Operations Executive - CASS

Evelyn Partners is a UK leader in wealth management, providing personalised, expert investment management and financial planning advice to support clients in embracing what's next.



Our success hinges on our people and that's our secret for longevity. We are a team of passionate professionals and everything we do is guided by our purpose - placing the power of good advice into more hands, we go further to understand the needs of our clients and what matters most to them. We're here to help them make significant decisions with confidence, provide strong foundations for the future and guide them towards their goals.

What will you be doing?

We're seeking a talented individual to join us as an Operations Executive - CASS in Glasgow. This is a varied role, offering a really good overview of Operations and exposure to senior stakeholders and the leadership team.

The Operational Excellence & CASS Oversight Director is charged with oversight of the group's client money and asset controls and processes. The CASS team as a whole is responsible for ensuring that the group's regulated entities are compliant with the FCA's Client Asset (CASS) regulations. Operations Executives within the team perform a key role in assisting the team achieve this objective.

As an Operations Executive - CASS, your responsibilities will include among others:

• Assisting in logging and investigating CASS breaches within the business and preparing trend analysis of the group’s monthly CASS breach numbers
• Assisting in the delivery of the firm’s internal review programme and external CASS audits
• Assisting in the performance of the annual due diligence of the firm’s sub-custodian and preparing first drafts of due diligence reports
• Assisting in the drafting of papers for the firm’s governance and oversight committees
• Assisting in the organisation and delivery of the Group’s CASS training programme
• Completing first reviews of regulatory returns submitted to the FCA
• Assisting in the organisation of the monthly CASS Oversight Committee packs and preparing a first draft of the minutes of this meeting

Skills and Experience

To be successful in this role, you should:

• Demonstrable interest in financial services
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages: Minimum basic level Word and intermediate level Excel
• Strong interpersonal skills are essential, with the ability to communicate well both written and verbally to senior audiences
• Demonstrate ability to understand and summarise complex information in a professional and concise manner and solve problems quickly with high levels of accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to organise workloads effectively and meet tight deadlines, with a flexible approach to team priorities
• Responding to queries from both internal and external parties in a timely manner and providing a high level of customer service both internally and externally

Desired:

• Prior CASS experience is desirable but not essential
• Experience gained within a financial services institution especially in Operations is advantageous but not essential
• Relevant professional qualifications e.g. CISI Investment Operations Certificate desirable but not essential

As a colleague here at Evelyn Partners, you will have access to benefits that include:

• Competitive salary
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance
• Pension contribution
• Hybrid working model (role dependant)
• Generous holiday package
• Option to purchase additional holiday
• Shared parental leave

We are proud to value the differences that a diverse workforce brings, representative of society and our clients. At Evelyn Partners we have a wide range of highly active employee resource groups and we're delivering multiple diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives across the organisation. It is our commitment to provide a workspace where all colleagues, regardless of identity, background, or circumstance, feel respected as individuals and feel that they can achieve their full potential and work in a safe, supportive, and inclusive environment.

We are happy to make any reasonable adjustments to accommodate for your needs throughout the application process. Please let your Recruiter know.