* Immediate Financial Services role based in the west end of London
* Permanent role working in Settlements for a leading FS Company
About Our Client
An award-winning FTSE 250 financial services firm, recognised by the Financial Times as one of the fastest growing companies in Europe, with a team of 500. Placing people and culture at the heart of the business, this organisation prides itself on providing the best service and the best career opportunities.
Now operating across multiple overseas jurisdictions and servicing clients in over 40 countries, the opportunity for career growth and development is greater than ever before. If you're an ambitious individual who's ready to make an impact, please apply!
Job Description
Working within the core operational function, you will be a vital part of the Settlements team from the outset.
Key Responsibilities, Settlements Analyst
* Assisting in various reconciliations, including daily bank account reconciliation and month end reconciliation.
* Communicating reconciliation updates to internal key stakeholders.
* Working with the team to process, review and authorise outgoing payments and allocate incoming payments accurately, in a timely manner, to ensure delivery of seamless client service.
* Active daily treasury management, moving funds between accounts to ensure cover of any overdrawn positions and minimise FX exposure.
* Developing relationships with our external counterparties and liaising with them to solve queries in a timely manner, with client centricity in mind.
* Liaising with internal departments to resolve queries.
* Identifying system and process improvements and raising these for consideration, collaboratively working with stakeholders to help deliver improvements.
* Have knowledge of and contribute to completing Safeguarding reconciliation procedures.
* Expectation that you will be able to take on ad-hoc tasks outside of daily responsibilities and complete to a high standard.
* Uphold the team's risk management culture, ensuring existing procedures are fit for purpose, documented and applied effectively.
The Successful Applicant
Skills and Experience Required, Settlements Analyst
* Experience in financial services with a Payments or Cash Management background.
* You must be a quick learner with a strong ability to problem solve and adapt to various forms of processing and multi-tasking.
* You must be innovative and open to raising queries or incidents in an appropriate manner.
* You must be diligent, proactive and committed to performing in a high-pressure and fast-paced environment.
* You must be methodical, with strong attention to detail.
* Demonstrate numeracy with IT skills, knowledge of MS Word, Excel and Outlook.
* You must have excellent communication skills with the ability to both support and influence internal and external stakeholders.
* You must have good interpersonal skills and be a team player.
What's on Offer
* Salary £45-55k
* Private medical insurance covering employees and their families following voluntary opt in.
* Enhanced maternity and paternity policies.
* Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
* Cycle-to-work Scheme.
* Electric Vehicle Scheme.
* Workplace Nursery Benefit.
* Pension scheme with Aegon.
* Sponsored learning and development.
* Work from home budget for equipment.
* Office fitted out with:
o Access to state-of-the-art gym.
o Onsite PT.
o Free breakfast.
o Free bar for Friday drinks.
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