Specialist, Trustee & Depositary II in Edinburgh

At BNY, our culture allows us to run our company better and enables employees’ growth and success. As a leading global financial services company at the heart of the global financial system, we influence nearly 20% of the world’s investible assets. Every day, our teams harness cutting‑edge AI and breakthrough technologies to collaborate with clients, driving transformative solutions that redefine industries and uplift communities worldwide.

In this role, you’ll make an impact in the following ways:

• Perform daily oversight of cash movements and balances across fund accounts, investigating exceptions and unusual activity.
• Oversee cash reconciliation processes across multiple accounts and fund structures, maintaining control over outstanding breaks, aged items, and overdrafts and supporting root‑cause analysis.
• Review NAV production outputs to ensure accuracy, completeness, and timeliness; challenge pricing issues, unusual movements, and material valuation variances.
• Investigate NAV breaks and coordinate with operational teams to ensure timely resolution and appropriate documentation.
• Monitor investment and borrowing restrictions in line with regulatory requirements, prospectus limits, and internal procedures; review and classify breaches and ensure timely escalation.
• Partner with other BNY teams to deliver daily, weekly, and monthly oversight activities and consistent service delivery.
• Identify and implement process improvements to strengthen controls, improve efficiency, and reduce risk.
• Escalate material issues, control breaches, and potential suspicious activity promptly and in line with governance and reporting requirements.
• Build effective relationships with stakeholders across locations and functions to support issue resolution, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement.
• Support the oversight and execution of payment processes in line with regulatory requirements.
• Support change initiatives, including regulatory changes, new fund launches, onboardings and other fund changes.
• Deliver strong oversight of record keeping and ownership verification controls, ensuring accuracy and regulatory compliance.

To be successful in this role, we’re seeking the following:

• Experience in financial services industry.
• Knowledge of UCITS, AIFMD, or similar regulatory frameworks.
• The ability to apply backlog prioritization to ensure KRI deliveries are achieved.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Strong sense of ownership, accountability, and risk awareness.
• Ability to prioritize across multiple deadlines and manage a varied workload.

BNY offers highly competitive compensation, benefits, and wellbeing programs rooted in a strong culture of excellence and our pay‑for‑performance philosophy. We provide access to flexible global resources and tools for your life’s journey. Focus on your health, foster your personal resilience, and reach your financial goals as a valued member of our team, along with generous paid leaves, including paid volunteer time, which can support you and your family through moments that matter.