Financial Operations Administrator

A well established and prominent financial institution is seeking to hire a Financial Operations Administrator. Your: Education: * Degree in Business, Finance, or Investment Management or similar Experience Required: * Minimum of 3 years' experience within a LISP environment Will enable you to: Duties: The role will assist the Head of Operations to ensure * Timeous and accurate completion of routine administrative and operational tasks. * Support for continuity and operational resilience by reliably handling repeatable, first-line processes. * Segregation of duties is maintained, with preparatory work reviewed, checked, and released by senior team members. * A solid operational foundation is built to support the candidate's growth into a more senior operations role over time. Responsibilities: Transaction Processing & Settlement Support * Assist with the preparation and capturing of trade instructions. * Support daily bulk operations processing. * Assist with capturing model portfolio instructions and income distribution data for review. * Preparation of fund ballots and mergers and testing. Reconciliation Support * Assist with the preparation of daily and monthly bank account reconciliations and perform initial reconciliations. * Support AvL reconciliation data-gathering and initial identification of exceptions and escalating issues to the Head of Operations. * Maintain reconciliation working papers and records in accordance with internal controls and audit requirements. * Liaise with stakeholders to resolve discrepancies. Payment Processing Support * Assist with preparing adviser, administration and tax payment batches for review and authorisation. * Support the preparation of client withdrawal and premium documentation, ensuring required information is complete before submission for approval. * Maintain accurate payment records in accordance with internal controls and audit requirements. Regulatory & Tax Reporting Support * Assist with gathering and organising information required for regulatory and tax reports. * Support the preparation of data for annual and interim tax certificates (IT3a, IT3b, IT3c, IT3s, IT3f, IRP5) under supervision. * Assist with basic CRS/FATCA data preparation tasks. * Help respond to routine, non-complex tax-related queries, escalating more complex queries to the Head of Operations. System Enhancements & Operational Risk Support * Participate in the testing of system enhancements, platform upgrades, and new product implementations, as directed. * Identify and report potential operational risks or processing errors promptly to the Head of Operations * Assist with maintaining and updating documented standard operating procedures (SOPs) for recurring processes. Operational & Administrative Support * Respond to routine operational queries from internal teams, advisers, and clients within agreed service levels, escalating more complex queries. * Provide general administrative support to the Head of Operations. * Assist with liaison to third-party service providers, custodians, and vendors under guidance. Compitant Candidates Recruiter