Vice President Level 1

Business- AML/KYC

The Transfer Agency Department provides Fund Administration service to numerous Fund management companies covering the full range of shareholder servicing functions including Transaction processing, Reporting, AML and Registration and Payments.

The department is responsible for Client and investor document management, processing and quality checking of transactions and updating the registers of clients in response to investor instructions.

This role is to perform BAU activities in the TA department in order to ensure that not only Client Service Level Agreements are consistently met and/or exceeded but also to ensure that regulatory requirements are effectively met. Candidates should be flexible enough to work in 24*7 environment

Key duties and responsibilities

Individual/You should be able to review AML/KYC documents for all entity types. i.e Corporates, foundation/ Charities, institutional Investors, designated bodies etc.

Individual/You should be well versed with any or all AML guidance for Cayman, Delaware, Australia, Ireland, Bermuda etc.

Individual/You should have working knowledge of any or all of screening tools viz.

World Check, Pythagoras, Lexus-Nexus etc.

Individual/You should be well versed with Microsoft applications. Expert excel and presentation skills is an added advantage.

Individual/You should have working knowledge of FATCA/CRS reporting.

He/She should be able to review US tax forms i.e W9, W8-BEN, W8-IMY, Withholding statements etc.

Individual/You should have good written and verbal communication skills.

Individual/You should be able to keep records in good order and perform regular remediation activities as per the risk rating of investors.

Individual/You should be able to work separately and collectively in a group as the situation demands.

Individual/You should be able to create the required reports in time, without any reminders.

Provide excellent client service

Positive attitude and team spirit is a must.

Keeping senior management appraised of operational issues in a timely manner.

Prior experience in Transfer agency functions will be an added advantage.

Qualification and Experience

Flexible enough to work in any shifts as per business needs

Prior Transfer Agency processing experience is required

Bachelors degree in commerce is desired

15+ years of relevant experience

Candidates with strong experience in managing clients and escalations

Skills Required

Strong analytical skills

Responsible for meeting all client deliverables

Ability to navigate proficiently in a windows environment

Strong knowledge of Microsoft excel & word

Ability to write messages in a clear and concise manner

Ability to read, write & speak English proficiently

Strong research, resolution and communication skill

Interpersonal skills - Relationship builder, respectful and resolves problems

Communication skills - Presentation skills, listening skills, oral & written communication skills

Self-management - Adaptability and resilience, learning behaviour, integrity and ethics and relationship build

Motivational skills - Performance standards, achieving results and persistent.

Innovative thinking - Creative thinking decision making, input seeking, logical thinking and solution finding

Attention to detail and ability to work on multiple tasks.