CASS Reconciliations and Treasury Operations Officer

A PRA/FCA dual-regulated wholesale bank in London is hiring a CASS Reconciliations & Treasury Operations Officer. The role is dual-function: daily CASS 6 client-asset reconciliations for a growing custody book, plus operations support across plain vanilla FX and interest-rate products. The firm is a CASS Medium firm. The role sits in Operations, reports to the CASS Oversight Officer and the Treasury Operations Team Lead, and sits under the SMF holder accountable for CASS. It is expected to fall within the SM&CR Certification Regime (CASS oversight), subject to annual fit-and-proper assessment. The role You will own the daily external and monthly internal CASS 6 reconciliations for safe custody assets, investigate and escalate breaks, and keep CASS evidence and Resolution Pack records current. In parallel you will support trade confirmation, settlement, nostro work and regulatory reporting for FX and rates. Key responsibilities CASS 6 reconciliations

• Perform daily external and monthly internal reconciliation of safe custody assets held in the in-house custody system
• Reconcile the securities ledger to CSD/sub-custodian statements, CSD position data and SWIFT MT564/566 corporate action messages
• Maintain three-way reconciliation (system vs external statement vs HO accounting) at individual client level
• Classify, document and investigate breaks; escalate significant breaks and client-asset shortfalls immediately
• Confirm daily reconciliations before corporate action processing
• Support the CASS Resolution Pack and submit the daily CASS Reconciliation Certificate under maker/checker controls
• Support monthly CMAR preparation with accurate reconciliation data Custody operations
• Build specialist knowledge of cross-border bond settlement, SWIFT MT540-series / ISO 20022 securities messages, and corporate actions on custody bonds Treasury operations — FX
• Support FX spot, forward (including NDFs) and swap confirmation, lifecycle and settlement
• Process payments via SWIFT, CLS and in-house systems; reconcile treasury nostros
• Match confirmations (MT300/MT304) and manage unmatched/unconfirmed trades
• Support UK EMIR and MiFID II/MiFIR reporting where applicable Treasury operations — rates
• Support confirmation and lifecycle of cross-currency swaps, including principal/coupon exchange and MTM margin
• Support UK EMIR lifecycle reporting, UTI/LEI checks and EMIR Refit
• Support confirmation, settlement and position reconciliation for bond repo Controls and compliance
• Maintain four-eyes controls at all times; do not sign off work you have prepared
• Log operational errors and near-misses; support RCA on client asset/money issues
• Support internal/external audit and FCA CASS engagements
• Keep current on the CASS Sourcebook, Dear CEO letters and thematic reviews
• Complete mandatory CASS, SM&CR, UK EMIR and AML/sanctions training on time Requirements Essential
• Degree plus at least 3 years' UK financial services experience
• 3 years performing CASS 6 and/or CASS 7 reconciliations in an FCA-authorised firm
• Custody or sub-custody operations experience (settlement, corporate actions, CSD/sub-custodian recs)
• Treasury/derivatives operations covering FX and/or rates (confirmation, settlement, nostro)
• Working knowledge of a custody or treasury system and SWIFT (MT300/304/540–548/940/950)