Safeguarding & CASS Manager/Senior Manager
- Type: Permanent
- Location: England - London
- Industry: Financial Services - Non Banking
- Specialism: Treasury
- Salary: £100-£110k + bonus & benefits
- Date Posted: 10/09/2024
- Consultant: Joanna Davis
The successful candidate will be working on the buildout and deepening of Safeguarding capabilities globally.
In response to the continued scaling and expansion in terms of volume, product diversity, regulated activities and legal entity footprint, you will be identifying risks associated to Safeguarding, contributing to the overall design and implementation of a Safeguarding framework and policy, with a focus on developing, managing and embedding safeguarding policies across the organisation to meet regulatory rules across multiple jurisdictions.
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