Market Settlements Administrator (Fintech)

Location: Hybrid working, with 3–4 days per week in the office; the first 3 months are full-time in the office.

Salary: Starting from £26,000 per year, with a higher salary possible depending on financial services experience.

Company

hirify.global operates UK investment platforms that help customers manage ISAs, pensions, dealing accounts, and other investments.

What you will do

• Maintain accurate trade records and communicate settlement instructions to custodians, markets, counterparties, clients, and internal teams.
• Monitor failing trade positions, Crest Member Accounts, stock flows, and certificated stock deposits across Crest and Clearstream.
• Prepare MiFID II transaction reports, instruct cash movements, and identify incoming payments.
• Investigate reconciliation breaks, resolve Stamp Duty and SDRT discrepancies, and escalate CASS breaches or suspected breaches.
• Support software implementations, testing, upgrades, and updates to operational procedures.
• Coordinate with other teams to improve operational processes and deliver accurate customer outcomes.

Requirements

• Previous experience in financial services administration or operations is desirable but not essential.
• Good IT skills, including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Strong attention to detail, organisation, analytical ability, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage workloads, meet deadlines, follow structured processes, and escalate issues appropriately.
• Strong communication skills and a willingness to learn about market settlements and financial services.
• Knowledge of financial markets, settlements, custody, or banking payment methods such as BACS, Faster Payments, debit cards, and cheques is advantageous.

Nice to have

• Experience in settlements, custody, banking, investment operations, or financial services.
• Understanding of financial markets, settlement processes, or custody operations.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid working model with a supportive and collaborative office environment.
• 25 days of holiday, increasing with service, plus bank holidays and a buy/sell holiday scheme.
• 6% pension with matched contributions, discretionary bonus, and share schemes.
• Health Cash Plan, discounted private healthcare, enhanced family leave, and an Employee Assistance Programme.
• Learning and development opportunities, social events, casual dress code, onsite gym, and travel and bike loan schemes.

Hiring process

• Applications are reviewed by a member of the internal Recruitment team.
• The vacancy is managed exclusively by hirify.global's in-house Recruitment team.