Group Manager - FNA

Job Description

Our Investment Operations function comprises the following teams; Asset Servicing, Settlements, Dealing and Governance Working within the International Investment Operations area of Finance Operations, which provides professional Investment Services to multiple clients in respect of assets under administration The primary purpose of this role is to contribute to the above objective by planning, resourcing and implementing an efficient, effective and scalable sub-Team within Investment operations, capable of supporting strategic growth whilst consistently maintaining professional quality services in line with internal policies and external regulations that meet client expectations and industry view of best practice Each team has a specific area of focus:o The Settlement Team s functional responsibility is to ensure the accurate and timely settlement of ALL transactional processing This includes contract note chasing and data input to facilitate accurate client record keeping and the settlement of our market side obligations Payments, reconciliation of bank transfers and obtaining surrender statements from our counterparties in respect of account closures There is also responsibility for In-specie Transfers of both cash and stock as well as the resolution of any market queries that may arise o The Asset Servicing Team s functional responsibility is to ensure asset data integrity for transactional processing, client reporting and valuations This includes asset set up, account opening, aspects of security pricing, corporate actions and income processing There is also responsibility for any associated cash and stock reconciliation queries and resolution of highlighted breaks o The Dealing Team s functional responsibility is to ensure accurate and timely execution of ALL client dealing instructions Responding to all resultant correspondence from both clients, Advisers as well as market counterparts Management of counterparty relationships, primarily with stock brokers, custodians, Fund Houses and their appointed 3rd party administrators There is also responsibility for related cash and stock reconciliation queries and the resolution and clearance of highlighted breaks o Provide oversight over the Asset Permissibility framework and the establishment of new DFM and Platform relationships Maintain the integrity of the transactional processing for these business partners ensuring accurate client and valuation reporting This includes establishment of new legal agreements, account opening, annual DFM due diligence and aspects of portfolio pricing There is also responsibility for monitoring of offensive assets and the prompt removal of these from client portfolios