Depositary Manager (12 month FTC)

We’re a leading Investor Services group offering end-to-end services in administration, accounting, reporting, regulatory and compliance needs of the investment sector worldwide.  We employ a global workforce of 6,500+ people across 24 jurisdictions and have assets under administration (AUA) exceeding US$857 billion. We work with 13 of the world’s top-15 private equity firms. 

Our services are underpinned by a Group-wide commitment to ESG and best-in-class technology including a global data platform and innovative proprietary tools supported by in-house experts.                                            

Above all, what makes us different is our people. Operating as trusted partners to our clients, we deliver intelligent solutions through a combination of technical expertise and strong relationships based on deep client understanding. 

As a Depositary Manager, you will lead the delivery of high-quality depositary oversight services across a diverse portfolio of investment fund clients. You will be responsible for managing client relationships, leading and developing a high-performing team, and ensuring regulatory compliance across key depositary activities, including asset verification, cash monitoring, and oversight. Working closely with senior leadership, Compliance, clients, and third-party providers, you will drive operational excellence, strengthen governance, and support the continued growth of the Depositary function.

What you'll do

• You'll provide day-to-day line management for team members within the Depositary, including workload direction, prioritization, coaching, performance support and development planning;
• You'll be accountable for the quality of operational processes and outcome of operational issues, breach and risk event resolution, coordinating with Compliance, clients, third parties and internal stakeholders where required;
• You'll act as senior client owner for assigned Depositary relationships, including formal client responses, escalation management and oversight of day-to-day client service standards;
• You'll own delivery of client onboarding activity for assigned relationships, ensuring requirements, responsibilities and timelines are clear and actively managed;
• You'll deliver and support with reporting, ensuring outputs are accurate, timely, useful and aligned to management, client and governance expectations;

What we offer

• Comprehensive remuneration and pension: motivating financial packages based upon market rates for your role and is proportionate to your qualifications, level of experiences and skills profile
• Wellbeing: additional social benefits such as private health and dental cover, life assurance, eye test and corporate GP
• Annual leave: our employees are entitled to 25 days paid leave plus all UK public holidays
• Enhanced maternity and paternity, including shared parental leave and adoption leave
• Flexible working: we recognise the value of working flexibly and want to ensure all employees enjoy an excellent work-life blend. As such, we are open to conversations with employees related to setting up flexible working arrangements.

Qualifications

• You are an experienced professional with a strong understanding of regulatory frameworks, ideally with 3+ years’ leadership experience in a financial services organisation and a degree-level qualification;
• You have proven experience managing people, setting clear priorities, supporting performance, developing capability and creating accountability for quality delivery;
• You are confident leading a team through competing priorities, operational issues, client demands and regulatory expectations, while maintaining a strong control environment;
• You can act as a senior escalation point, take ownership of complex issues and drive practical, risk-based resolution with clients, Compliance, third parties and internal stakeholders;
• You are comfortable reviewing legal, fund and operational documentation, identifying key obligations, evidencing conclusions and challenging gaps where required;

Please Note: This is a remote role, and we are seeking candidates based in Belfast, London, Newcastle, Scotland (Glasgow and Edinburgh), and Wales (Cardiff).