Manager, CASS & Safeguarding - Contractor (3-6 months)
- Type: Interim
- Location: England - London
- Industry: Financial Services - Non Banking
- Specialism: Treasury
- Salary: £650-£800 DR Inside IR35
- Date Posted: 07/06/2024
- Consultant: Joanna Davis
The successful candidate will be working on the buildout and deepening of Safeguarding capabilities globally.
Role Description
- Responsible for contributing to the design and overall implementation of Safeguarding Policy Framework across multiple regulated entities
- Develop a regulatory approach across products to provide analysis and enable operational flow of fund models, providing recommendations to meet safeguarding requirements for existing products and new business requirements
- Responsible for oversight of Safeguarding compliance and developing enhancements to manage and remediate breaches, alongside monitoring to satisfy regulatory requirements
- Manage escalations, management information and project updates to Senior Management and committees
- Manage and lead safeguarding related audits working directly with audit firms and regulators, whilst coordinating internally across various departments
- Manage projects to develop and enhance safeguarding related processes and controls with treasury teams to ensure compliance with related policies
- Develop and document Safeguarding Policies to support the framework including including delivery of training materials
- Involvement in wider strategic global expansion and regulatory initiatives within the treasury space
Role Requirements
- 7+ years of either treasury, finance, regulatory or risk related experience
- Strong understanding of protection/custodianship of customer assets and related regulatory frameworks (e.g. EMI/PI Safeguarding, CASS or banking)
- Strong communication and influencing skills with an ability to build and leverage cross-functional relationships internally and externally (e.g. audit firms and regulators)
- Good understanding of treasury concepts within financial services firms such as reconciliations, cash management and FX etc including associated risks and controls
- Experience of working through change and implementing new cross-functional processes
- Attention to detail and proactivity crucial
- Experience of line management and track record of supporting career development within teams
- Forward-thinking, adaptable and thrives in a fast paced environment