DC Financial Controls Officer

Description:

I am recruiting a DC financial Controls Officer for a well known Pensions company.

The role will be based out of Redhill on a 3 month basis. see below for detailed description.

Summary of Role

As a leader in the marketplace, We offer excellent opportunities for experienced financial services professionals.
Our GB Outsourcing business generates revenue by proving outsourced administration services to occupational pension funds and we work with some of the world's leading organisations.
This role covers multiple clients with the primary responsibility being to investigate and ensure all cash and customer account reconciliations / exceptions are investigated and resolved in a timely manner. In addition, to provide guidance and support to others to avoid future issues and provide recommendations for strengthening controls on cash and customer accounts.

What we can offer you? As a reward for your efforts, a competitive salary and benefits package including company pension scheme, life insurance, medical insurance and flexible benefits including critical illness cover, dental cover, retail vouchers and many other options.

The Role

* Ensure good customer outcomes based on ensuring customers have the right monies and right units allocated to their account in a timely manner
* Promote and embrace a culture of continuous improvement; being open and proactive to improvements.
* Actively participate in the development and ongoing maintenance of the team's processes, policies, procedures and standards to reduce unallocated monies, and reduce the time monies are unallocated.
* To assist with the analysis of bank accounts including multi-currency transactions
* To submit corrective deals to be signed off by Team Leader to ensure unallocated monies are invested correctly
* To complete monthly cash reconciliation analysis detailing monies in / monies out, minimising unallocated monies and the ageing of monies
* Provide the Administration team with monthly reporting detailing the outstanding cashbook balances and to assist the Administration teams with queries relating to the cashbook balances
* Provide reporting on actions taken and impact of the actions
* Maintain accurate data on the core administration system
* Maintain the reconciled position between the bank account, the core administration system and the investment manager

The Requirements

* Strong numerical skills with a high level of accuracy and an eye for detail.
* Knowledge of Microsoft packages and good IT skills; thorough knowledge of Microsoft Excel is desirable
* Self-motivated and enjoys problem solving.
* Clear and effective communication skills - verbal and written - to internal colleagues and customers
* Excellent organisational skills, able to priorities key tasks and focus on delivering them
* Flexible approach and positive attitude and communication style
* Ideally would have (but not essential) experience of dealing with money purchase (DC) pension schemes

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