Job title: Senior Administrator
Job type: Permanent
Emp type: Full-time
Industry: Trust and Company
Location: St Helier, JE
Job published: 28-11-2024
Job ID: 36422

Job Description

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Senior Administrator Job Description

Team: Administration

Reporting to: Manager/Senior Manager

About Us

We are an independent and privately owned Family Office Services provider, based in Jersey and supporting clients all over

the world. Since opening our doors in 2013 we’ve brought a fresh approach to our market, through our progressive, flexible,

and service-focused offer. After a decade of strong growth, building a team of almost 60, and earning a number of industry

awards, we’re now adding to our team, and are looking for people who would thrive in an environment where their voice,

and their contribution will be invited, heard, and appreciated.

The Role

Taking care of the administration of a diverse client portfolio, you’ll help us to continue to deliver the proactive and attentive

service essential to the smooth running of our clients. Working within a welcoming and supportive team you will collaborate

closely with colleagues at all levels, as well as partners from outside the business. You will use your skills and judgement to

help further strengthen client relationships within your portfolio and lend your experience to the development and

mentoring of junior colleagues.

Key Result Areas

• Provide excellent levels of client service in line with Crestbridge standards, procedures and guidelines.

• Maintain and update client documentation accurately.

• Take responsibility for own personal development, in line with agreed performance objectives and development plans.

• Be a role model and ambassador for Crestbridge Family Office Services.

Key Responsibilities

The list below details the tasks that your role is likely to include. It is not exhaustive and may be amended from time to time:

Client Administration

• Administer a varied portfolio of clients, in accordance with procedures, taking the lead on all day-to-day activity.

• Preparation of all day-to-day correspondence with clients and intermediaries, for review by senior colleagues.

• Responsible for the maintenance of statutory books and regulatory documentation for own portfolio.

• Liaise with clients on day-to-day matters and overseeing and actioning all ongoing tasks for portfolio.

• Participation in periodic review process for own portfolio of clients and active monitoring and completion of points arising.

• Prepare and circulate agendas, board packs and reports and attend board meetings.

• Workflow completion for activities such as onboarding, payments, distributions, investments, powers of attorney, entity appointments and removals.

• Schedule and attend client meetings (where appropriate.)

• Draft minutes and resolutions for meetings, circulate for comments, finalise and arrange for signing.

• Liaise with intermediaries in respect of own clients.

• Administer structures in accordance with professional advice received.

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• Review data on NAV and escalate amendments as required to maintain data integrity.

• Collaborate with our onboarding team to ensure new client relationships are onboarded in line with policies and procedures and within a deadline agreed with the Client Service Director.

• Maintenance of client data for own portfolio of clients on core systems.

Financial

• Understand the financial drivers of the business and ensure all KPIs and targets are met.

• Daily input of time on timesheet.

• Manage the billing process for own portfolio to include analysing WIP, issuing invoices, and actively managing aged debt.

• Monitoring and overseeing payments for own clients to include an understanding of the different requirements/process for payments for high-risk clients.

• Assist with the review of accounts/financial statements.

Developing Others

• Delegate and review the drafting of payments, basic minutes, resolutions, or client correspondence.

• Supervise and monitor the workload of more junior colleagues.

• Delegate tasks on own portfolio to more junior members of staff.

• Coach junior colleagues in respect of client day-to-day activities, policies and procedures.

• Support junior colleagues with time management and prioritisation.

Compliance and Risk Management

• Ability to assess risk and escalate to the Manager appropriately, always complying with relevant organisational policies and procedures.

• Review Google and Scrutiny searches for any adverse media hits, escalating appropriately.

• Obtain and review KYC on all connected parties of a relationship to the current regulatory standards.

• Understand what is appropriate and acceptable in relation to AML an CDD and ensure any changes to requirements are addressed quickly and accurately.

• Maintenance of client and structure data on core systems.

General

• Monitor, organise and prioritise workload, dealing with matters in a timely manner.

• Provide support to team and Manager as necessary (e.g. systems and team specific projects, as well as absence cover and back up.)

• Willingness to contribute outside the scope of your role, to support your colleagues and the business.

Requirements Qualifications

• A good academic background, with a minimum of a table 5 qualification and willingness to study for a table 4 qualification.

Knowledge and Experience

• A minimum of 4 years’ experience of administering UHMW/family office clients, with at least 3 years’ experience of managing your own portfolio.

• Good knowledge and understanding of current local finance industry legislation, regulatory requirements & working practices.

• Understanding of and ability to interpret basic client financial statements.

• A sound knowledge of Microsoft Office.

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Skills and Qualities

• Ability to perform in a high pressured/transaction-driven environment, managing conflicting demands and deadlines.

• Excellent time management and organisation skills.

• Drive, enthusiasm and commitment to delivering excellent client service.

• Flexible and collaborative with a desire to support and develop others.

• Ability to work independently, take responsibility and be proactive.

Additional Information

We offer all our permanent team members a great benefits package that includes*:

• Competitive salary with transparent salary bandings

• Private healthcare (with no exclusions for pre-existing conditions)

• Life insurance

• Critical illness cover

• Annual leave entitlement starting at 25 days, with the option to buy or sell up to 5 extra days

• 3 additional wellbeing days a year

• Discretionary annual bonus

• Support for professional qualifications and ongoing development

*Eligibility for certain benefits will commence after completion of probation. The Company reserves the right to very or withdraw benefits at any time.