Broker & Custodian Monitoring – Lead Specialist recruitment
Overview of Key Duties
- Service monitoring/benchmarking for top tier brokers, custodians and FX counterparties
- Identify, record, investigate and resolve issues escalated to BCM Team.
- Custodian mandate and authorised signatory lists
- Oversee CTE requests
- Point of escalation for external counterparties
- Undertake broker and custodian reviews
- Provide counsel on new broker agreements
- Receive, interpret, cascade and action custodian newsflashes
- CP176 ownership and rendition
- Complete survey responses
- Oversee on-boarding of new clients
- Provide back-up support for daily transactional reporting function to support regulatory requirements
- Provide back-up support for FX Disclosed list update/circulation/six monthly rendition.
- Maintenance and record keeping of documentation supporting list of charity accounts and their registration to the charity commission
- Review internal/external MI to support counterparty performance
- Undertake custodian and broker benchmarking
- Ensure business controls are implemented and adhered to.
Build and develop good working relationships between Portfolio Operations and its internal/external clients and suppliers.
Factor Summaries
Responsibility
• Role provides administrative, counterparty service based support to others involved in the task of fund / portfolio management.
• Role will have a limited impact on external clients. Interactions with clients, whilst potentially frequent, will be of a routine, service related nature.
• The role holder’s actions impact most on their own work or that of their immediate colleagues within the organisation.
Knowledge
• Typical educational requirement : A levels or equivalent.
• Is fully conversant with all major aspects within a specific field of Financial Services Operations. Would be in a position to provide advice and guidance to more junior members of staff.
Intellectual Demands
• Strong organisational skills, ability to multi task independently.
• Responsible for planning own workload typically against a backdrop of changing priorities and / or external events for a day ahead.
• The role is prescribed within a well-established framework. However, the role holder is expected to play an active part in improving day-to-day procedures and how the work is to be tackled.
• Is required to make routine judgments in situations which are well presented and un contentious. Would be expected to seek assistance for anything complex or out of the ordinary.
Communication
• Must possess good interpersonal skills and/or written skills. Ability to explain relatively involved concepts in a clear and concise manner to others within the organisation.
• The ability to promote a positive and professional image and being helpful and polite is essential.
Company Overview
Schroders is a global asset management company with £182.2 billion under management as at 30 September 2011. Our clients are major financial institutions including pension funds, banks and insurance companies, local and public authorities, governments, charities, high net worth individuals and retail investors.
We apply our specialist asset management skills in serving the needs of our clients worldwide. With one of the largest networks of offices of any dedicated asset management company, we employ over 2,500 people globally, 1,500 of whom are based in London.
With over 300 portfolio managers and analysts covering all the major investment markets, we offer our clients a comprehensive range of products and services.
Further information about Schroders can be found at www.schroders.com or on Schroders Talking Point http://www.schroderstalkingpoint.com/
To apply directly please follow the link below:
https://schroderscareers.resourcesolutions.com/gold/cbjbaaa/jobsearch/jobresults.cfm
Schroders is an equal opportunities employerand welcomes applications regardless of sex, marital status, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, religious belief or age.