Asset Servicing

A well-established Insurance and financial services company is looking for their next Asset Servicing & Unit Pricing Manager. An exciting opportunity to join their team based in Potters bar. You would essentially be responsible for leading the Unit Pricingand Asset Servicing teams. The teams provide effective, efficient and scalable Fund Administration services to the UK's insurance and investment businesses as well as other group companies and third-party clients in respect to Assets Under Administration ofc£35bn
Responsible for daily pricing of insured funds and quality of asset data including both valuation and qualitative data.
The role will ensure the maintenance of a professional quality service in line with internal policies and external regulations that meet client expectations and industry view of Best Practice.

**Responsibilities**:

- Lead, manage and develop the Unit Pricing and Asset Servicing teams ensuring high quality, professional services are provided to all European insurance businesses (including third party clients), the wealth management business (UK and International) andthe Investment Management businesses in London and Dublin.
- Leading the delivery of professional Fund Administration services in a controlled and timely manner.
- Oversee services to agreed standards (SLAs) and provide direction and guidance to motivated, team members which enables the department to grow in ability and technical depth that creates a culture of continuous improvement ensuring the control environmentremains fit for purpose.
- Support effective risk management, creating a strong risk culture and operating in line with the risk strategy, preferences, policies and processes to improve the certainty around achieving our business and customer objectives.
- Oversee process and control framework for populating European Data Repository with Investment data ensuring data quality targets are met in terms of timeliness, completeness and accuracy.
- Ensure external operational relationships such as with the Custodian, 3rd Party Administrators, Fund Managers and Data Vendors etc are appropriately managed and maintained.
- Devise appropriate Operational performance indicators (KPI's & KRI's) and Balanced Scorecard data and use such MI to drive results in terms of improved performance.
- Manage the input into ICOFR, RCSA and Policy attestation for Unit Pricing & Asset Servicing in addition to internal and external audit requirements.

**Desired Knowledge / Experience / Skills**
- Relevant Financial Services, Asset Servicing and Fund Pricing/NAV experience and knowledge pertaining to these functions and their processes in a Fund administration environment.
- Experience of taking responsibilities for managing a pool of resources efficiently and effectively either in an operational or project environment.
- Experience of working with the Multifonds, ICON, Bloomberg AIM/terminal systems or similar as well as experience/working knowledge of Collective Investment Income from a Life/Pension fund perspective would be beneficial.
- An excellent communicator that is proactive as well as an effective team player.
- A driven and logical approach to managing issues and solving problems is required.
- 5 GCSE's A-C including Maths and English (or equivalent).
- Holder of the CISI Investment Operations Certificate (or equivalent).

Benefits & other Info
- A competitive salary £65-80,000 plus £5,400 car allowance and comprehensive reward package including income protection
- Private medical insurance and life assurance
- Generous pension and bonus scheme.
- You'll also receive the support you need with your personal and professional development.