Job Description

Finance Operations Assistant

Salary: £25,000-£30,000 DOE

Location: Blackpool (hybrid working)

An opportunity has arisen for a Finance Operations Assistant to join a UK finance team within a wealth management environment. The wider finance function is responsible for maintaining accurate financial records and delivering financial information and reporting across multiple entities within the business.

This position focuses on the administration, calculation and monitoring of client-related fee income as well as payments made to financial advisers and intermediary partners. The role requires close collaboration with operational teams, advisers and internal stakeholders to ensure fee processes are completed accurately and efficiently while meeting regulatory expectations.

Key Responsibilities

Client Fee Administration

• Support the delivery of the periodic client fee cycle, including oversight of processes completed by operational teams.
• Verify that fee structures are correctly established and maintained within internal systems.
• Calculate and process manual fee adjustments where required, including changes arising from account openings, closures, pricing updates or corrections.
• Manage fee-related queries and requests received from internal teams through shared communication channels.
• Work collaboratively with front-office and operational departments to investigate and resolve fee discrepancies.
• Perform data validation checks prior to fee processing to ensure system data is accurate.

Adviser & Intermediary Payments

• Assist in the monthly administration of payments made to advisers and intermediary partners.
• Generate adviser payment runs and prepare supporting documentation and statements.
• Complete manual calculations when automated processes require adjustments.
• Maintain relevant static data used for adviser fee processing.
• Respond to enquiries from external advisers or partners relating to payments and fee calculations.

Systems & Process Development

• Contribute to projects aimed at improving fee-related workflows and operational controls.
• Support system testing activities when enhancements or changes are implemented.
• Identify opportunities to reduce manual work through automation or improved processes and assist with implementing solutions.
• Ensure internal procedure documentation remains accurate and up to date.

Reporting & Finance Support

• Produce management reporting related to fee adjustments or reversals where required.
• Assist with requests from internal or external auditors.
• Support the wider finance team with ad-hoc tasks, analysis and project work.
• Participate in training and professional development to enhance technical and industry knowledge.
• Share ideas and best practices that contribute to improved team efficiency.

Skills & Experience

Education / Knowledge

• A-Level qualifications (or equivalent).
• Basic understanding of accounting or finance processes would be advantageous.

Technical Skills

• Experience using financial systems within a financial services environment is beneficial.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Willingness and ability to quickly learn new internal systems.

Personal Attributes

• Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritise effectively.
• Analytical mindset with strong problem-solving ability.
• Comfortable working within a collaborative team environment.
• Effective communication skills when dealing with stakeholders across the organisation.
• Able to work to deadlines in a fast-paced operational setting.