Role summary:

Responsibility for assisting with the management of the private equity administration team covering all aspects of fund administration and oversight of outsourced administration relationships.

Key responsibilities:

• Supervising team members in the performance of their duties;
• Ensuring team meets all deadlines set;
• Responsibility for day to day fund administration;
• Attendance at client board meetings;
• A senior contact point for client relationships;
• Planning of workflows;
• Ensuring funds are administered in accordance with the documents of the fund and in accordance with appropriate regulators / listing rules;
• Ensuring that all regulatory reporting including GFSC, AIFMD and FATCA / CRS reporting is completed and submitted within the required timeframes;
• Liaising with lawyers, auditors, advisers and fund directors;
• Seek opportunities to enhance office procedures and gain efficiencies;
• Assisting in the recruitment and development of staff;
• Checking fund valuations;
• Authorising the payment of expenses;
• Compliance checking;
• Share registration checking;
• Assist New Business team with potential opportunities to help grow the business;
• Assisting with launching or transferring in new business as and when required;
• Other duties - available to assist in other duties as and when requested;
• Checking and preparing of fund valuations and accounts, authorising the payment of expenses, compliance checking, share registration and reviewing of fund documentation;
• Assisting in the development and training of staff.

Skills/experience:

• Educated to ‘A’ level standard, or equivalent;
• Professional qualification;
• 10 years relevant experience;
• Demonstrated ability of managing a team;
• Strong and effective negotiation skills;
• Excellent critical analysis and problem-solving skills;
• Strong written and verbal communication skills;
• Ability to work to deadlines independently;
• Full working knowledge and understanding of Guernsey regulations and other well known and used fund jurisdictions that are applicable to funds and related licensed entities;
• Understanding of corporate governance principles and be able to adopt a professional yet commercial approach to the application of corporate governance within entities under administration;
• Ability to build and maintain strong client relationships.