Daily Operations Officer

About Utmost International

Utmost International is a leading provider of insurance-based wealth solutions operating across the UK, Europe, Latin America, Asia, and the Middle East. Its solutions are largely based on unit-linked insurance policies, serving the needs of affluent, high net worth (HNW), and ultra-high net worth (UHNW) individuals.

About Utmost Luxembourg S.A.

Sitting at the crossroads of private banking, asset management, and insurance, we operate in a well-established and fast-growing division of the financial services industry. Our dynamic international team of 450+ experienced wealth structuring specialists, subject-matter and technical experts consists of 50 different nationalities, speaking over 30 languages.

We are a diverse and inclusive organisation driven by a values-based culture that promotes excellence, ambition, and innovation. We invest in talented teams who develop their expertise, curated through support and training, and fostered through a people centred culture. Our people truly are our greatest asset

Your role – Are you ready for a challenge?

The Daily Operations Officer is responsible for executing the day-to-day trading management of our dealing activities and daily operations arising from our distribution channels (partners and IFA's) and to be executed by our custodian banks.

Your responsibilities will be as follows:

• Perform reconciliations and provide values linked to capital transactions;
• Carefully check client instructions and take necessary actions to ensure allocating capital transactions in the systems and related follow-up;
• Manage instructions linked to custodian changes;
• Ensure that dealing instructions received are in line with investment rules and investment strategy defined by the policyholders;
• Submit all instructions received to the relevant custodian bank in an accurate and timely manner;
• Ensure that all instructions are correctly executed by the custodian bank;
• Answer day-to-day queries from internal teams or external partners for dealing and daily operations activities;
• Follow internal procedures, industry rules and regulations;
• Ensure that all documentations are properly filled.
  

Your profile – Have you got what it takes to become our Daily Operations Officer?

• Graduation from University or Business school, preferably in Economics, Finance, Banking or similar field;
• Demonstrated insight of the financial industry;
• Demonstrated agility to use a variety of different systems;
• Experience in fund reconciliations, calculations and performances analysis;
• Any experience in Reception and Transmission of orders activities would be an assess
• Ability to work with figures with strong analytical skills;
• Being well organised and serious with a methodical approach;
• Ability to work autonomously and show strong team spirit on a daily basis;
• Ability to take initiatives and to deliver within tight deadlines, flexible work attitude, being proactive and helpful to reach business goals;
• Show integrity with a willingness to learn;
• Excellent communication skills to interact directly with external parties in a professional manner (emails, phone..);
• Good knowledge of MS Office, especially with Excel;
• Good level of English and French, both verbally and in writing.
  

As an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, colour, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Given the sensitive nature of our business, industry sector and the role as described, the selected candidate is required to provide a criminal record (Bulletin n°3 for Luxembourgish residents). This excerpt will be kept by Utmost Luxembourg S.A. in compliance with article of the law of 23 July 2016 and for no longer than one month from the conclusion of the employment contract; otherwise, it will be destroyed without any undue delay should the candidate not be hired.

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