The purpose of this role is to support the Reconciliations and reporting team in all daily tasks
Key Responsibilities
- Assist in all periodic reconciliations
- Liaise with custodians to resolve outstanding differences on client accounts and accurately record all issues.
- Ensure all client assets are reconciled against custodian records on a monthly basis, any differences over 30 BPS must be investigated and a full breakdown provided.
- Prepare month end additional reporting for client specific requests
- Timely responses to audit requests
- Assist in the Client Take On (CTO) process
- Ensure all processes are compliant with ISAE 3402
- Support the team in various daily and monthly ad-hoc tasks.
- Assist with team related projects when required
- Monitor the Reconciliations mailbox and ensure all queries are responded to promptly
- Updating of departmental procedure manual
- Pooled Funds cashflows as administered per the team’s procedure manual
- Prepare the K-1 schedules for distribution to all interested parties
- Prepare the Funds’ Audited Financial Statements for distribution to all interested parties
Core Competencies
- Organisational Skills
- Attention to Detail
- Initiative
- Teamwork
- Problem Solving
About Us
Established in 1983, Walter Scott is an investment management business built to deliver long-term success. We think of growth in decades and consider impact for generations, ignoring the volatility of the moment and the results of the day.
Our portfolio management philosophy is tried and tested: we focus solely on equity investments, holding stock only in high-quality, market-leading businesses that can generate sustainable growth for our clients. By keeping our strategy straightforward, we can go deeper in our research and further for our clients.
It’s an approach that begins and ends with doing the right thing. For the institutional clients we serve around the world – protecting and enhancing their assets. For our community – supporting causes with tangible outcomes for people in Edinburgh, and beyond. And for the 180 employees who make it all possible – fostering a close-knit culture, nurturing personal growth and offering truly rewarding careers.