Manager, Finance & Banking

Manager

Department: Fund Administration

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Guernsey

This is an opportunity for a driven and talented individual to make a real difference as part of a dedicated and professional growing team. The candidate will work on a range of matters providing administration and company secretarial services for new and established real estate and private equity clients.

• Becoming familiar with the Company’s policies and procedures, inclusive of checklists.
• Demonstrate technical knowledge on fund structure mechanics and process, having the ability to problem solve and be the first point of contact for more complicated requests
• Develop and maintain strong, long-lasting relationships with our clients and external parties, proactively managing client expectations and turnaround times
• Actively monitoring client mailboxes and junior team members workloads to identify priority tasks to be completed and delegating tasks effectively.
• Take responsibility for ensuring team deadlines and key performance indicators are met and act as a key reviewer for quality control on the teams workload
• Create a cohesive culture between the different teams within the business
• Line managing junior members of the team and providing relevant coaching. Setting and measuring objectives as part of the annual performance cycle
• Work effectively with the senior leaders to ensure a smooth transition/onboarding of new business
• Reviewing and authorising treasury functions (payments, incoming funds, bank openings) within sign off levels on a timely basis, ensuring a high-level of accuracy
• Oversee the scheduling of board meetings, review the agendas, board packs and minutes and ensure any action points are dealt with in a timely manner
• Review regulatory/statutory submissions, ensuring internal and external deadlines are met
• Actively lead on the activities/life cycle of a fund, including but not limited to; fund closings, transfers of interest, investment transactions and winding up
• Ensure administration agreements capturing all variable/chargeable fees are in place for your portfolio of clients, quarterly invoices are raised in line with internal deadlines and settled in a timely manner
• Liaise with numerous external parties, including but not limited to, investment managers, legal firms and banking providers
• Assisting/leading on projects, ensuring deadlines are met and training is delivered
• Any other tasks or ad-hoc duties as necessary

Educated to at least ‘A’ level standard or equivalent. Holding or working towards the CGI Diploma or similar, or willing to study for a relevant professional qualification. The successful candidate will be required to have 5+ years of demonstrable fund administration experience.