Assistant Manager, Funds

Job Description

THIS ROLE

A client-focused fund administration role responsible for ensuring high-quality service delivery, managing key operational activities, and supporting team development within a collaborative environment.

WHAT YOU WILL DO  

• You’ll promote a strong client service culture by upholding group values, ensuring operational efficiency, and representing the brand to a high standard
• You’ll build and maintain effective working relationships with team members and senior management to deliver high-quality client outcomes
• You’ll oversee fund administration activities, ensuring accurate and timely completion of tasks such as corporate actions, payments, and financial documentation
• You’ll provide guidance and support to junior staff, assisting with daily administration tasks and resolving complex technical queries
• You’ll communicate proactively with management, providing clear feedback on client matters and team performance to drive continuous improvement

WHAT WE OFFER  

• Comprehensive remuneration: Motivating financial packages based upon market rates for your role and is proportionate to your qualifications, level of experiences and skills profile
• Pension Scheme: Generous employer contribution with the ability to allow and increase employee contributions
• Wellbeing: Additional social benefits such as private health and dental cover, life assurance, discounted gym membership, eye test and corporate GP
• Annual leave: All our employees are entitled to 25 days paid leave, plus all UK public holidays. Enhanced maternity and paternity, including shared parental leave and adoption leave
• Flexible working: We recognise the value of working flexibly and is keen to ensure all employees enjoy an excellent work-life blend. As such, we are open to conversations with employees related to setting up flexible working arrangements
• Support and development: We will ensure you have the right training, tools and development plan to grow and improve your skills every day

Qualifications

ABOUT YOU

• You have a relevant professional qualification or are working towards one (e.g., CGI), demonstrating commitment to career development
• You have strong knowledge of the Guernsey finance industry, supported by prior fund administration experience
• You have a proven commitment to delivering high-quality client service, with excellent written and verbal communication skills
• You have solid IT proficiency, along with strong organisational and analytical abilities to manage tasks effectively
• You have experience supporting and mentoring junior administration or accounting team members, contributing to team development

Additional Information

OUR COMMITMENT TO YOU AND THE ENVIRONMENT 

Sustainability is integral to our strategy and operations. Our sustainability depends on us building and maintaining long-term relationships with all our stakeholders – including our employees, clients, and local communities – while also reducing our impact on our natural environment.  

There is always more we can, and should do, to improve – whether in relation to our people, our clients, our planet, or our governance. Our ongoing success as a business depends on our sustainability and agility in a changing and challenging global landscape. We’re committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable and diverse culture for our people, led by our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion steering committee. 

Our learning and development programmes and systems (including PowerU and MyCampus) enable us to invest in growing our employees’ careers, while our hybrid working approach supports our employees in achieving balance and flexibility while remaining connected to their colleagues. We want to empower our 5,800+ employees - from 94 nationalities, across 25 countries - to each achieve their potential.  Through IQ-EQ Launchpad we support women managers launching their first fund, in an environment where only 15% of all private equity and venture capital firms are gender balanced.