Graduate Investment Operations Officer

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Graduates – if you are an ambitious and motivated individual looking to start your career in the Banking industry, then we want you! We are looking for graduates to join us as the future talent of the Bank. As we expand internationally, we are offering a unique and exciting opportunity for graduates to gain valuable and in-depth knowledge of Financial Services. As an Investors In People Platinum award organisation, we are committed to helping our employees reach their full potential through providing continuous learning opportunities.

We Are Looking For

An Investment Operations Officer to work in the Investment Operations team in Northwich reporting to Andrew Chase, Investment Operations Team Leader.

Your Day-to-day Responsibilities

• Working within a small team, providing back-office support; liaising with our custodians and the front office to ensure all administrative functions are processed in accordance with drafted procedures.
• Setting up new customer accounts for those who wish to invest in securities.
• Monitoring and posting cash deposits and withdrawals together with cash reconciliations.
• Processing all Corporate Action Events, including dividend and interest calculations.
• Maintaining customer portfolios and pricing checks to ensure accurate records are maintained at all times.
• Liaising with other departments to ensure effective settlement of all cash and stock transactions.
• Processing Quarterly Reports to all clients and completing monthly internal reporting.

Person/Experience Required

• Keen eye for detail and accurate, timely data inputting and administration.
• Ability to work under your own initiative and to strict deadlines.
• Meticulous, good team player, and able to work on your own initiative.
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and in writing.Demonstrate and apply a working knowledge of risk management concepts and techniques to identify potential business risk areas.
• Develop professional relationships both internally and externally.

Why work in Investment Operations

A role within Investment Operations is extremely varied and provides the opportunity for a challenging position within a growing area of the Bank. The team works within a heavily regulated environment and is responsible for providing a bespoke service to the Bank’s private banking clients, including the administration of all investments and client portfolios, customer payments, reconciliations, and providing strong support to the front office staff.

Our Training Commitment

You will receive training and coaching by working closely with our heads of departments, a designated mentor and buddy from across the business. You will be involved in a variety of learning and development initiatives such as cross-department training, soft skills workshops, and off‑site events.

Benefits

As well as a competitive salary, you’ll enjoy a benefits package that you can tailor to your needs.

• Eligible for a discretionary performance‑related annual bonus.
• We put 10% of salary into your pension, even if you don’t contribute yourself.
• 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, which increases to 27 days after 2 years of service, and 29 days after 5 years.
• Company funded Employee Assistance Programme.
• Benefits supporting you and your family, such as death‑in‑service benefit.
• Share in Access Bank success by investing in our share plans after 5 years of service.

As an equal opportunities employer, The Access Bank UK Ltd is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.