CASS & Reconciliations Manager in Manchester, Greater Manchester

ALF Recruit have been retained to recruit a CASS & Reconciliations Manager for a well-established, FCA regulated fintech business based in Manchester.

This is a role for someone who wants to own safeguarding, not just process it.  You will lead the team that reconciles payment activity and protects customer funds, be the business’s go to person with the external auditors and sit with senior management through the monthly Safeguarding Forum.  With CASS 15 now in force, it’s a role with real visibility and a genuine say in how the controls develop.

What you’ll get

• £52,000 – £58,000 depending on experience
• Hybrid working (1 day a week in the office)
• 23 days holiday rising to 28 with service, plus bank holidays
• Extra days off for your birthday, charity work and wellbeing
• Company pension
• Employee assistance programme and virtual GP
• Free parking for office days

What you’ll be doing

• Leading, coaching and developing the safeguarding and reconciliations team
• Daily review and approval of the safeguarding reconciliation, funding and settlement bank transfers
• Making sure safeguarding arrangements meet CASS 15, the Payment Services Regulations and the Electronic Money Regulations
• Representing the business during external safeguarding audits, from fieldwork and sample requests through to management responses and closing out findings
• Maintaining the Safeguarding Resolution Pack in line with CASS 10A
• Acting as secretary to the monthly Safeguarding Forum and producing the forum pack, covering month end positions, timing differences, breaches and diversification of funds
• Maintaining breach and issue logs, assessing risk and escalating where needed
• Building safeguarding training for operational teams, forum members and the Board
• Driving further automation of reconciliations through the Aurum reconciliation tool
• Overseeing month end reconciliations and producing management information

What we’re looking for

• Experience managing safeguarding and/or reconciliations within a regulated financial services business
• Strong working knowledge of CASS 15, CASS 10A, the PSRs and EMRs
• Experience leading and developing a team
• Experience supporting external safeguarding audits
• Confidence presenting to senior management and the Board
• Experience with automated reconciliation tools (Aurum or similar)
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail and advanced Excel

Desirable: a payments, e-money or banking background, experience of system migrations, and an accounting qualification or working towards one.

If you’re a safeguarding or reconciliations professional who wants real ownership of the CASS agenda, this is well worth a conversation.

Apply directly or get in touch with Gavin Reynolds or Joanne Sizer at ALF Recruit for a private and confidential discussion.