Administrator - Provider Business Support

Rathbones provides individual investment and wealth management services for private clients, charities, trustees and professional partners. We have been trusted for generations to manage and preserve our clients' wealth.

Our tradition of investing and acting responsibly has been with us from the beginning and continues to lead us forward. Our ambition is to be recognised as the UK's most responsible wealth manager.

We see it as our responsibility to invest for everyone's tomorrow. That means doing the right thing for our clients and for others too. Keeping the future in mind when we make decisions today. Looking beyond the short term for the most sustainable outcome. This is how we build enduring value for our clients, make a wider contribution to society and create a lasting legacy. Thinking, acting and investing responsibly.

Job Title: Administrator

Department: Operations - Provider BusinessSupport

Location: Liverpool

Contract Type: Permanent

Reporting to: Joe Scott

The Provider Business Support team provides liaison between Rathbones and external financial firms which have significant mutual client relationships. These include primarily providers of tax "wrappers" such as SIPPs and Offshore Bonds. 

The team also has interactions with intermediary (adviser firms) with whom Rathbones has a strategic relationship.  

The teams main responsibility is to ensure Rathbones uphold contractual and regulatory requirements with regards SIPP and Offshore Bond accounts.

• Delivery of service excellence
• Protection of client assets
• Compliant with regulatory requirements and company policies
• Positive contribution to your teams new and existing initiatives

• Provide a professional and reliable service for clients, investment managers, advisers, and product providers.
• Ensure you are adhering to the teams current SLAs and to all regulatory requirements.
• Accountable for administrative tasks within the team in line with the team's procedures manual.
• Ensure that you are actively participating in the 4+1 habits from Lean methodology. These include dynamic Visual management boards, appropriate team meeting involvement, continuous improvement through identification and resolution of issues, and standard operating procedures.
• Support the continuous improvement across the team leading to enhancements in efficiency and clients and customer experience (CX/UX).
• Assist in User Acceptance Testing (UAT) of new and existing IT systems
• Ensure that you are operating within the Group data governance framework and that data quality and integrity is maintained.
• Be aware of the conduct rules and act with integrity.
• Be aware of CASS related processes relevant to your team and that you escalate any issues to your manager
• Build and maintain relationships with all stakeholders, both internal and external

• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to grasp new tasks quickly
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Client service focus
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office
• A team player able to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to build constructive relationships with other members of staff at various levels
• Adaptable, flexible, and able to accept responsibility for given tasks

Life at Rathbones

We aim to become an employer of choice for the wealth management sector, to achieve this we are working hard to build a diverse, equal, and inclusive workplace that motivates, develops and embraces the strengths of all our colleagues. Being part of Rathbones means you will join a team of passionate professionals in a successful culture that cares for its people. At Rathbones, we provide meaningful work, opportunities, and a voice to all.

We are committed to building a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities and encourage applications from all backgrounds. We welcome individuals who share our values – those that are passionate about client service, operate with the highest levels of integrity and have a strong results focus.

We're a Level 1 Disability Confident employer under the UK Government scheme. This means we've signed up to a set of commitments around how we recruit, retain and develop people with disabilities. Find out more about the Government Scheme online. If you require adjustments to apply for a role at Rathbones, please contact us via to let us know what adjustments you may need.