Fund Order Services, Officer

Overview

We are looking for a Fund Order Services Officer in our UK Fund Order Services operations team. This role is part of a growing global team and involves exposure to Unit Dealing and Cash Allocation and Rebalance (CAAR). The team plays a vital role in supporting institutional investors to manage risk, respond to challenges, and drive performance and profitability.

• Manage daily execution of Fund Manager Unit Dealing for collective investment schemes.
• Provide secondary approval for Cash Allocation and Rebalance (CAAR) calculations and daily Unit Dealing deal execution.
• Ensure all relevant checks are performed for accuracy and timeliness to meet internal and external deadlines.
• Provide secondary approval for the daily confirmation and loading of deals into State Street systems, ensuring accurate capture of nominal values, prices, and shares.
• Ensure compliance with internal and external regulations and that escalation procedures are followed.
• Regularly review procedures, systems, and controls to align with the risk profile of the unit.
• Conduct periodic business reviews to identify risks and implement remedial action.
• Provide strategic oversight to business line development by identifying key issues and trends.
• Maintain a detailed understanding of the role's managerial responsibilities.
• Ensure the team has a clear understanding of reporting lines, authority levels, scope of responsibilities, objectives, training, and competency requirements.
• Develop effective working relationships and communication with staff, ensuring they are motivated, developed, and supported.
• Establish and monitor systems of control, delegated authority, and escalation procedures to ensure compliance.
• Adhere to the delegation and oversight framework in daily tasks and ensure production of management information that is fit for purpose.
• Promote a culture of Risk Excellence and an environment of openness, challenge, and discussion.
• Exercise reasonable care and make proactive decisions using available information.
• Embed a culture of individual ownership and accountability within the team.
• Display the highest level of the Code of Conduct in your own behavior and that of staff.

• Fund accounting and/or pricing experience in Unit Linked, Pension or Retail Funds environments.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Good Excel skills.
• Knowledge and understanding of investment regulations.
• Degree standard education (previous industry experience considered).
• Strong motivational and leadership skills, able to delegate and manage a team.
• Ability to work under tight timescales and pressure to meet daily, weekly, and monthly deadlines.
• Initiative and sound judgment.

Inclusive development opportunities, flexible work life support, paid volunteer days, and vibrant employee networks.

We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship, marital status, domestic partnership, civil union, familial status, military and veteran status, and other characteristics protected by applicable law.