Trainee Operations Officer

Job Title: Trainee Operations Officer Industry: Financial Services Location: Blackpool (Hybrid) Salary: £26,000 Reference Number: 10430 Recruit UK is partnering with a well-established financial services firm in the UK to recruit a Trainee Operations Officer to join their growing transfers team. As a Trainee Operations Officer, you will play a key role in supporting the smooth and accurate movement of stock across multiple counterparties, ensuring all transactions are processed efficiently and in line with internal controls and industry standards. Responsibilities • Manage the end-to-end processing of stock movements, including registrations and transfers, ensuring accurate settlement across client and nominee accounts • Monitor operational workflows and internal systems to track trade settlement, resolve discrepancies, and liaise with internal teams and external parties as required • Maintain reconciliation processes and reporting controls, including reviewing stock positions, investigating breaks, and supporting ongoing operational improvements, testing, and procedural adherence. What’s in it for you: • Competitive salary up to £26,000 (depending on experience) • 25 days’ annual leave, increasing with length of service • Auto-enrolment pension • Share Incentive Plan • Private Medical Insurance • Death in Service (DIS) cover • Income Protection • Enhanced maternity leave • Paid paternity leave • Electric car scheme • Cycle to work scheme • Hybrid working arrangement following probation Skills and experience required: • Recent graduate or someone with a strong interest in financial services or investment operations • Some previous administrative experience preferred Get in touch or apply online to find out more about this opportunity! About Recruit UK: As specialists in financial services recruitment, we bring unique expertise, insight, and connections, whether you are looking for a new job or are trying to fill a role. We have a reach of more than 100,000 financial services connections. Our commitment to you • Start every journey with a conversation to find out about you in depth. • Provide honest feedback on where you fit in the jobs market. • Use our network across the financial world to match you to your perfect position. Or if we think you already have it, we’ll tell you. • Take a holistic mindfulness approach – career happiness is rarely just about the money. • Cover the whole of the UK with a local touch through our regional teams. • Never pester you.