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    A career at the Lombard Odier Group is something to be proud of. Our mission is to protect and grow our clients’ wealth - but not by any means necessary. Sustainability is at the heart of everything we do and we treat our clients’ wealth as if it were our own. We protect our clients’ assets for the long-term using expertise and innovation, all underpinned by our Rethink Everything philosophy. Our colleagues are the foundation of our success. We employ people at different life stages, from graduates to executive level leaders. The one thing they all have in common is that they seek to challenge the status quo, are imaginative and have the ability to offer a fresh perspective.

    The role

    This role is suitable for a graduate or junior level CASS Oversight Associate. The individual will assist the COO/CASS Oversight Manager (SMF22) in day-to-day duties. These include preparation of key CASS MI and reporting, providing support during the internal and external CASS audits and performing periodic key control reviews.

    In addition,

    1. Key Responsibilities

    • Maintain the CASS Resolution Pack via weekly and monthly reviews, ensuring compliance with CASS 10
    • Respond to any ad-hoc queries from the business
    • Initial review of CASS breaches reported by the firm, update the internal breach log ready for review and sign off
    • Support the maintenance of the firms CASS risk and controls mapping
    • Complete root cause analysis on all CASS incidents identified within the business, work alongside relevant teams to implement and document preventative controls
    • Ensure the firm CASS policies are reviewed annually and updated as required
    • Performance of any user acceptance testing or other system testing that is required relating to CASS activities
    • Complete periodic quality assurance to ensure automated controls are performed as intended
    • Develop and maintain good working relationships with internal operational teams
    • Supporting the SMF22 with wider administration, governance, and CASS related tasks
    • Provide support for the internal and external CASS audits

    2. Management and Reporting

    • Prepare the CASS Committee pack in preparation for the monthly meeting
    • Prepare the monthly CMAR data for Senior Manager approval
    • Prepare third party due diligence reviews for Senior CASS Manager review

    3. Project Management

    • Direct hands-on project management of multiple concurrent projects
    • Report on project status and risk factors
    • Development and maintenance of a plan for all project related activity
    • Anticipate project delivery risk factors and identify effective mitigation
    • Ensure operational readiness at implementation of change
    • The project manager is also expected to carry out some business analysis on some projects

    About you

    • Educated to degree standard or equivalent relevant experience
    • Basic understanding of CASS or a willingness to rapidly learn
    • Practical application of project management methods and techniques
    • Strong Excel skills
    • Strong writing skills with the ability to analyse multiple sources of information
    • Demonstrable interest in financial services/markets
    • Ability to focus and commit to delivering against deadlines
    • Good organisational skills with the ability to multi-task
    • Effective communication and written skills
    • Ability to prioritise, be responsive, deal with ambiguity, and respond to changing environments