Settlements Supervisor

Location: Bristol (UK)

In this position, you’ll be based in our offices in Bristol (UK) for a minimum of three days a week, with the flexibility to work from home for some of your working week. Find out more about our flexible work culture at computershare.com/flex
 

We give you a world of potential

We are looking for a Settlements Supervisor to join our Dealing Services team. This role is responsible for ensuring the timely and accurate settlement of trades across the global markets in which we operate, working to strict market deadlines and collaborating with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.

The successful candidate will manage settlement activities throughout the trade lifecycle, working closely with teams across Dealing Services, Operations, Governance and Technology, as well as external brokers, custodians and market participants. This role offers the opportunity to develop expertise across multiple settlement processes while contributing to a collaborative, fast-paced team focused on delivering operational excellence.

A role you will love

The Settlements Supervisor is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day activities of the Settlements team, ensuring the timely and accurate settlement of all purchase and sale transactions. The role monitors trade processes to ensure the accurate movement of stock and cash, while maintaining compliance with internal controls and regulatory requirements.

The role also supports the successful implementation of new products, services and processes within a robust control environment, ensuring adherence to regional regulations. Working closely with the team and key stakeholders, the Settlements Supervisor provides day-to-day guidance, supports departmental projects and drives operational excellence through effective workload management and continuous process improvement. With lots of big chances in the industry in the coming years such as T+1 Settlement and Dematerialisation, this is a good opportunity to develop and play a key role in a changing industry. 

Key responsibilities:

• Support the Settlements Manager in the day-to-day supervision of the Settlements team, ensuring workloads are effectively managed and operational objectives are achieved.
• Oversee the timely and accurate settlement of trades, including stock and cash movements, payment approvals, ledgering, core feeds and the issuance of client advice notes in line with regulatory requirements.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with key internal stakeholders, including Plan Managers, Issuer Services, CISIL, OC&G, Audit, CCS, CTS, Risk and Compliance.
• Provide subject matter expertise to support business initiatives, projects and the implementation of new products, services and regulatory changes.
• Monitor settlement activities, identify and resolve issues proactively, and ensure regulatory breaches are escalated and reported where required.
• Review and enhance operational procedures, controls and working practices to minimise risk and drive continuous improvement.
• Support the team with technical guidance, coaching and day-to-day operational queries to ensure high standards of service delivery.
   

What will you bring to the role?

We are looking for a Settlements Administrator with:

• Knowledge of Issuer Services, Employee Share Plans and Settlement processes would be advantageous.
• An understanding of the regulatory framework relating to share dealing, including COBS, CASS and SYSC.
• Experience using the CREST GUI system would be beneficial.
   

Other key skills you will bring to the role:

• Great Team player
• Good communication skills
• Excellent attention to detail, time management skills and organisational skills.
• Reliability, flexibility and a positive approach to a rapidly changing and expanding environment and a willingness to contribute to the department in achieving its targets.

Rewards designed for you 

• Flexible work to help you find the best balance between work and lifestyle. 
• Health and wellbeing rewards that can be tailored to support you and your family. 
• Invest in our business by setting aside salary to purchase shares in our company, and you’ll receive a company contribution as well.   
• Extra rewards ranging from recognition awards, and team get togethers, to helping you invest in your future. 
• And more. Ours is a welcoming and close-knit community, with experienced colleagues ready to help you grow. Our careers hub will help you find out more about our rewards and life at Computershare, visit computershare.com/careershub.