Sydney
Asset Management
Contract or Temporary
The Client Account Manager is responsible for managing all aspects of a portfolio of clients in order to build and maintain effective client relationships and deliver superior client service, ensuring all trustee obligations/operational activities are met in a timely manner.
Ideal candidates will have around 5+ years’ experience in unit trust, managed funds, Trustee and client services experience from either a fund manager, custodian or fund services firms.
* Ensure delivery of service and operational excellence in activities in accordance with policies.
* Manage Client Relationships across clients including maintaining client relationship plans & conducting regular client visits.
* Ensure timeliness of all scheme regulatory lodgements.
* Assist Senior Manager and Senior Client Manager to ensure compliance is managed appropriately in accordance with compliance plan controls.
* Assist Governance Manager in monitoring service providers including investment managers, custodians/prime brokers and administrators.
* Assist with the on-boarding and integration of new business.
* Manage the off-boarding of schemes that are winding up.
* Develop & maintain operational relationships with key service providers.
* Maintain and manage the compliance system for assigned schemes.
* Present at the Board and Compliance Committee meetings as and when required.
* Participate in disclosure document and fund promotion material due diligence if required.
* Manage and oversee the billing for assigned clients.
* Review regular reports provided by each client for compliance with scheme/trust reporting and disclosure requirements.
* Escalate any legal/regulatory red flags to senior members of the Client Management Team.
* Ensure all regulatory lodgements (annual financial statements, tax returns and annual distributions) are completed at year end in a timely manner in accordance with policies and procedures.
Education requirements
* Business/Accounting/Economics/Law degree desirable, though any tertiary qualification would be acceptable with appropriate experience.
Experience requirements
* Ideally 5 years’ experience in Financial Services.
* Excellent client management skills and relationship management experience.
* Strong knowledge of the managed funds industry and operational experience (custody/prime broker and administration) relating to managed fund.
* Strong process management skills.
* Excellent time management skills.