Trade Surveillance Analysts
Location: Glasgow (Hybrid) | Practice Area: Finance, Risk, Regulatory & Financial Crime | Type: 3 x Permanent and 2 x 12 month FTC
Play a key role in delivering critical Corporate Actions operations that support global financial markets.
The Role
We're looking for a Analyst to join our Finance, Risk, Regulatory & Financial Crime practice, supporting a leading global financial institution within Trade Surveillance.
You'll work within a fast-paced environment where attention to detail, collaboration, and continuous improvement are key to delivering operational excellence.
What You'll Do
- Manage the end-to-end processing of corporate action income events across equity and fixed income products, ensuring accuracy throughout the event lifecycle.
- Review and reconcile payables, receivables, ex-date, record date and payment date activity while investigating and resolving outstanding claims.
- Partner with traders, counterparties and internal stakeholders to resolve exceptions, identify P&L impacts and support operational delivery.
- Identify opportunities to improve controls, enhance processes and contribute to change initiatives alongside project teams.
- Support mandatory corporate action events and tax reclaim activities while escalating risks or issues where appropriate.
What We're Looking For
- Good understanding of financial markets and products
- Strong financial background in finance or economics
- Ability to manage multiple priorities, meet tight deadlines and maintain exceptional attention to detail in a dynamic environment.
- Strong communication skills with experience building effective relationships across trading desks, operations, counterparties and clients.
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications and an understanding of regulatory and operational controls, including CASS.
Bonus Points For
- Experience using Easyway, Gloss or Broadridge BPS.
- Knowledge of Repo and Securities Lending activities.
- Experience supporting tax reclaim processes.
- Previous involvement in operational change or process improvement initiatives.
- Exposure to mandatory corporate actions and corporate action reorganisation events.
Why Join Capco
- Deliver impactful transformation programmes for some of the world's leading financial institutions.
- Work in a collaborative, flat and entrepreneurial consulting environment where your ideas are valued.
- Build your expertise through structured learning, professional development and industry-recognised certifications.
- Collaborate with experienced consultants and subject matter experts across global teams.
- Be part of a business that is helping shape the future of financial services.
Why This Role Is Open
We are currently hiring for this role due to an existing or newly created vacancy within our organisation. This position is open as part of our ongoing business needs, and we are actively reviewing applications to fill this role with a qualified candidate who can make an immediate impact.
Benefits
- Core Benefits: Discretionary bonus, competitive pension, health insurance, life insurance and critical illness cover.
- Wellbeing & Family Support: Mental health support, enhanced family leave, emergency backup care and convenient online GP services.
- Holiday Flexibility: Five weeks' annual leave with the option to buy or sell holiday based on your needs.
- Learning & Development: Minimum 40 hours of annual training together with a dedicated Business Coach from day one.
- Additional Perks: Wellhub (Gympass), travel insurance, Tastecard, Cycle to Work, season ticket loans and dental insurance.
Inclusion at Capco
We're committed to making our recruitment process accessible and straightforward for everyone. If you need any adjustments at any stage, just let us know – we'll be happy to help. We value each person's unique perspective and contribution. At Capco, we believe that being yourself is your greatest strength. Our #BeYourselfAtWork culture encourages individuality and collaboration – a mindset that shapes how we work with clients and each other every day.
NEXT STEPS
If you’re looking forward to progressing your career with us, please do not hesitate to apply. We are looking forward to receiving your application.
To learn more about Capco and its people check out the website on www.capco.com
Skills Required
- Good understanding of financial markets and products
- Strong financial background in finance or economics
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines
- Exceptional attention to detail in a dynamic environment
- Strong communication skills
- Experience building effective relationships across trading desks, operations, counterparties, and clients
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications
- Understanding of regulatory and operational controls, including CASS
- Experience using Easyway, Gloss, or Broadridge BPS
- Knowledge of repo and securities lending activities
- Experience supporting tax reclaim processes
- Involvement in operational change or process improvement initiatives
- Exposure to mandatory corporate actions and corporate action reorganisation events
What the Team is Saying
Capco Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is considered strong, with medical, dental, and vision commonly provided alongside mental-health resources and wellbeing programs. Multiple plan options and generally good coverage quality are highlighted.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Vacation/PTO is a standout, with generous allotments and, in some cases, unlimited sick leave, plus programs intended to help employees recharge. Flexible work arrangements are also emphasized, supporting work-life balance.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings include a 401(k) with company matching in the U.S., alongside life and disability insurance in many regions. These elements round out a solid financial benefits package.
Capco Insights
What We Do
Capco, a Wipro company, is a global management and technology consultancy specializing in driving transformation in the energy and financial services industries. Capco operates at the intersection of business and technology by combining innovative thinking with unrivalled industry knowledge to fast-track digital initiatives for banking and payments, capital markets, wealth and asset management, insurance, and the energy sector. Capco’s cutting edge ingenuity is brought to life through its award-winning Be Yourself At Work culture and diverse talent. TRUSTED ADVISORS - Our collaborative and entrepreneurial approach position us as trusted long-term partners to our clients. DEEP EXPERTISE - Clients look to us for clear guidance, proven expertise, and the support they need to set their companies up for success. DISRUPTIVE SOLUTIONS- We do not provide off -the-shelf answers to clients’ challenges. Instead, we work in close collaboration to understand the issues, and craft disruptive, bespoke solutions. ACCOUNTABILITY AND OWNERSHIP - We recognize every client has distinct needs and expectations, and we take ownership and accountability for the solutions we design, build, and deliver.
Why Work With Us
We support and encourage an inclusive culture, entrepreneurial outlook and independent thinking. Capco is not about organizational charts and rigid hierarchies – we want all employees to feel that Capco is their firm to own and run. We believe diversity powers innovation. Be Yourself At Work (#BYAW) is an integral and underlying part of our culture
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