Manager, Equiniti Corporate Dealing

Job Description

Equiniti is a leading international provider of shareholder, pension, remediation, and credit technology. With over 6000 employees, it supports 37 million people in 120 countries. EQs vision is to be the leading global share registrar, offering complementaryservices to its client base and our values set the core foundations to our success. We are TRUSTED to deliver on our commitments, COMMERCIAL in building long term value, COLLABORATIVE in our approach and we IMPROVE by continually enhancing our skills and services. There has never been a better time to join EQ.We are looking for a highly motivated Manager to join the Equiniti Corporate Dealing team. You will be working with existing Managers, delivering core services across multiple products. ECD are a Middle Office department, managing complex and often highvalue transactions on behalf of;

• Bespoke Share Plan Dealing Corporate accounts
• Bereavement Service certificated transactions for individuals/third party introducers
• IPO Selling Shareholders / Secondary Placings
• Corporate Employee Benefit Trusts and Corporate accounts
• High Net Worth clients

This is a client sensitive role. ECD interact daily with influential Corporate stakeholders. The successful candidate will be part of an inclusive team, and a key representative of ECD at internal and external stakeholder meetings.This role can be based flexibly out of our London or Worthing offices.Core Duties/Responsibilities

• Oversee the End to End flow of Share Plan / Bereavement & Certificated / IPO selling shareholder activities
• Lead a team of 6/7 colleagues, responsible for multiple products within the department. This will include Client Onboarding, Order calculation and placement, FX, Securities/Cash settlement, Asset Servicing, Reporting and Reconciliation of client accounts.
• Ensure compliance with Equinitis policies, processes, procedures and guidelines and relevant regulatory/statutory requirements
• Represent ECD in planning meetings with Relationship Directors and external stakeholders for proposed activities
• Develop efficient solutions with Client appointed Third Party providers to ensure successful trade placement, order management and operational outcomes
• Be a representative of ECD across the EQ - highlighting industry changes + develop appropriate working practices.
• Mentor colleagues; conduct quarterly appraisals
• Participate in the ECD workload when required
• A flexible approach to working hours when volumes dictate

Key Skills, Capabilities and Attributes

• Ability to work with accuracy, on occasion under significant pressure, adhering to rolling intra-day deadlines; be an integral part of the team
• Demonstrate proven history of leadership skills
• Excellent time management and organisation skills
• Use SME to lead training & mentoring within ECD - providing rollout of system or regulatory changes
• An understanding of FCA rules - notably CASS & COBS
• Strong team ethic - with the ability to also work autonomously on specified tasks
• Demonstrate Control and Risk awareness to identify, escalate, and mitigate issues
• Initiative to deal effectively with unfamiliar situations
• Demonstrate assurance and consideration when presenting to prospective clients
• Solutionize to meet complex and bespoke high profile client requirements within Regulatory specification
• Conception of + drive to understand and assess in house + third party provided system capabilities, and associated API links
• Excellent communication skills (oral/written)
• Strong numeracy
• IT literate - intermediate Excel/Word/Outlook. Xanite / Sirius knowledge advantageous

Preferred Experience

• 5 Years + Middle Office or Operational environment, to Manager level
• FCA Activity 16 qualified preferred - there is a requirement to obtain this qualification if not currently held
• End to End Share Plan operations knowledge
• UK Crest settlement knowledge
• IPO processes
• Cash settlement
• Client account onboarding & KYC
• Intermediate Excel
• FCA Activity 16 qualification must be achieved within 24 months of commencing the role

What We Offer Save For Your Future - Equiniti Pension Plan; Equiniti matches your pension contributions up to 10%All Employee Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) - Gives all EQ Colleagues the opportunity to benefit if the current owners successfully sell the company for a profit.Health and Wellbeing - Employee Assistance Programme: counselling, legal & wellbeing support for colleagues and their households. Life assurance cover at 4x salary with the ability to purchase enhance cover.Employee discounts - Discounts and cashback at your favourite high street stores through our EQ Wins Platform.Flexible Benefits - The ability to purchase a wide variety of benefits through our flex plan; gadgets, travel insurance, will writing, holiday trading and more.Time Off - Typically 28 days holiday + bank holidays. 2 volunteer days to get involved with a charity of your choosing.Winning together - Equiniti ICON award vouchers; recognising the individuals going above and beyond to help the business succeed.We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage andcivil partnerships. Please note any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory pre-employment screening checks. These consist of 5 year activity & GAP verification, DBS or Access NI, Credit, Sanctions & CIFAS checks