CASS control tester

About Us

Seccl is the Octopus-owned embedded investment platform that’s on a mission to helping more people to invest – and invest well.

We’re B-Corp certified with an amazing product-market fit, impressive early traction and the potential to transform an outdated industry, for the better. We've been growing fast and will scale even faster over the next few years.

We’re also proud to be part of Octopus, the £multi billion group that's on a mission to breathe new life into broken industries, through companies like Octopus Energy, Octopus Investments and Octopus Money.

Check out the Seccl website for the latest on our products and our mission to shape the future of investments.

The role

We’re looking for a CASS control tester to join our CASS team to provide independent assurance on the design and effectiveness of controls within our operations department. This role sits within the 1st Line of Defence (1LoD), reporting to Head of CASS, and is responsible for conducting control testing, identifying weaknesses, and driving improvements in the control environment.

On a typical day you will…

• Conduct independent control testing across key business processes within COO’s area with a particular focus on CASS compliance and other FCA regulatory requirements
• Assess the design and operational effectiveness of 1LoD controls, ensuring they mitigate key risks effectively
• Develop and execute control testing plans, including sampling methodologies and documentation of results
• Provide assurance reports to the COO and senior stakeholders, highlighting control gaps, weaknesses, and areas for improvement
• Work closely with control owners across operations, finance, compliance, and risk to enhance the overall control environment
• Monitor and track remediation actions to ensure timely resolution of identified control deficiencies
• Maintain awareness of regulatory developments and ensure control frameworks remain compliant with evolving FCA, CASS, and industry best practices
  
  

This role’s for you if...

• You have proven experience in a control testing, operational risk, internal audit, or assurance role within investment management or wealth management.
• You demonstrate strong understanding of CASS rules and FCA regulatory requirements, with experience testing client asset controls.
• You are experienced in 1LoD control functions, working closely with operations and business teams.
• You have knowledge of operational risk frameworks, control assessment methodologies, and process assurance.
• You have professional qualifications such as CISI, ICA, ACCA, ACA, or CII are beneficial but not essential
  
  

This role isn’t for you if...

• You rely on a lot of top-down direction. Here, you’ll have a lot of freedom and ownership of your role, and you’ll be expected to shape your own progression
• You’re not comfortable working in a fast-paced environment. Our speed and scalability are what set us apart; you need to be able to act quickly and think on your feet
• You struggle to follow through on ideas. We value people who do what they say they will. If you care about something, you have the freedom here to make it happen
• You don’t like change. You’ll get on great here if you relish the ambiguity of rapid growth and are willing to embrace uncertainty
  
  

What’s in it for you…

We offer a generous mix of benefits for the things that really matter to our people, including:

• A salary of up to £45,000 – dependant on experience reviewed annually
• 27 days holiday bank holidays (some can be flexible) day off on your birthday three days (full time) per year for Dependant leave
• Two volunteering days per year
• Length of service award – one month paid sabbatical at eight years
• 6% employer pension contribution, and life assurance
• Private medical insurance with AXA Health
• Enhanced Parental leave
• MacBook and up to £500 home office set up budget
• £750 per person learning budget
• Option to work abroad for up to six weeks a year
• Health and wellbeing initiatives including free therapy via Wellness Cloud, mental health support via Headspace
• Strong financial wellbeing focus including access to Octopus Money, Octopus Share Incentive Plan, will writing offering via Octopus Legacy and Seccl invest (our own platform for you to manage your investments)
• Perkbox – Flexi-points giving you a range of discounts and perks including free weekly coffee, gym and retail discounts.
• Access to initiatives like Cycle to Work and Octopus Electric Vehicle Leasing
  
  

Our culture

We're proud to put people first, creating a culture where we truly listen to what matters most to them. Our transparent and inclusive environment encourages diversity of thought, challenge and experimentation.

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Interview process

Interviewing Is a Two-way Thing, And We Want You To Have The Time And Opportunity To Get To Know Us, As Much As We Are Getting To Know You. Our Interviews Are Conversational, So Come With Questions And Be Curious. In General, You Can Expect The Interview Process To Look a Bit Like This, (following An Initial Chat With One Of Our Talent Team)

• First stage – 45 mins competencies-based interview with the hiring manager
• Second stage – one-hour technical interview or assessment
  
  

We’ll only close this role once we have enough applications for the next stage. Please submit your application as soon as possible to make sure you don’t miss out and you should expect to hear back from us within one to two weeks of applying.

Our aim is to build a diverse and inclusive company of awesome people, with unique skills, passions and experiences. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, or veteran, neurodiversity or disability status.

If this sounds like your kind of thing, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t tick every box. We’d love to hear from you!