Technical Specialist - Vetting

Evelyn Partners is the UK’s leading integrated wealth management and professional services group, with over 186 years of experience in helping generations of people and businesses to thrive. We offer an extensive range of financial and professional services to individuals, family trusts, professional intermediaries, charities and businesses.

We provide an award-winning service for our clients by employing the best people. Join us on our mission to place the power of good advice into more hands because we believe that everyone deserves access to good advice, regardless of where they’re at in their financial journey.

An exceptional track record of growth and innovation is driven by our core values of: Personal, offering advice based on a true understanding of what matters to our clients; Partnership, working with our clients in a joined-up, collaborative way; and Performance, demonstrating a breadth and depth of advice expertise to deliver first-class results.

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What will you be doing? 

We’re seeking a talented individual to join our Vetting team in Glasgow.

You will be responsible for performing the daily duties associated with all Vetting - XP Docs functions to ensure ongoing compliance with anti-money laundering regulations, the Financial Services Compensation Scheme, Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), FCA and CASS rules, knowledge of Suitability and KYC requirements. Ensure on-boarding of new clients within agreed SLA and maintaining accurate data for existing clients.

As Technical Specialist - Vetting, your responsibilities will include among others:

• Ensure that all tasks are completed to a high standard, any anomalies are reported to your line manager within agreed timescales and ensure that personal and team KPI’s / KRI’s / MIR are met.
• Provide technical advice to assist in resolving issues or queries which arise within the team  and assist with training new recruits in BAU activities, acting as a positive role model.
• Prepare weekly management information statistics relevant to team duties.
• Support the change management programme relevant to your area and be actively involved in the development and delivery of changes to operational and systems infrastructure.
• Ensure that fair treatment of clients is at the forefront of all activities and that all interactions are conducted in an open and transparent manner.
• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of the firms’ regulatory framework, how this applies to your role and an understanding of the risks to clients within their operation and how these will be mitigated.

Skills and Experience 

To be successful in this role, you should:

• Settlement operations experience gained within a financial institution.
• Demonstrable knowledge of investment management, including relevant terminology.
• Demonstrable knowledge of the regulatory environment and how it applies to and impacts your role.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages: Minimum basic level Word and intermediate level Excel.
• Demonstrate ability to understand and summarise complex information in a professional and concise manner.
• Strong Interpersonal skills are essential, with the ability to communicate well both written and verbally to senior audiences.

Desired: 

• Experience of delegating and reviewing work advantageous but not essential.
• For candidates with no relevant experience, Scottish Higher / GCSE’s (or equivalent) at level C or higher in relevant subject.
• Relevant professional qualifications e.g. CISI Investment Operations Certificate desirable but not essential.

As a colleague here at Evelyn Partners, you will have access to benefits that include:

• Competitive salary
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance
• Pension contribution
• Hybrid working model (role dependant)
• Generous holiday package
• Option to purchase additional holiday
• Shared parental leave

We are proud to value the differences that a diverse workforce brings, representative of society and our clients.  At Evelyn Partners we have a wide range of highly active employee resource groups and we’re delivering multiple diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives across the organisation.  It is our commitment to provide a workspace where all colleagues, regardless of identity, background, or circumstance, feel respected as individuals and feel that they can achieve their full potential and work in a safe, supportive, and inclusive environment. 

We are happy to make any reasonable adjustments to accommodate for your needs throughout the application process.  Please let your Recruiter know.