Job Description
Company Description
We’re a leading Investor Services group offering end-to-end services in administration, accounting, reporting, regulatory and compliance needs of the investment sector worldwide. We employ a global workforce of 6,500+ people across 24 jurisdictions and have assets under administration (AUA) exceeding US$857 billion. We work with 13 of the world’s top-15 private equity firms.
Our services are underpinned by a Group-wide commitment to ESG and best-in-class technology including a global data platform and innovative proprietary tools supported by in-house experts.
Above all, what makes us different is our people. Operating as trusted partners to our clients, we deliver intelligent solutions through a combination of technical expertise and strong relationships based on deep client understanding.
Job Description
As the Regulatory and Internal Reporting Manager Fund Services you play a critical role in ensuring the timely and accurate delivery of regulatory reporting obligations associated with the Funds administered by IQ-EQ Fund Services as well as specific internal reporting. You will oversee and coordinate efforts across internal teams and external stakeholders to fulfill complex and evolving reporting requirements. Building strong relationships with both existing and new clients (fund managers), as well as banks, auditors and other external parties, you will gain valuable insights into their needs and provide customer-centric solutions. You will be working closely with the local Fund Services team in Amsterdam and their peers in Phillippines, Mauritius and India, as well as other disciplines within the IQEQ organization. Highly organized and detail oriented, you will leverage your subject matter expertise, to meet contractual, legal, tax and reporting obligations by sharing best practices you will contribute to improving quality and reducing risk within the reporting function.
You will help setting, maintaining, and improving the quality standards in the team and find opportunities to automate the creation of reports, together with the system engineers and application specialists within IQ-EQ. You will align work processes and methods and ensure that
What you’ll do:
Coordination Regulatory and Internal Reporting
Oversee and manage the end-to-end process for all regulatory reports including Audits, Annex IV, MESRAP, MER, Renseignering, and FJOs.
Coordinate with and support our Tax department on deliverables for our clients from a tax perspective, where applicable
Oversee production and submission of Quarterly administrator reports and other SLA agreed reporting deliverables not related to the day-to-day NAV, TA and CDD deliverables
Produce as required time to time internal reports for analyses purposes
Ensure all reporting deadlines are met and submissions are compliant with applicable regulations.
ISAE Engagement
Act as the key internal and external liaison for ISAE-related activities within IQ-EQ Fund Services.
Coordinate with Fund Services’ operational team and internal control and assurance teams to support audit readiness, produce relevant documentation and ensure on time and in full completion.
Stakeholder Management
Collaborate with fund managers, auditors, regulatory bodies and other third parties to ensure smooth reporting workflows.
Serve as one of the two (also the CSM) primary points of contact for regulatory reporting queries and escalations.
Process Improvement
Identify opportunities to streamline reporting processes and enhance automation.
Assist in promoting proper use of systems such as Navigator and Qics to safeguard that the data assembled leads to sensible reporting
Maintain up-to-date knowledge of regulatory changes and assess their impact on reporting obligations.
Documentation & Compliance
Maintain comprehensive documentation of reporting procedures and controls.
Support internal and external audits with relevant reporting evidence and commentary.
Qualifications
- Proven experience in regulatory reporting within fund administration or financial services for both alternative and retail funds.
- Strong understanding of EU and local fund regulations and accounting standards.
- Excellent organizational, communication and problem-solving skills including the ability to identify and act on opportunities for process improvements
- Ability to effectively manage multiple deadlines and stakeholders and adapt quickly to challenging and changing priorities.
Skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills to develop working relationships with colleagues at various levels and locations, clients, and other stakeholders.
- Display high levels of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Ability to take and give constructive feedback.
- High proficiency in Microsoft applications and fund specific software is considered an asset.
- Masters Degree in Accounting, Economics or Finance (ACCA is an asset).
- Knowledge of Dutch GAAP; IFRS and other standards is a great asset.
- Languages: English; Dutch is an advantage.
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 6,500+ employees - from 94 nationalities, across 24 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.
We’re committed to growing relationships with our clients and supporting them in achieving their objectives. We understand that our clients’ sustainability and success leads to our sustainability and success. We’re emotionally invested in our clients right from the beginning.
