Overview of Role/Principle Responsibilities: As a lead specialist the role holder will be able to handle the most complex issues throughout their lifecycle working with a number of operational teams as required until resolved. The role holder will thrive in a fast-paced environment with an emphasis on meeting tight deadlines. A strong interest in learning and harnessing technology will help you with your role in the organisation. Act as a mentor and escalation point for the team’s Specialists to support them on a daily basis. Key Responsibilities: • Has supervisory responsibility for a number of specific processes or people in the team on a day-to-day basis, ensuring the team meets its timelines and produces high quality outputs. • Will escalate to their managers when required. • Collate daily, weekly and monthly MI reports, ensuring timely distribution to stakeholders; • Accountable for allocated portfolios, proactive investigation and timely follow up of queries arising from internal stakeholders, clients, counterparties, custodians and administrators; • Perform custody transaction and position reconciliation against internal records; • Maintain ownership of daily cash and stock breaks by conducting investigation on differences, and monitoring through timely resolution with processing teams and custodians/administrators; • Perform outstanding OTC bilateral collateral and outstanding position reconciliation, outstanding fixed deposit positions, between internal and counterparty records and monitor through breaks resolution in a timely manner; • Validate and update internal records with relevant transactions, such as fees and income; • Work through high volumes, prioritise, and manage workload according to risk or deadlines; Escalate potential problems before they become a risk; • Meet all deadlines and ensure procedures and controls are fully implemented; • Assist Manager to review and update procedures, implement improvements and enforce stringent controls; § Be the first point of escalation for specialist on BAU matters; • Escalate potential problems before they become a risk; • Assist in the training of staff; • Meet the needs of our business partners and internal clients; • Provide specialist product knowledge; contribute to department and Company initiatives and projects • Skills and Behaviours Required : • Prior experience in reconciliations / investment accounting; • Familiar with equities, fixed income and derivative products desired; • Proficient in basic software including Excel; • Strong understanding of operational risks and control frameworks; and § • Numerical skills and the ability to monitor and produce high quality MIS, and naturally perform root cause analysis. • Asset Management qualifications i.e. IOC or IMC; • Wider experience in Asset Management and understanding of the end to end asset lifecycle; and • Prior experience of Aladdin and Tri-Optima. • An expert in your field and a strong mentor to the team's Specialists; § Good at analysing and solving problems with a strong handle on operational risk; • Effective in managing your own time with ability to prioritise tasks and delegate appropriately; § • Open to feedback, receptive to change, challenges status quo and continually looks out for team and self-improvement opportunities on self and on the team; • Excellent communicator with strong interpersonal skills; • A strong team player able to develop and manage strong working relationships with global internal departments and external counterparties; • Able to adapt to changes quickly and be an advocator of an innovative culture within the team.