Purpose of the role:
The purpose of this position is to lead the delivery and proactive development of the Private Equity fund services customer proposition, in a manner that is aligned to the Group brand values and strategic business goals.
Responsibilities:
- Develop, direct, and monitor the implementation of strategic business plans and recommendations to enhance financial performance and new business opportunities for the team and the wider business, ensuring such growth is managed and sustained
- Work closely with the Business Development team to develop a network of meaningful contacts, including prospects and influencers in order to grow their Private Equity fund services business
- Work closely with Support teams to ensure systems and operations are developed to support the Private Equity fund services strategy, enabling tactical and strategic change initiatives and acting as an active sponsor or business lead, as necessary, and deploying resources on key initiatives to ensure success
- Maintain and build client relationships and act as a higher authority client contact on day to day queries and in the event of any issues within the client teams
- Act as an A level authorised signatory on service delivery, ensuring company policy and professional and regulatory guidelines are adhered to and that a professional quality service is provided to clients and outside contacts
Skills required:
- You will be ICSA, ACA, ACCA or ICAEW qualified
- Considerable practical business and post qualification experience in the Financial Services sector with a focus on fund administration and/or accounting
- Sound technical professional services knowledge
- Computer literacy and word processing skills are essential, including advanced proficiency in accounting tools, such as Microsoft Excel
- Excellent interpersonal skills are required to develop close working relationships with colleagues, clients, and business contacts