Senior Administrator Asset Servicing

Job Title: Senior Administrator Asset Servicing
Duration: 10 Months
Pay Rate: £140 Per Day PAYE / Inside IR35
Location: Edinburgh ( 2 – 3 ) Flexible
Role Purpose:
To assist the Manager in the delivery of Investment Administration and Middle Office services to assigned clients, in particular Corporate Actions and Income, within agreed quality, timing and output targets.
Key Accountabilities:
The role holder will ensure the values are present in everything we do, both individually and as an
 Organisation. This will be achieved by consistently displaying the behaviours of:
Dependable and do the right thing
Open to different ideas and cultures
Connected to customers, communities, regulators and each other.
Processes covered within Department:
To act as an interface between the Asset Servicing Team and all clients, custodians and prime brokers. Raise and monitor service issues and challenge service provision where necessary.
To assist in supporting change programs that aim to increase automation levels and reduce operational risk, both internally and with external parties in respect of the corporate actions validation process
Monitor swift data received from custodians for all capital events. Collate and check Golden Record advices received from custodian banks against data on file. Measured through timely processing of information on capital events, Stock and Cash reconciliation items.
Issue Corporate Action decisions to custodian banks within agreed timescales. Obtain the Fund Managers decision, instruct the Custodian and obtain confirmation, within the agreed deadlines. Maintain and update records with client decisions. Measured through Key Performance Indicators for services and feedback from third parties.
Inputting of both voluntary and non-voluntary capital events to a deadline consistent with timing slots. Maintain and update the system with all corporate actions before the valuation deadline.
Liaise with clients and custodians. Project a friendly and professional image to clients/third parties at all times and always follow up any issues. Measured through Client and third-party feedback.
Query resolution. Process and resolve queries received in relation to cash and stock reconciliations and any client queries we receive. Measured through third party feedback and Key Performance indicators for services.
Participate in user acceptance of new / upgraded software as required. Conduct tests utilising documented scripts and record accurate results. Measured through User Acceptance projects.
Management of Risk
·      Is aware of the Operational Risk scenario associated with the role and acts in a manner that takes account of operational risk considerations.
Observation of Internal Controls:
Maintains internal control standards, including timely implementation of internal and external audit points together with any issues raised by external regulators.  
Understands, follows and demonstrates compliance with all relevant internal and external rules, regulations and procedures that apply to the conduct of the business in which the jobholder is involved, specifically Internal Controls and any Compliance policy including, inter alia, the Group Compliance policy.