Senior Administrator - Reconciliations
Liverpool, GB, L3 1NW
At Rathbones, we help people invest their money well, so they can live well. That means more than financial returns – it’s about helping people feel confident in their decisions and supported in their future. We don’t just manage money, we guide people through life’s big moments, helping them stay on track and focus on what matters most.
We’re proud to be one of the UK’s leading wealth managers, with over £109bn* in assets under management and 20+ offices across the UK and Channel Islands. We’re a FTSE 250 company with national reach and a local feel – and we’re growing.
*As of June 2025
Job Title: Senior Administrator - Reconciliations
Department: Operations
Location: Liverpool
Contract Type: Permanent
Reporting to: Jan Johnson
The Team
The stock reconciliation team are responsible for ensuring all securities are reconciled accurately in line with FCA regulations, and any differences identified are escalated with the relevant department and followed up until resolved.
The team are also responsible for the application and maintenance of investment restrictions and order entry set-up for new and existing clients to ensure trades are settled in the correct custodian.
The Role
• Delivery of service excellence
• Protection of client assets
• Compliant with regulatory requirements and company policies
• Positive contribution to your teams new and existing initiatives
Outcomes of the Role
- Accountable for dealing with more complex administrative requests and activities within your team
- Assist in the production of appropriate management information, including information relating to key performance indicators, key risk indicators aligned to your responsibilities. Ensure these are produced on time and are appropriate for relevant committee audiences thereafter
- Ensure that you are actively participating in Continuous Improvement principals and the 4+1 habits
- Support the continuous improvement across the team leading to enhancements in efficiency and clients and customer experience (CX/UX)
- Be responsible for User Acceptance Testing (UAT) of new and existing IT systems
- Be responsible for the initial and ongoing training of team members
- Be responsible for ensuring that the teams’ procedures are kept up to date and are an accurate reflection of working practises and that any CASS issues are escalated and resolved as and when necessary
- Any other duties as required
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Professional experience and qualifications (where necessary)
•Ideally a financial services background, with a minimum of 12 months experience in a similar role. Wealth management exposure preferred
Our offer to you
We want everyone at Rathbones to fulfil their potential, in an environment where you are proud to work and feel like you belong.
We offer a comprehensive remuneration package, which we review regularly, and benefits include:
- A company pension - 9% non-contributory or 10% if you contribute 5%
- Private medical insurance – Individual on joining, family after 1 year’s service
- Life assurance - 8 x salary
- Income protection – 75 % salary
- Company share scheme
- Discretionary bonus
- Flexible holidays – purchase up to 5 additional days
- Green Car Scheme
- Family friendly policies – enhanced family leave for parents & carers
- Study support – study days and funding for courses and qualifications
- Season travel ticket loans
- Volunteering days
- Gym discounts
- Other voluntary benefits you can choose to suit you
Our employees can choose to take part in various social groups and communities to support their wellbeing, growth, development and sense of community. These include:
- Sports & Social Committees, such as cricket, football, netball, running, yoga, quiz nights, charity bake sales and much more.
- Inclusion Networks that help us drive change within the organisation such as Gender Balance, Multicultural, Abilities Count, Pride, Social Mobility, Generations, Menopause Matters@Rathbones’ and Armed Forces.
- The NextGen IM Network, which brings together a community of trainees from across the UK, who are all at the early stages of their careers and offers development opportunities, exposure across the business as well as peer support and connection.
Life at Rathbones
We aim to become an employer of choice for the wealth management sector, to achieve this we are working hard to build a diverse, equal, and inclusive workplace that motivates, develops and embraces the strengths of all our colleagues. Being part of Rathbones means you will join a team of passionate professionals in a successful culture that cares for its people. At Rathbones, we provide meaningful work, opportunities, and a voice to all.
We are committed to building a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities and encourage applications from all backgrounds. We welcome individuals who share our values.
We’re a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer under the UK Government scheme. This means we’ve signed up to a set of commitments around how we recruit, retain and develop people with disabilities. Find out more about the Government Scheme online.
If you feel there are any reasonable adjustments that would make the process easier for you and help you to perform at your best whether that is due to disability, neurodiversity or other protected characteristic, just let us know by emailing us at recruit@rathbones.com
Mission
We believe in playing the long game. That means building consistent results, earning trust and doing the right thing — for our clients, our colleagues and the communities we’re part of.
Our values shape how we work:
- We aim high
- We get it done
- We show we care
- We do the right thing
These aren’t just words on a wall. They guide how we treat each other, how we make decisions and how we build relationships that last.
We will close this advert once we have received enough applications for the next stage. Please submit your application as soon as possible to ensure you don’t miss out.