Recruitment Roundup – 17th March 2023 

Welcome back to FinTech Wales’ most recent Recruitment Roundup, where you can find a selection of the latest job vacancies listed by our FinTech Wales members.

If you’re ready to take the next step professionally or know someone looking to kickstart a career with an industry-leading financial technology company based in Wales, then check out the freshest jobs in Welsh FinTech included in today’s roundup.

FE fundinfo – Compliance Manager

Company – FE fundinfo 

Job Title – Compliance Manager

Location – London 

Contract – Full-time, Permanent

Salary – Competitive 

Perks – Yes (25 days holiday and holiday purchase options, private medical healthcare & more)

Description: 

FE fundinfo is a global leader in investment fund data and technology.

This is a newly created role reporting to the Head of Compliance. As the business has grown and with additional expansion plans in the pipeline, the Head of Compliance needs additional resource to assist with a number of critical compliance tasks. This is a great opportunity to support a growing investment management division in a small team where there will be exposure to a broad range of compliance tasks within a fast-paced environment.

Your key responsibilities as a Compliance Manager will be: 

• Owning, developing and executing the compliance monitoring plan, including report production, to include thematic and desk based reviews
• Monitoring UCITS investment restriction alerts on a post-trade basis and resolving or escalating as required
• Administering and overseeing the provision of compliance training via a 3rd party online provider
• Marketing material reviews
• M.I production for the Board
• Assistance with regulatory reporting
• Compliance procedure updates relevant to the areas of responsibility

Click here for more information on this role or to apply. 

Go.Compare – SEO Executive 

Company – Go.Compare 

Job Title – SEO Executive 

Location – Cardiff

Contract – Full-time, Permanent

Salary – Competitive 

Description: 

Go.Compare is looking for an SEO executive to help take our SEO team from strength to strength in the competitive Price Comparison Website vertical.

As a member of our dynamic and talented content team, you will play a crucial part in developing optimised content, technical improvements and performance analysis to support our SEO rankings.

Some of your key responsibilities will include:

• Competitive analysis including content analysis and technical audit
• Website Content Management including briefing writers and getting content live 
• Outreach campaign management, including working with third party agencies to devise and deliver campaigns
• Performing keyword research and content gap analysis to identify new content opportunities.

Click here for more information on this role or to apply. 

Hodge – IT Infrastructure Engineer

Company – Hodge

Job Title – IT Infrastructure Engineer

Location – Cardiff

Contract – Full-time, Permanent

Salary – Competitive 

Perks – Yes (Subsidised Gym Membership, Private Medical & Health Insurance & more)

Description: 

Hodge is a financial services business focused on the retail savings, commercial lending and specialist residential mortgage markets.  

The IT Infrastructure Senior Engineer will be responsible for the design and implementation of technical IT infrastructure projects in accordance with the IT Strategy and Group roadmap.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Design and build of technical infrastructure
• Testing of infrastructure projects
• Breaking down deliverables into manageable chunks and undertaking thorough technical planning
• Lead, guide and manage other technical resources within the team
• Provide training, guidance, coaching and mentoring to the technical team to develop their knowledge and experience
• Ensuring there are a clear set of requirements for technical solutions
• Work effectively with strategic partners to ensure that technical solutions meet requirements and integrate into the IT estate
• Responsible for producing and maintaining appropriate technical artefacts to support the delivery lifecycle

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Monmouthshire Building Society – Business Development Manager  

Company – Monmouthshire Building Society

Job Title – Business Development Manager 

Location – Mid and South Wales

Contract – Full-time, Permanent

Salary – £39,900 per annum (plus car allowance)

Perks – Yes (Dental cover, Generous Stakeholder Pension Scheme & more)

Description: 

An exciting opportunity has arisen in Monmouthshire Building Society’s Business Development Team for a permanent field based Business Development Manager covering Mid and South Wales. Monmouthshire Building Society are looking for an experienced BDM who is dynamic and possesses the drive to deliver great customer and member outcomes and achieve lending volumes by identifying, building, growing and enhancing new and existing relationships with broker firms, networks, and clubs. 

As a Business Development Manager, you will be self motivated and responsible for driving mortgage growth within the Society. You will have experience of developing new brokers and building relationships with existing networks. Based predominantly on the road, you will be offered a generous car allowance or lease car, and will also have the opportunity to work from home, Monmouthshire Building Society’s Swansea branch, or their newly refurbished Newport and Cardiff head offices when needed.

You will engage with brokers face-to-face, or via the use of Microsoft and the telephone to cement our presence and develop Society reach. You will identify opportunities and gaps in the market which could assist in delivering mortgage growth, and you’ll also escalate issues and insights gathered from your conversations with brokers to ensure a consistent level of insight is supplied to Product and Marketing Teams.

Your key tasks and responsibilities will include:

• Preparing and delivering effective broker briefings and training sessions, demonstrating a comprehensive knowledge of our lending criteria.
• Representing the Society at various networking events and meetings including trade shows, conferences and round tables.
• Ensuring your own understanding of regulatory requirements relating to the role is excellent, enabling you to interpret developments to the wider team and broker community.  
• Understanding the needs of intermediaries and being able to respond effectively.

Click here for more information on this role or to apply. 

Pepper Money – Broker Account Manager

Company – Pepper Money

Job Title – Broker Account Manager

Location – Cardiff 

Contract – Full-time, Permanent

Salary – Competitive

Perks – Yes (read about Pepper Money’s benefits here)

Description: 

Pepper Money have exciting opportunities for Broker Account Managers to join their Wholesale Team. The successful applicant will have a strong administrative background, an exceptional work ethic and a keen willingness to learn. Pepper Money are looking for a proactive team player with drive and enthusiasm to complete work in an accurate and efficient manner.  You will be the type of person who has exceptional attention to detail, the ability to balance urgency with the need to work effectively, excellent communication skills – verbal and written –and experience of managing your own workload to deadlines.  

What you will be doing:

• Act with integrity at all times, to ensure appropriate outcomes for customers in respect of TCF. Keep updated on T&C requirements and FCA regulations
• Check submitted loan packs from brokers ensuring they fit Optimum’s lending criteria and progress to pay-out
• Answer all telephone calls and queries from brokers within the timescales stated in the department Service Level Agreements
• Undertake regular broker visits, building on existing relationships and forging new ones to ensure maximum business growth ensues. Help educate and improve packaging performance and Liaise regularly with Wholesale Director and broker staff to ensure continuous improvements in service levels
• Process all outstanding items and ensure the broker is fully up to date with their cases, keeping open channels of communication at all times
• Complete regular scripted security calls with customers at final stage of loan process
• Prepare recommendations on loan applications that fall outside the normal lending criteria
• Adhere to Company Policy incorporating: Broker Complaints, Data Protection Principles, IT Security Procedures and Health and Safety Policy.
• To comply with and/or ensure compliance with all Optimum Data Protection Policies. 

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Sero – FP&A Manager

Company – Sero

Job Title – FP&A Manager

Location – Cardiff 

Contract – Full-time, Permanent

Salary – Up to £55,000

Perks – Yes (healthcare with family & dental options, equity scheme & more)

Description: 

Sero are looking for a Financial Planning & Analysis Manager to join their Finance Team, to take an active role in supporting their exciting next period of stability and growth. Working across our business you will be comfortable in supporting the strategy with a strong understanding of financial analysis, accounting principles, and data analysis techniques.

Responsibilities: 

• Develop, maintain and communicate timely and accurate financial reports, budgets and forecasts for the business
• Work with each department to include business case support for new investment and business decisions. Continuous engagement and relationship building with key stakeholders is key to this role to maintain the finance departments involvement at early stages of all new projects to ensure efficiency
• Analyse and interpret financial data to identify trends, patterns, and opportunities for improvement
• Collaborate with various teams to gather financial information and ensure accuracy of financial reports
• Prepare and present financial reports to senior management, investors and other stakeholders
• Monitor actual performance against budget and forecasts and provide insights and recommendations to improve financial performance
• Assist in the development and implementation of financial models and analysis to support strategic business decisions.
• Identify areas of financial risk and opportunities for cost and process improvement
• Responsible for reforecasting process and 5 year planning process
• Development of departmental processes
• Conduct ad-hoc financial analysis as required and support the Head of Finance
• The successful person joining our team will be tasked with reviewing our existing financial tools, models, processes and procedures supporting the finance team through evaluation leading to development of recommendations for improvement building on current work as well as exploring the use of technology to aid efficiency. As part of this activity, we would like the FP&A manager to implement a business intelligence tool and dashboard reports

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Sonovate – Accounts Receivable Team Leader

Company – Sonovate

Job Title – Accounts Receivable Team Leader

Location – Cardiff 

Contract – Full-time, Permanent

Salary – Competitive

Perks – Yes (Private medical insurance with Bupa, Employee Assistance Programme & more)

Description: 

Sonovate is a lending and technology company with a clear vision: to be The Funding Platform for the Future of Work. 

The purpose of this role is to maximise profitability through effective and timely management of Sonovate’s incoming finance, and minimising the risk of non-payment and aged debt, whilst also providing first line support for the Accounts Receivable Team.

Work proactively to deliver and maintain a first-class service to our clients ensuring we build a secure and profitable Sonovate. This is built on creating professional and efficient relationships with our clients and providing excellent standards of customer service internally and externally to ensure that risks are identified, and the ledger and cash flow is always effectively maintained.

Key Responsibilities:

• First line support for a team of Accounts Receivable Coordinators & Administrators, act as first point of contact for all queries and escalations, reporting to the Department Manager
• Assist the Manager with any ad-hoc projects/duties
• Confidently using and manipulating excel data
• Work to and achieve both team and individual KPI’s as agreed with the Manager
• Actively review performance and behaviours of your team, managing and resolving related issues
• Undertake regular 1:1’s and check-ins, alongside actively coaching and outlining development needs of your team
• Create and provide team performance statistics to Department Manager for month-end reporting
• Create and manage reporting around ringfenced ledgers at set trigger points that are ready for escalation
• Onboarding new staff and providing ongoing training to the Accounts Receivable Team, including technical skills (systems) and process knowledge (workflows)
• Oversee the management of shared mailboxes and CRM cases within agreed SLA
• First point of contact for complaint management & resolution for the Accounts Receivable Team, communicating issues to the Department Manager & wider business when required
• Oversee daily cash uploads/allocations within agreed timescales, and assist with any cash allocation /upload issues
• Oversee weekly invoice uploads and new debtor creation
• Manage investigation of miscellaneous cash
• Manage weekly reporting of invoice recoveries & unallocated cash for our ring-fenced clients
• Manage own CRM tickets and personal emails
• Liaise with customers via telephone and email
• Develop commercial relationships with the customer base and internal stakeholders
• Work within and promote the agreed structure and processes, ensuring the profitability of Sonovate
• Work closely with internal stakeholders to allow best practice
• Challenge working processes and suggest improvements

Click here for more information on this role or to apply. 

LexisNexis Risk Solutions – Managed Services Analyst 

Company – LexisNexis Risk Solutions

Job Title – Managed Services Analyst

Location – Cardiff 

Contract – Full-time, Permanent

Salary – Competitive

Description: 

The Managed Services Analyst I will be responsible for processing large data files through our internal products and returning the results to our Customers within set deadlines. They will be required to cleanse data files to ensure they provide the best results and services for our Customers.

Responsibilities: 

• Process large data files through internal systems and ensure deadlines are met
• Cleanse large data files to ensure they meet the requirements to yield the best results from our products
• Create projects on our internal systems and ensure information is captured accurately
• Securely send files to Customers and ensure invoices are created correctly
• Peer review colleagues’ work
• Engage with and support key stakeholders from across the business
• Engage with Customers to ensure expectations are being met
• Learn and apply new software once onboarded to improve processes
• Where required, speak directly to individuals to verify their details are correct
• Where required, complete general admin tasks to help the success of our projects
• Perform other duties as reasonably assigned

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Backbase – System Engineer (DevOps)

Company – Backbase 

Job Title – System Engineer (DevOps)

Location – Cardiff 

Contract – Full-time, Permanent

Salary – Competitive

Perks – Yes (hybrid working, training and development initiatives & more)

Description: 

Use your devops experience to install, configure, monitor and manage a diverse set of cloud-based systems designed to support Backbase’s banking SaaS offering.

What you’ll be doing: 

• You will become an expert in operating Backbase services and delivering operational value to their SaaS teams. With an ever growing number of implementations, you will help to shape how Backbase services are run and validated.
• Working closely with your local product development teams, you will also have the opportunity to collaborate with, and be fully supported by, an engaged System Engineering community spanning across both the R&D and Customer Success organisations.
• As a member of one of our Value Streams, you will work closely with all team functions, including: Java, Frontend, and QA Engineers, as well as with technical writers and product owners as you support the entire software development life cycle of Backbase’s best-in-class banking products.
• With your experience and skills, you will contribute to the quality and delivery of our software products. Your work has a direct impact on the ability to continually innovate Backbase’s products and improve our ways of working.

Click here for more information on this role or to apply. 

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These are just a few of the new opportunities available in Welsh FinTech. If you’re ready to take the next step professionally or know someone looking to kickstart a career in financial technology, don’t hesitate to contact any of these outstanding companies and apply for an exciting position today. 

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