Associate Director

Our Client is an internationally respected Corporate and Fiduciary services, Fund Administration and Capital Markets business, with offices across multiple jurisdictions and territories who are currently seeking an Associate Director to join an established local team.

The core purpose of this role is to be one of the subject matter experts in the regulatory reporting service line and contribute to the short and long-term priorities. In addition you will help establish new Regulatory Reporting Processes, Procedures, Data Quality, Controls, Digitalisation and Automation across all service lines and across all jurisdictions the business operates within.

In this role the Associate Director will:

• Assist with the seamless and effective deployment and adoption of the Regulatory Reporting and Disclosures service delivery and transformation vision, which is designed to ensure that the Group's strategic aims are achieved
  
  
• Partner with global and local stakeholders to develop and deploy key performance indicators to ensure the effective and pro-active measurement and delivery of an efficient service offering
  
  
• Liase with relevant local tax authorities and other bodies to answer queries arising
  
  
• Document existing process and controls and ensures that the changes are updated, tested and reviewed once finalised
  
  
• Actively participate in the implementation of new regulatory requirements including annual housekeeping changes as stipulated by the regulators, ensuring the requirements are completed within the set timescales and deadlines are met
  
  
• Communicate closely with the business to be able to explain complex situations in a technical capacity
  
  
• Ensure agreed service levels are maintained and met
  
  
• Proactively contribute to the evolution and continuous improvement of the policies and providing advice on regulatory reporting framework
  
  
• Manage a team, ensuring targets are met and service levels maintained including performance assessment and career development
  
  
• Embed a culture of client focus, creating a 'one business' environment, innovation, compliance and continuous improvement, underpinned by the highest levels of operational discipline
  
  
• Support the development of Regulatory, Legal & Compliance Service Line
  
  The ideal candidate for the role of Associate Director will be:
  
  
• Fully qualified or similar level education, and/or a Bachelor Degree in Finance, Accounting Legal, Company Secretarial, and/or MBA or similar Master's Degree
  
  
• Strong technical knowledge of FATCA/CRS
  
  
• Minimum of 10 (ten) years' experience in fiduciary and fund administration, or a relevant industry sector, along with an advanced level of operational, technical and industry knowledge
  
  
• Knowledge of the regulatory reporting environment and the various statutory requirements in various jurisdictions
  
  
• Excellent written and oral communication skills. Professional and articulate manner with the proven ability to engage with clients, and other stakeholders
  
  
• Proven ability to work at a management level with strong influencing and persuasion skills
  
  
• Skilled in driving operational discipline in a service delivery environment. Ability to work under pressure and with a track record of managing and prioritising team workloads and demands. Proven time management and organisation skills are essential
  
  
• Self-motivation and proactive skills to build and maintain strong working relationships. Excellent organisational awareness.Track record of operating within a matrixed organisation
  
  
• High degree of financial acumen, with experience in managing functional budgets