ASL International Recruitment Limited 22-24 Seale Street, St Helier, Jersey, JE2 3QG (Registered Office) + 44 (0) 1534 500000 Registered Company GST No 0101275 Registered Jersey No. 95590
Transactions Manager (Jersey) We are seeking an experienced individual with at least +5 years’ experience in a professional services environment (fund management / administration / legal) to assist with transaction management for the funds of a key client of LH. The primary focus of the role is liaising both internally across teams at the client (Finance /Commercial/Legal) and also externally with lawyers to ensure that all transaction closing steps are satisfied, and all take place at the right time. The role is best suited to someone who is experienced at transaction management, has confidence to liaise with senior partners at the client and is excellent at multi-tasking. The role will sit within one of the fund administration teams in LH’s growing private equity team. The role will be based in Jersey but there may be the opportunity for occasional travel to the client’s office in London.
Key Responsibilities
• Preparation and oversight of closing and exit checklists.
• Assisting with closing mechanics and ensuring all steps/document are signed off internally.
• Drafting and reviewing ancillary corporate documents such as minutes, powers of attorney, managers certificates etc.
• Liaising with corporate service providers on incorporations and ongoing registry/ statutory filings
• Working with legal counsel, commercial team, finance and legal team to satisfy checklist items.
• Assist with on-going ad hoc work on existing investments.
• Complete KYC exercises including (i) third parties carrying out KYC on the client and (ii) the client carrying out KYC on counterparties.
• Organise and minute fund investment committee meetings and fund general partner meetings.
• Review and circulate investment committee memoranda to the relevant investment committee and general partner on proposed transactions.
• Liaise with lawyers to satisfy CPs on financings and refinancings.
• Ensure that bibles and internal schedules are maintained.
As part of your duties all employees must ensure adherence to internal policies and procedures and meeting all personal AML obligations.
ASL International Recruitment Limited 22-24 Seale Street, St Helier, Jersey, JE2 3QG (Registered Office) + 44 (0) 1534 500000 Registered Company GST No 0101275 Registered Jersey No. 95590
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
Qualifications
Educated to at least ‘A’ level standard or equivalent and a willingness to study towards a relevant professional qualification.
Technical Knowledge
• Ability to review current processes with a critical eye and identify ways of enhancing or streamlining those processes.
• Significant experience of closing processes / transaction management.
• Ability to work across departments and across all levels of the organisation while under time pressure.
• Possess multi-tasking skills and ability to work well under time pressure.
• Very organised and methodical.
• Flexible/pragmatic in approach and solutions orientated with a mature thought process.
• This is a task focused role: accuracy and attention to detail, ability to run several things at the same time with different timelines.
• Strong communication skills (both oral and written).
• Fits into the team and company mind set, which is solutions- and team-oriented while having commercial awareness.
• Project management skills.
• Self-motivated with an ability to manage their own day.
Benefits
Langham Hall invests in people and takes pride in developing them professionally. We are extremely proud of our leadership-focused culture which fosters a dedicated, approachable and collaborative way of working. We offer the opportunity to progress your career and study professional qualifications; through intensive training and where applicable, full exam tuition and study support.
About Langham Hall
ASL International Recruitment Limited 22-24 Seale Street, St Helier, Jersey, JE2 3QG (Registered Office) + 44 (0) 1534 500000 Registered Company GST No 0101275 Registered Jersey No. 95590
Langham Hall provides premium quality accounting, fund administration and investor reporting services to Real Estate and Private Equity Fund clients.
Langham Hall invests in people and in developing them professionally. We are extremely proud of our leadership-focused culture which fosters a dedicated, approachable and collaborative way of working. We offer the opportunity to progress your career and study professional qualifications; through intensive training and where applicable, full exam tuition and study support.
Langham Hall is a fast-growing company and as such staff experience a variety of responsibilities and inclusion in exciting initiatives beyond their day-to-day role. Employees are supported and encouraged to deliver a first-class service and opportunities are identified at an early stage for employees to engage with our clients which enables them feel involved and challenged in their work. We are proud of our positive working culture which is reinforced through our employees and our extremely low staff turnover and we seek out people that believe in our values.