Assistant Transaction Manager - Trustee

My client's a leading Global Financial Services company are seeking a Paralegal/Transaction Assistant/ or similar, that are familiar with Corporate Trustee work including onboarding of new clients.

The Trustee Assistant Transaction Manager is responsible for assisting with the client onboarding of all trustee deals in conjunction with other teams. The Trustee Assistant Transaction Manager will liaise closely with other transaction parties during the setup of the transaction and participate in the setup of the structure. They will be responsible for working with the clients to collate all correct KYC information, working with Group Compliance to ensure it is input into relevant databases and all necessary approvals received prior to the deal closing. The Trustee Assistant Transaction Manager will also be responsible assisting with invoicing and for managing and completing (according to specified timeframes) all annual KYC refreshes. The Trustee Assistant Transaction Manager will also be responsible for inputting all trustee deal data on to relevant databases and working with the Acceleration Centre colleagues in India, as well as more junior tasks such filing documents, printing documents for directors to sign, couriering documents and dealing with the limited amounts of incoming/outgoing trustee mail.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Mandated and Amended Transactions:

• Engage and liaise with the client and other teams to collate all KYC information for new deals.
• Work with Group Compliance to ensure correct KYC information is received and present the deal (if required) to the Local Acceptance Committee for approval.
• Creating working party lists for the wider trustee teams’ transactions.
• Work with the wider trustee team to manage deal signings.

Data Management:

• Input all trustee deal data into system of record
• Work with the centre of excellence in India to ensure all deal information is correct.
• Ascertain all covenants and obligations relevant for the trustee, and enter this, along with the relevant transaction details into the relevant database in accordance with procedures.

Closed Transactions:

• Dealing with ad hoc simple transaction enquiries and/or relevant correspondence.
• Record time spent on relevant activities for client billing purposes in accordance with procedures.
• Review invoices in accordance with fee letters and assist with financial control.
• Work on file reviews.
• Dealing with any incoming and outgoing mail/couriers.

SKILLS / EXPERIENCE

• Experience of finance transactions in a corporate trustee or agency capacity is beneficial.
• Experience of finance-related work is beneficial.
• An excellent level of communication skills, both oral and written, and a high level of interpersonal skills, giving the ability to work with all levels, both within and external to our client.
• The ability to balance competing priorities and meet deadlines within the context of a demanding workload.
• The ability to work independently, and to work effectively as part of a team, both within the trustee team and in a multi-disciplinary setting.

In Return: A competitive basic salary and corporate benefits are on offer, along with excellent progrssion opportunities within this Global Financial Services company.