Reconciliations & Custody Control Analyst

LGT Wealth Management UK LLP is a UK-based partnership, wholly owned by the private banking group LGT, which is in turn owned by the Princely Family of Liechtenstein. Our aim is to offer a fresh approach to wealth management. We have a presence in London, Edinburgh, Jersey, Leeds, Birmingham and Bristol. Our mission is to create long-term value for all stakeholders. Our culture encourages individuals to generate, develop and implement ideas which will strengthen our business. Belonging, respect, integrity, conviction and entrepreneurship are our core values.

Brief Role Objective: To provide effective reconciliations and custody control support within Custody Services, ensuring the accurate and timely completion of daily and periodic cash and asset reconciliations, including Unit Trust reconciliations, and the prompt triage, investigation and resolution of all breaks. The role is responsible for producing key control reporting (including the daily CMR calculation and funding confirmations), maintaining robust oversight of open items, and retaining complete and accurate evidencing to support CASS reporting, management information and audit requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Produce daily CASS 6 & 7 reconciliations in Autorek; triage breaks; and liaise with relevant teams to provide clear commentary and drive timely resolution.
• Produce the monthly Unit Trust reconciliation by tracking receipt of fund provider statements, investigating differences and resolving/clearing breaks.
• Perform the daily CMR calculation and confirm associated funding requirements.
• Produce daily control reporting and maintain oversight of open items until closure.
• Support the ongoing development of Autorek to enhance reporting, strengthen controls and improve process efficiency.
• Retain complete and accurate evidencing to support internal/external audit requests and regulatory reporting.
• Review and maintain procedures and policies, ensuring documentation remains accurate and up to date.
• Support cross-business projects, assessing and delivering required changes impacting Reconciliations and/or Custody Control.

Your profile

Technical Requirements:

• Competent in all MS Office products - especially Excel.
• Knowledge of FNZ’s Figaro system is desirable.
• Knowledge of Autorek (or other reconciliation platforms) is extremely desirable.
• CASS 6 & 7 knowledge.

Other skills, competencies and attributes:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance or related field, or equivalent work experience.
• Wealth management and/or Financial Services experience gained within an Operations environment.
• Highly proficient in cash and asset reconciliations with proven ability to investigate and resolve reconciliation breaks, escalating appropriately and documenting root cause and outcomes.
• Demonstrable knowledge of CASS reconciliations.
• Highly numerate and accurate with an investigative approach to problem solving.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills, and excellent time management abilities.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to deliver accurate outputs to tight daily deadlines.
• Control-minded approach, with experience maintaining complete audit trails and evidencing in line with regulatory and internal standards.
• Intermediate Excel skills (e.g., pivot tables, lookups) to support investigation, reporting and MI production.
• Confident stakeholder management skills, with the ability to communicate issues, risks and progress clearly to operational and control functions.
• Continuous improvement mindset, including experience identifying process control gaps and supporting automation/change initiatives.