Location: Dublin
In this position, you’ll be based in the Dublin office for a minimum of three days a week, with the flexibility to work from home for some of your working week. Find out more about our flexible work culture at computershare.com/flex.
We give you a world of potential
Computershare has a unique opportunity to join our team as our Head of Client Asset Oversight.
In this senior leadership role, you will report to the Chief Executive Officer with the primary purpose of ensuring that client assets are appropriately administered and safeguarded in accordance with relevant regulations, guidance, and standards.
This is a Pre-Approval Controlled Function role under Ireland’s Fitness and Probity Regime, in scope of the Senior Executive Accountability Regime and is subject to enhanced pre-employment screening and pre-approval from the Central Bank of Ireland.
A role you will love
As the Head of Client Asset Oversight at Computershare, you will be accountable for maintaining a strong risk and compliance culture, ensuring that all client asset related risks are identified, assessed, managed, and monitored in a timely and effective manner.
You will lead a team of professionals charged with providing internal examination and monitoring of the processes, systems, and controls put in place by management to comply with the CAR and be accountable for the overall success of the Client Asset Oversight function, delivering consistently high levels of performance against all objectives and targets.
Regulatory considerations & responsibilities:
Under the Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Act 2023, the HCAO has overall responsibility for managing the operation of the firm's client asset function and is responsible for the firm’s compliance with the client asset regulations.
* Ensuring that every Funds Facilities Agreement and Financial Instruments Facilities Agreement referred to in Regulations 54 and 55 is obtained and maintained in accordance with Regulation 75(2).
* Reviewing, at least annually, the provisions of every Funds Facilities Agreement and Financial Instruments Facilities Agreement to ensure compliance with the requirements of this Part, particularly Regulations 54 and 55.
* Ensuring that any other agreement entered into between the investment firm and a third party does not contradict or supersede the requirements of this Part, particularly Regulations 54 and 55, or the terms of the Fund Facilities Agreement or the Financial Instruments Facilities Agreement.
* Providing written approval of the reviews referred to in Regulations 50(7) and 51(7).
* Ensuring that the client asset management plan referred to in Regulation 72(1) is produced, maintained, reviewed, and updated as the information upon which the client asset management plan is based changes.
* Ensuring that any potential or actual breaches of this Part are reported in writing to the board of the investment firm or to each of the partners in the case of a partnership.
* Ensuring that the Bank is notified promptly of any breaches of this Part in accordance with Regulation 76.
* Approving any returns related to client assets required by these Regulations to be submitted to the Bank.
* Reporting in writing to the board of the investment firm or to each of the partners in the case of a partnership regarding any issues raised by the internal and external auditors in relation to client assets.
* Ensuring that relevant persons performing reconciliations referred to in Regulations 57(1) to 57(6) and the calculations referred to in Regulation 58(1) and (2) are adequately trained and have sufficient skill and expertise to perform those functions.
* Undertaking an assessment of risks to client assets arising from the investment firm’s business model.
* Ensuring that the client asset examination referred to in Regulation 73 is completed and the assurance report is submitted to the Bank through the Online Reporting System in accordance with the timeframes set out in Regulation 76.
* Ensuring that an appropriate person is available to provide cover to make submissions to the Bank during periods when the Head of Client Asset Oversight is absent from the investment firm.
The HCAO has involvement with several internal business committees and forums, including:
* The CISIL Board of Directors (Attendee)
* The Audit Committee (Attendee)
* The Risk Committee (Attendee)
* The Client Asset Regulation Forum (Chair)
* The Conduct Forum (Chair)
* The Compliance and Financial Crime Forum (Member)
* The Risk Forum (Member)
* The Leadership Team Meeting (Member)
* The Euroclear Bank Forum (Member)
* The Outsourcing and Governance Forum (Member)
What will you bring to the role?
As this position leads the Client Asset Oversight function, you will need strong leadership skills and a strong background in the financial services industry in similar roles.
Stakeholder management will be a significant part of this role, requiring excellent communication skills to provide clear verbal and/or written communications to board members, regulators, staff, clients, and other senior stakeholders.
Some other key skills that you’ll have:
* Proven track record working in similar roles within the financial services industry.
* NFQ Level 8 Degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant discipline (e.g. business, accounting, finance, economics, law, etc.).
* Senior Management experience working with similar teams (Client Asset Oversight).
* Excellent Regulatory experience.
* Ideally holding an accounting qualification (e.g. ACA, ACCA, etc.).
If this role sounds like what you’re looking for, please apply today!
Rewards Designed for you
Flexible work to help you find the best balance between work and lifestyle.
Health and wellbeing rewards that can be tailored to support you and your family.
Invest in our business by setting aside salary to purchase shares in our company, and you’ll receive a company contribution as well.
Extra rewards ranging from recognition awards and team get-togethers to helping you invest in your future.
And more. Ours is a welcoming and close-knit community, with experienced colleagues ready to help you grow. Our handbook will help you find out more about our rewards and life at Computershare, visit computershare.com/careers-handbook.
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