Associate Director, Client Operations, Fund of Fund Custody

Company Description

About MUFG Investor Services :

What's in it for you to join MUFG Investor Services?

Take a look at our careers site and you'll find everything you'd expect from a career with the fastest-growing business at one of the world's largest financial groups.

Now take another look. Because it's how we defy expectations that really defines us. You'll feel that difference in all kinds of ways.

Our vibrant CULTURE. Connected team. Love of innovation, laser client focus, and next-level LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT. Oh, and we really walk the talk when it comes to HYBRID WORKING.

So why settle for the ordinary? Apply now for a Brilliantly Different career. We thank all candidates for applying; however, only those proceeding to the interview stage will be contacted.

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Job Description

Report to the Senior Associate Director, Client Operations, Fund Administration, a list of your responsibilities will include :

• Review administrator documents for subscription, redemption, and transfer trades for the clients.
• Preparing or assisting the team members in the AML and KYC packages as required by the respective administrators of the underlying funds.
• Ensuring that all custody trades assigned to the team are executed as per the deadline without exceptions.
• Review of wires for settlement of custody trades. Performing callbacks with third parties.
• Training new members in the team
• Participate in multiple system improvement projects and automation projects.
• Liaising with client, third party and internal client operations teams for resolving queries and issues with respect to custody trade execution
• Allocating custody trades and wires to the preparers
• Ensuring all emails third party and internal are responded by the team
• Ensure all custody trades executed by the team have been confirmed and accepted as per the deadline
• Assist the team members with their queries on BAUs
• Finding gaps and risks in the current processes and taking the required steps to fill the gaps and overcome the risks
• Liaise with internal IT teams to implement changes as needed
• Ensure that SOPs for processes are in place and the team members are following those
• Manage a team of 10-12 members

Qualifications

• University degree in an accounting field
• Experience with another fund administrator within the fund accounting space or the Investor Operations / relations team with an exposure to AML / KYC processes
• Proficiency with using Adobe PDF is an asset
• Understanding of the Fund of fund business
• Qualities such as attention to details and being organized are a must.
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to multitask
• Advanced investigative, and problem-solving skills.
• Pro active approach
• Flexible as per business needs

Additional Information

Experience something Brilliantly Different with a career with MUFG Investor Services. Who are we? In a nutshell, MUFG Investor Services is part of the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group family, and we partner with over 480 loyal global investment firms to provide them with administration, asset services, banking, and fund financing.

We're in 14 global locations and provide an exceptional hub of Brilliantly Different talent to thrive. Still interested?