Finance Operations Change Lead – Custody and Client Assets (9 months FTC)

What that means for the people who work here is real: genuinely complex problems to solve, the technology and resources to tackle them properly, and the kind of scope that's rare in established businesses. The bar is high – bring a curious and forward-thinking mindset and we'll give you the platform to define what comes next. Join us at IG – the future gets built here.

About Ig

Finance Operations Change Lead – Custody and Client Assets (9 months FTC) Job Description Compensation details will be shared by the recruiter during the first interview .

So, who are we?

• IG Group is a FTSE 100 fintech operating across five continents, serving over 1.4m customers and handling billions of dollars in transactions – built on scale, trust, and proof.
• We didn't pivot to innovation; it's how we've always operated.
• It really is more than a job.
• We think like a start-up, but we deliver like a FTSE 100 — so the bar is high, and we won't pretend otherwise.

Responsibilities

• The asset control team sits within Finance Operations.
• It supports the safeguarding of customer cash and assets relating to the share dealing business, and it reconciles client positions with custodians and brokers, manages settlements, and processes taxes and levies.
• We are looking for a senior, hands-on professional to lead the operational delivery of projects and launch of new products within our Asset Control’s team, taking them from idea to implementation to business-as-usual activity.
• This includes in change across IG’s share dealing, crypto and digital asset products, including custody migrations, new custody models, new markets and new products.
• You’ll work closely with our product teams, cash operations teams, finance systems and changes teams, and corporate actions teams.
• You’ll also support our asset control team to transform their day-to-day operations, bringing ideas for best practise, strengthened controls and automation.
• Product change Represent Asset Control in asset-related projects across share dealing, crypto and digital assets, including new custody migrations, new custody models, new markets and new products.
• Assess the impact of each change on reconciliations, settlements, corporate actions, tax and client asset protection, and design new processes to meet requirements.
• Asset Control’s UAT and go-live readiness, and update procedures and controls before go-live.
• Act as Asset Control’s main point of contact for the share dealing, crypto and digital asset product and change teams.
• Custody migration delivery Own Asset Control’s workstream in the current custody migration through to completion, covering reconciliations, trading and settlements.
• Maintain a single log of migration issues and breaks, lead root-cause analysis and agree permanent fixes with the broker, Operations and Finance Systems.
• Confirm that new processes, procedures and controls are embedded, and that legacy processes are decommissioned, before the migration is closed.
• Process improvements and controls Identify the opportunities to transform the day-to-day operations of the team.
• Challenge existing processes where they are manual, inefficient or carry control risk, and implement improvements.
• Act as a point of contact for internal and external auditors.
• Deputising and team support Deputise for the Asset Control Manager when required, including periods of absence, covering day-to-day prioritisation, review and sign-off, and escalation to the Head of Financial Operations.
• Coach analysts and build backup for key controls through documentation and cross-training.
• Build effective working relationships with the CASS team, Cash Control, Hedging Control, Operations, Compliance, Finance Systems and divisional Product teams.

Requirements

• Essential Significant experience in custody, asset servicing, settlements, and reconciliations within a regulated broker, bank or investment platform.
• Experience of equity settlement, corporate actions and multi-market share dealing.
• Experience of working with project teams on product launches and business change.
• A track record of owning complex issues through to closure, with the confidence to challenge existing practices and influence stakeholders at all levels.

Preferred

• Hands-on experience of delivering custody or broker migrations, or onboarding new custodians or markets, from the operations or controls side.
• Experience with global brokers or custodians across US, European and APAC markets.
• Experience with reconciliation tools and SQL, Power BI or automation tools.
• Experience leading teams through periods of change.
• What success looks like by the end of the contract The custody migration is completed and all related issues are closed.
• Asset Control impact is assessed at the start of every new custody, market or product project, including crypto and digital assets.
• Open process issues and audit actions are owned and closing to agreed deadlines.
• Procedures and RACM reflect current practice, and every key control has a trained backup.

Benefits

• We work hybrid, which means three days in the office.
• We’ll recognise your talent and make sure that you can still have a life – at work, and outside of it.
• Networks, committees, awards, sports and social clubs, mentorships, volunteering opportunities, extra time off… the list goes on.
• Competitive salary Performance related bonus

Medical insurance for you and your families

• Earn points on our benefits platform and spend them your way, on shop vouchers or a multisport gym card
• An additional day off to celebrate your birthday, and 2 additional days off a year for volunteering
• Share plans for employees to join
• Lunch on us in the office (once per week)

Employee assistance program

• Access to LinkedIn Learning Platform to support your personal development
• Holiday getaway allowance (“wczasy pod grusza”) Annual parties & social events

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