication experience by telephone and email
• Experience working within a highly regulated operational environment

The Ideal Candidate

You will be organised, highly numerate and comfortable working with detailed financial and customer data. You will have a strong control mindset, take ownership of deadlines and be confident investigating discrepancies to ensure transactions are processed accurately.

This is an excellent opportunity to develop your career within Corporate Actions and Asset Servicing at a leading global financial services organisation.