Job Description
SS&C Financial Services
A leading innovator in alternative investment technology solutions and services, SS&C is also home to the industry’s largest fund administrator: SS&C GlobeOp, helping funds of all sizes from start-ups to today's largest funds.
Named "Best Administrator: Technology" in the 2020 HFM US Services Awards. Across all of SS&C, we serve nearly $45 trillion in managed assets. We have assembled an exceptional team of fund accounting experts and equipped them with the industry’s leading technology, which SS&C built and supports.
About the Role
This is a global role based out of our Central Dublin office, within SS&C’s Registered Office & Corporate Services (ROCS) function reporting to the Global Head of ROCS. The role involves a global focus on client and Fund Board relationships, leading a global team of experienced ROCS professionals and growing the revenue for this important business line within SS&C.
This leadership role will be instrumental in ensuring a smooth and professional service for all SS&C contracted clients and entities. It will be expected that the team and service is managed smoothly and professionally, providing support to managers, senior-level executives internally and externally and where required across SS&C departments.
Your Responsibilities
* Responsible for overseeing various corporate governance and compliance deliverables to ensure the smooth operation of the ROCS function within the corporate governance regulatory framework in each jurisdiction.
* Ensuring all ROCS practices and processes are compliant with the fund company's Articles of Association, Memorandum of Association and other applicable laws and regulations.
* Making sure that the ROCS team are maintaining accurate register/entity/records on a systematic digitised system (GoCheck) and where possible using the Board Meeting software platform to prepare, conduct and complete minutes/actions for all Board meetings.
* As instructed by the Fund and in line with the governing documents, ensuring that shareholder communication is carried out in a professional and timely manner.
* Coordinating with internal/external stakeholders, auditors, legal counsel and Board members to address and matters pertaining to servicing.
* Reviewing legal documents, contracts, and agreements and ensuring all pricing and services are in good order before contract sign off.
* Identify and plan for required training classes for new hires and existing staff. Provide comprehensive new staff training and validate that all operational and regulatory concepts are understood through 100% accurate processing evidence.
* Lead and deliver on a major initiative or conversion with a written plan, including setting/meeting reasonable and achievable milestones and dates and manage client expectations on progress
* Review the client contract to ensure all services are understood and being billed for from Day 1 of servicing.
* Identify and document any possible manual procedures and implement automated solutions/controls and improvement initiatives where possible
Your Experience
* Extensive experience including proven ability to manage servicing teams for hedge funds, liquid alternative funds and private equity/real asset funds
* A third level qualification in a Finance or Business-related area required
* A minimum of 5 years’ experience required within the fund administration industry, including 3-5 years in a supervisory position
* Knowledge of corporate, board governance requirements
* Additional experience in a related field an advantage (traditional asset management, finance, corporate governance, portfolio management, securities analysis)
* Regulatory knowledge of key fund administration markets and application of same within business operations is a distinct advantage
* Strong leadership skills with demonstrated ability to drive change and lead by example
* Ability to work successfully in ambiguous environments
* Proficiency in Microsoft Office
EEO Statement / Non-agency Disclosure
We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and particularly welcome applications from under-represented groups, to enable us to bring a diversity of perspectives to our thinking and conversation. It's important to us that we strive to have a workforce that is diverse in the widest sense.