Operations Analyst – Reconciliations

Seccl

. Ensuring all daily, weekly and monthly stock & cash reconciliations, and any supplementary processes, are delivered accurately and on time .

Posted 5/12/2026full-timeBath • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSenior💰 £28,000 - £35,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Ensuring all daily, weekly and monthly stock & cash reconciliations, and any supplementary processes, are delivered accurately and on time
Maintaining the daily break management system, ensuring accurate and clear explanations for operational teams to undertake resolution, and producing clear MI of any outstanding items and their age
Helping identify any systemic issues, and their root causes, and aiding operational teams to resolve these
Producing the monthly FCA Client Money & Asset Return (CMAR) for submission to CASSCo for approval
Producing monthly CASS MI on reconciliation completion, and any outstanding reconciliation breaks
Identifying and proposing solutions for Reconciliation process improvements to deliver a more scalable & robust proposition
Liaising across Operations, Engineering & Compliance to coordinate issue resolution

Requirements

What you’ll need

Proven understanding of either, or both, custody asset and client money reconciliations and the CASS regulations covering these
Good understanding of investment platform operations in a retail client proposition, including basic knowledge of trade lifecycle, corporate actions & client money payment standards
Ability to work well under pressure, in an organised manner with the ability to multi-task and switch priorities
Strong analytical and problem solving abilities with an eye for identifying opportunities for inefficiencies and automation
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively interact with stakeholders at all levels and work across diverse operational teams
Technically minded. Knowledge of, and desire to learn low/no code tools. Strong Excel skills are essential. Knowledge of Looker and MS Power Platform is desirable
Understanding of relevant regulatory standards and industry best practice

Benefits

Comp & perks

27 days holiday + bank holidays (some can be flexible) + day off on your birthday + three days (full time) per year for Dependant leave
Two volunteering days per year
Option to work abroad for up to six weeks a year
Secclbrate - our recognition programme that offers a mix of flexible rewards including extra pay, additional holiday and increased learning budget
Length of service award – one month paid sabbatical at eight years
6% employer pension contribution, and life assurance
Private medical insurance with AXA Health
Enhanced Parental leave
MacBook and up to £500 home office set up budget
£750 per person learning budget
Health and wellbeing initiatives including free therapy via Wellness Cloud, mental health support via Headspace
Strong financial wellbeing focus including access to Octopus Money, Octopus Share Incentive Plan and will writing offering via Octopus Legacy
Perkbox – Flexi-points giving you a range of discounts and perks including free weekly coffee, gym and retail discounts
Access to initiatives like Cycle to Work and Octopus Electric Vehicle Leasing

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Hard Skills & Tools

stock reconciliationcash reconciliationFCA Client Money & Asset Return (CMAR)CASS regulationstrade lifecyclecorporate actionsclient money payment standardsExcellow/no code toolsprocess improvement

Soft Skills

analytical skillsproblem solvingcommunication skillsinterpersonal skillsorganizational skillsmulti-taskingability to work under pressurestakeholder interactionteam collaborationadaptability