Settlements Analyst (External Custody)

Broadgate; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Broadgate is seeking an External Custody Analyst to sit at the heart of its operations function, working directly with HNW and UHNW clients who retain their own custodial arrangements. This client-facing role owns day-to-day operational activity across those accounts and becomes the go-to subject matter expert for Investment Management clients, both virtually and in person.

You will process multi-currency trade activity, monitor orders, support hedge fund accounts, manage workflow to meet

Qualifications

• Experience in multi-currency asset dealing across Funds, ETFs, Equities and FX.
• Knowledge of SWIFT/FIX messaging (preferred).
• Background in financial services — private banking, asset management, mutual funds or investment processing.
• Degree educated (or equivalent), IOC/IMC or similar preferred.
• Sharp attention to detail, strong written and verbal communication, and the ability to juggle multiple priorities under tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Process and approve daily trade activity in a multi-currency environment (Funds, ETFs, Equities, FX).
• Monitor client orders and trade flows, placing and executing trades to deadline.
• Handle hedge fund account opening and processing.
• Manage your own workflow queues to hit internal and external cut-offs and SLAs.
• Process ongoing account maintenance — monetary and non-monetary transactions — via proprietary systems.
• Resolve complex client queries and technical support requests end to end.
• QA daily workloads to spot errors and trends, and recommend solutions.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, agents, brokers and custodians.

Skills

Multi-currency asset dealing

SWIFT/FIX messaging

Financial services background

Attention to detail

Strong communication skills

Client relationship experience

Education

Degree educated or equivalent

IOC/IMC or similar

Job description

A long-established global wealth management and investment processing business is hiring an External Custody Analyst to sit at the heart of its operations function working directly with HNW and UHNW clients who retain their own custodial arrangements.

This is a client-facing role where you'll own the day-to-day operational activity across these accounts and become the go-to subject matter expert for the Investment Management clients you support, both virtually and in person.

What you'll be doing

• Process and approve daily trade activity in a multi-currency environment (Funds, ETFs, Equities, FX)
• Monitor client orders and trade flows, placing and executing trades to deadline
• Handle hedge fund account opening and processing
• Manage your own workflow queues to hit internal and external cut-offs and SLAs
• Process ongoing account maintenance — monetary and non-monetary transactions — via proprietary systems
• Resolve complex client queries and technical support requests end to end
• QA daily workloads to spot errors and trends, and recommend solutions
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, agents, brokers and custodians

What you'll bring

• Experience in multi-currency asset dealing across Funds, ETFs, Equities and FX
• Knowledge of SWIFT/FIX format messaging (preferred)
• A background in financial services — private banking, asset management, mutual funds or investment processing
• Degree educated (or equivalent), ideally holding or working towards IOC/IMC or similar
• Sharp attention to detail, strong written and verbal communication, and the ability to juggle multiple priorities under tight deadlines