Senior Specialist, Trustee & Depositary

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We’re seeking a future team member for the role of Senior Specialist to join our Trustee & Depositary team. This role is located in Edinburgh

In this role, you’ll make an impact in the following ways: 

• Reviewing daily oversight activities including cash movements and balances across fund accounts, applying sound judgment to investigate exceptions, unusual activity, and emerging risk indicators.
• Reviewing of cash reconciliation across multiple accounts and fund structures; drive control of breaks, aged items, coordinating root-cause analysis and sustainable remediation with operations and service partners.
• Provide senior review and challenge of NAV production outputs for accuracy, completeness, and timeliness; interrogate pricing issues, unusual movements, and material valuation variances, escalating where appropriate.
• Lead investigation of NAV breaks, coordinating with operational and data teams to ensure timely resolution.
• Oversee monitoring of investment and borrowing restrictions in line with regulatory requirements, prospectus limits and internal procedures. 
• Review and classify breaches, ensure timely escalation, and support governance forums with clear risk-based commentary.
• Act as a key point of contact partnering with other BNY teams to deliver daily, weekly, and monthly oversight activities, ensuring consistent service delivery and effective management of escalations.
• Identify, prioritise, and lead process and control improvements to strengthen oversight, improve efficiency, and reduce operational and reputational risk; support implementation through testing and embedding.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with stakeholders across locations and functions, influencing priorities to support issue resolution, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement.
• Produce and analyse management information (MI) and key risk/control metrics, highlighting trends, themes, and recurring issues, and proposing targeted actions to improve outcomes.
• Provide guidance, peer review, and on-the-job coaching to less experienced team members, supporting quality, consistency, and knowledge transfer across the team.
• Represent the team in stakeholder forums as required, communicating clearly on issues, risks, and remediation plans, and driving alignment on priorities and delivery timelines.
• Support the oversight and execution of payment processes in line with regulatory requirements.
• Support change initiatives, including regulatory changes, new fund launches, onboardings and other fund changes.
• Deliver strong oversight of record keeping and ownership verification controls, ensuring accuracy and regulatory compliance

To be successful in this role, we’re seeking the following: 

• Strong experience in fund operations, fund accounting, depositary, trustee, custody, or oversight functions.

• Knowledge of UCITS, AIFMD, or similar regulatory frameworks.

• Experience investigating exceptions, managing escalations, and operating within a strong control framework.

• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with stakeholders at all levels of the organization.

• Strong analytical skills and high attention to detail.

• Strong sense of ownership, accountability, and risk awareness.

• Ability to prioritize across multiple deadlines and manage a varied workload.