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JOB DESCRIPTION / ROLE

Employment: Full Time

Job Purpose:

The Senior Fund Administrator will be responsible for managing a portfolio of companies with minimum assistance and carrying out day-to-day administration, including but not limited to, corporate secretarial functions and undertaking periodic risk reviews for regulators.

Key Duties:

• Be the lead contact for a portfolio of clients
• Ensure all transactions relating to the clients’ affairs are executed timely and efficiently
• Conduct closings for closed-end funds and/or admittance of investors, employing customer diligence
• Prepare and/or review capital calls and drawdown notices, and conduct the requisite corporate actions for approval
• Ensure all statutory registers are maintained and are up to date
• Prepare and/or review written resolutions for the approval of transactions (including investments, restructuring, disposal of investments, etc.)
• Prepare and/or review board packs, including arranging and attending board meetings
• Prepare and/or review payment instructions in line with internal bank transfer validation processes
• Assist the fund accounting team with audits of financial statements and sign off on them
• Deal with regulators and service providers, including banks, auditors, etc.
• Coordinate and resolve all fund-related issues under guidance of the team leader and/or manager as required, including attending to client queries in a timely manner
• Proactively resolve client matters and escalate as required
• Coach, supervise and review client work done by assigned fund administrators
• Provide timely updates of client database system per internal procedures
• Ensure compliance with anti-money laundering procedures including KYC
• Accurately record all time spent
• Review client invoices as part of the billing process
• Ensure that all statutory fillings under company secretarial duties are made within prescribed deadlines
• Ensure compliance with internal systems, procedures and processes
• Maintain proper and complete client files and records
• Maintain a high standard of customer service at all times
• Build and maintain good relationship with team members
• Any other ad hoc administrative functions as may be assigned by the head of the department

Requirements:

Skills required:

• Applicants should have, as a minimum, a degree in a relevant field or be ACCA/ICSA qualified
• Excellent knowledge of legal and regulatory framework, finance principles and reporting
• Minimum 5 years working experience in the Global Business sector
• Attention to detail and high level of accuracy
• Payment approval experience preferable
• High degree of professional ethics and integrity
• Ability to communicate well and effectively, verbally and in writing, to a diverse audience
• Build and maintain close and effective working relationships with colleagues
• Good interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate with tact and confidence in dealing with people at all levels, both internally and externally

Salary:
AED 14,000 to 17,000 per month inclusive of fixed allowances.
Additional benefits: Health care, air ticket, visa

ABOUT THE COMPANY

KERSHAW LEONARD "WE CHANGE PEOPLES LIVES"

Who we are:

Founded in September 1999 The Kershaw Leonard Group was based upon professional recruitment practices laid down by the UK Institute of Employment Consultants whose values are still at the core of our success today.

Inherently we believe that recruitment is a people business not a CV processing business and as such we take time and care to make sure we understand the needs of both our Clients and our Candidates.

Such attention to the care side of our business together with the sheer length of time we have been established has given us a unique position. We regularly attract top class candidates who only want to work with Kershaw Leonard as they trust our confidentiality and professionalism. Similarly, more than 75% of the clients we work with come back for more when they have a new position to fill.

What we do:

Kershaw Leonard Group places exceptional talent on a Global scale. Our winning strategy is to partner very closely with a small number of clients so we can really understand their objectives, needs and aspirations in a way that allows us to intuitively know the kind of cultural fit they are looking for when the time comes for them to recruit new talent. Then once that talent is on board and part of the client’s team, to assist wherever is needed to improve performance and leadership skills

Why Us:

The Kershaw Leonard Group is more than just a recruitment agency. In addition to KL Recruitment, KL Consulting offers a vast spectrum of skills from our experienced behavioural psychologist and consultants with almost two decades of HR Director level experience in the region.

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