Senior Associate

CO_AFATI Apex Fund Services LLP; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 600,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Apex Group in Bengaluru seeks an experienced Transfer Agency Analyst to perform quality reviews for various client types in line with AML policies. You will document results, provide feedback, and support remediation actions while handling reporting and records management with accuracy.

Candidates with 1–10 years of relevant Transfer Agency experience, a commerce degree, and strong Excel/communication skills will fit well.

Qualifications

• AML policies and guidelines familiarity for various jurisdictions.
• Experience with transfer agency processing and reporting.
• Good written and verbal communication in English.

Responsibilities

• Perform quality reviews for entities per AML policies.
• Identify and document results and remediation actions.
• Provide clear feedback and coaching to associates.
• Create required reports and maintain records accurately.

Skills

AML knowledge

Quality reviews

Excel

Communication

English proficiency

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Education

Commerce degree

Tools

World-Check

Pythagoras

LexisNexis

Job description

The Apex Group was established in Bermuda in 2003 and is now one of the world’s largest fund administration and middle office solutions providers. Our business is unique in its ability to reach globally, service locally and provide cross-jurisdictional services. With our clients at the heart of everything we do, our hard-working team has successfully delivered on an unprecedented growth and transformation journey, and we are now represented by over circa 13,000 employees across 112 offices worldwide.Your career with us should reflect your energy and passion. That’s why, at Apex Group, we will do more than simply ‘empower’ you. We will work to supercharge your unique skills and experience. Take the lead and we’ll give you the support you need to be at the top of your game. And we offer you the freedom to be a positive disrupter and turn big ideas into bold, industry-changing realities. For our business, for clients, and for you

Key duties and responsibilities

• Individual/You should be able to perform quality reviews for all entity types. i.e Corporates, foundation/ Charities, institutional Investors, designated bodies etc, based on the Anti-Money Laundering (AML) policies and guidelines.
• Individual/You should be able to identify and document the results of the quality reviews and proposed remedial actions.
• Individual/You should be able to provide clear feedback to associates and coaching as needed.
• 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. Expertise in 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 also collectively in a group as the situation demands.
• Individual/You should be able to create the required reports in time, without any reminders.
• Positive attitude and team spirit is a must.
• Prior experience in Transfer agency functions will be an added advantage.

Qualification and Experience

• Flexible enough to work in any shift as per business needs.
• Prior Transfer Agency processing experience is required.
• Bachelor’s degree in commerce is desired.
• 1-10 years of relevant experience

Skills Required

• Strong analytical skills
• Responsible for meeting all client deliverables.
• Ability to navigate proficiently in a window 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 behavior, integrity and ethics and relationship build.
• Motivational skills - Performance standards, achieving results and persistence.
• Innovative thinking - Creative thinking decision making, input seeking, logical thinking and solution finding.
• Attention to detail and ability to work on multiple tasks.
• Flexible enough to work in any shift as per business needs.
• Prior Transfer Agency processing experience is required.
• Bachelor’s degree in commerce is desired.
• 5-10 years of relevant experience

Career with Apex

• A genuinely unique opportunity to be part of an expanding large global business.
• Exposure to all aspects of the business, cross-jurisdiction and to working with senior management directly.

About Apex Group

We are dedicated to driving positive change in financial services while fuelling the growth and ambitions of asset managers, allocators, financial institutions, and family offices. Established in Bermuda in 2003, the Group has continually disrupted the asset serving industry through our investment in innovation and talent. Today, we set the pace in asset servicing and stand out for our unique single-source solution and unified cross asset-class platform which supports the entire value chain, harnesses leading innovative technology, and benefits from cross-jurisdictional expertise delivered by a long-standing management team and over 13,000 highly integrated professionals. We’re a people-powered business, and our people are full of ambition. Together, we’re inspired to lead the new era of data and tech enabled service. Bringing new products and services to market. Sharpening our client focus. Disrupting the market to exceed expectations. Innovating across a range of specialisms. With our focus on making a difference to our people, our planet and our society, you’ll experience more here than you would at most other companies. Prepare to accelerate. We’re a people-powered business with a vision to inspire a new era of service-led FinTech. We’re expanding globally and offering more to our clients. This means you get more opportunities to grow with us. So prepare to accelerate. We’ll make sure the time and effort you put in takes you further, faster. Positive change starts with you. We’re a people-powered business with a vision to inspire a new era of service-led FinTech. We’re expanding globally and offering more to our clients. This means you get more opportunities to grow with us. So prepare to accelerate. We’ll make sure the time and effort you put in takes you further, faster. The journey is yours to own. When you stretch yourself, you grow. We want you to explore ways of working that will see you thrive as part of something bigger. We’ll help you with a solid structure, challenging projects, vibrant networks, supportive colleagues and approachable leaders. All the things you need to own your unique journey. Find out more about us