Assistant Legal Fund Structuring

Join; Zürich; Vor Ort; CHF 90.000 - 110.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

coni + partner ag in Zurich seeks a paralegal (m/f/d) to support asset management funds. You will register funds with FINMA, ensure cross-border compliance, and liaise with internal teams and investors to maintain fund documentation and regulatory reporting.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in Business Law or Paralegal, fluency in German and English, and strong MS Office proficiency. Experience with FINMA and fund contracts is preferred, with a hands-on, results-oriented mindset.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree in Business Law or Paralegal.
• Experience in a comparable function with funds or distribution channels in asset management.
• Experience working with authorities like FINMA, FMA, AIFM, GFSC.
• Knowledge of fund contracts, fund docs and compliance manuals (KYC/AML, cross-border, UCITS).
• Strong organisational skills and professionalism towards stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• High IT literacy and proficiency with MS Office.
• Fluent in German and English.

Aufgaben

• Register investment funds with FINMA and act as contact for foreign funds in Switzerland.
• Ensure compliance with Luxembourg, Cayman Islands, Singapore, etc.
• Analyze cross-border distribution processes for investment funds.
• Handle regulatory questions on onboarding fund managers (KYC/AML, tax, due diligence).
• Update country-specific compliance lists for fund documentation and reporting.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders and investors.
• Support contract management and legal reporting.
• Maintain fund documents, minutes, and assist with general meetings.
• Engage in ad hoc projects as needed.

Kenntnisse

Paralegal

German language

English language

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Independent work

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Business Law or Paralegal

Tools

MS Office

Jobbeschreibung

coni + partner, established 1993, is a consultancy company with headquarters in Zurich and subsidiaries in Düsseldorf and Shanghai. We are specialised in custom-fit staffing in tune with the corporate culture by ensuring a perfect match of professional skills, references and personal as well as social skills of successful candidates.

Our client is the asset management of an international bank in Zurich. We are looking for a paralegal (m, f, d) as

Assistant Legal Fund Structuring

Aufgaben

• Responsible for the registration of investment funds with FINMA and contact person for foreign investment funds in Switzerland
• Ensuring the control of legal requirements for Luxembourg, Cayman Islands, Singapore, etc.
• Analysing and evaluating cross-border distribution processes for investment funds
• Responsible for regulatory issues or questions regarding the onboarding of fund managers (KYC/AML, tax compliance, due diligence, etc.)
• Ongoing updating of country-specific compliance lists for fund documentation, investor information, financial reports, legal reporting, etc.
• Contact person for internal stakeholders or investors
• Support of specialist teams in contract management and legal reporting, etc.
• Ongoing updating of country-specific compliance lists for fund documentation, investor information, financial reports, legal reporting, etc.
• Maintenance of fund documents, contracts, minutes or preparation of general meetings, etc.
• Situation-related ad hoc projects.

Qualifikation

• Bachelor's degree in Business Law or Paralegal
• Experience in a comparable function in connection with funds or distribution channels of asset management
• Experience in working with authorities e.g. FINMA, FMA, AIFM, GFSC
• Generalist knowledge of fund contracts, fund documentation and compliance manuals (KYC/AML, cross-border, UCITS, etc.)
• Dynamic all-rounder personality with organisational skills and enjoyment of independent, results-oriented work
• High level of professionalism towards internal and external stakeholder
• Eloquent communication skills and pleasant manners
• IT flair and MS Office skills
• Fluent in German and English.

coni + partner ag

Ivano Coni

Managing Director

Klosbachstrasse 107

CH-8032 Zürich

Tel.: [phone]