Senior Vice President, Transfer Agency

 

The Apex Group was established in Bermuda in 2003 and is now one of the world’s largest fund administration and middle office solutions providers. Apex has continually improved and evolved its product suite by surrounding these core administrative services with additional products spanning the full value chain of a fund; from information delivery and regulatory products to fund platforms and tax services. The globally distributed service model has rapidly expanded through a combination of organic growth and more recently bolstered by acquisition. Service is now delivered by over 10,000+ staff across 50+ offices. The Apex Group administers circa $2.3 trillion in assets, including the investments of some of the largest funds and institutional investors in the world

Transfer Agency Senior Vice President

Role Summary:

Apex Fund Services is seeking to invite applications from candidates for a Transfer Agency Senior Vice President for its Mexico City office.  Apex Fund Services provides fund administration services to a wide variety of alternative fund structures in the Hedge Funds, Private Equity, Real Estate and Fund of Funds market:

The candidate is responsible for the oversight and build out of a team of 5-10 full time employees in executing the daily tasks associated with investor onboarding by liaising with AML/KYC & FATCA processors, fund accountants, compliance and treasury functions to service our client’s investors. Also including but not limited to the day to day duties of the team and ensuring client deliverables are met in a timely and correct manner.  The Senior Vice President will report into the Regional Head of North America in New York.

The Senior Vice President must ensure adherence to Internal Transfer Agency procedures in addition to both internal and Regulatory AML requirements at all times.

Skills Required:

• Works with the Transfer Agency Hedge Fund Leadership team to further define, scope and articulate the details behind the strategy to enable successful implementation of key changes.
• Promote a culture of coaching, empowering leaders to develop their team’s performance on how to build high performing teams.
• Become actively involved in the development of the business by involvement in initiatives such as new business take on.
• Identifies and calls out emerging risks and potential roadblocks to successful client implementations.

• Oversee the team responsible for:
  • Investor on-boarding, AML/KYC documentation & administration, and data maintenance
  • Transaction processing & investor servicing
  • Cash & trade settlement processing
  • Bank account reconciliation
  • Periodic client & investor reporting
  • Client conversions
  • Client change request management
• Assist in building out and training the current teams.
• Determine how to allocate resources to meet project goals and deadlines.
• Implement effective risk awareness within the team, ensuring each member of the team adheres to all documented controls.
• Promotes new thinking, creative solutions and ways of working to address issues and mitigate risks.
• Ensure control framework and documented Transfer Agency procedures and policies in line with regulations both locally and globally.
• Keep up to date on all regulatory and internal risk updates that impact the business ensuring the operations teams have the necessary knowledge and systems in place to deal with the updates.
• Managing international client relationships.
• Review, understand and can discuss fund governing documents with staff and clients. 
• Providing periodic reports and feedback to senior management.
• Responsible for change management where required including Ad hoc project management (as required).

Competencies:

About You:

• 10-15 years of experience, preferably in a related role
• Business Process Analysis
• Knowledge of digital transformation
• Data analytical mindset
• Project management
• An effective leader, you will work with the team to use relationships, shared experiences, and interpersonal awareness in a way that supports the team’s goals.
• Understand the complex organizational dynamics in which a line of business operates.
• Create impactful communications to support leadership development initiatives.
• Strong interpersonal skills, communication skills and influencing skills.
• Working in a global team you should be a self-starter and comfortable working independently but also able to collaborate on projects with team members in other locations.

• Flexibility
• Up to date AML/KYC knowledge
• Up to date FATCA knowledge
• A strong understanding of fund legal structures and the fund administration business
• Strong leadership skills with demonstrated ability to drive change
• Strong Risk & control focus
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex projects
• Strong planning, organizational skills and entrepreneurial skills
• Knowledge of accounting, finance and investment concepts
• Strong communication (verbal and written) and problem-solving skills
• Must be able to work with all levels within the organization
• Strong multi-tasking skills
• The ability to adapt to changing priorities and varied decision-making scenarios
• An ability and desire to work to tight deadlines
• Good interpersonal skills to develop working relationships with colleagues, clients, other divisions/ offices of the bank and professional intermediaries

Additional information:

We are an equal opportunity employer and ensure that no applicant is subject to less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, gender identity, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, socio-economic, responsibilities for dependants, physical or mental disability. Any hiring decision are made on the basis of skills, qualifications and experiences.

We measure our success as a business, not only by delivering great products and services and continually increasing our assets under administration and market share, but also by how we positively impact people, society and the planet.

For more information on our commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) please visit https://theapexgroup.com/csr-policy/