The role sits within the Investor Relations Team. The primary responsibility is to work as part of the investor services team to ensure timely response to investor queries, maintaining the integrity of data and record keeping within our core systems (eFront FIA, Intralinks). 

The role involves liaising directly with the Client, Investors and their representatives, in addition to working directly with the Fund Administration team, and the KYC/CDD teams in Luxembourg, Jersey, Guernsey and other Operational teams within Securities Services as required.

The role will also include ensuring all investor static data change requests are completed efficiently and accurately within business and client service level agreements. 

Accounting experience would also be desirable in order to coordinate and assist the teams with investor correspondence relating to technical accounting queries across the Private Capital book of business including debt, mezzanine, secondaries and other private capital funds covering a broad range of asset classes.

  • To liaise in a seamless fashion with investors and clients in order to deal with and resolve any investors queries, requests or requirements that may fall due. Investor relations will act as the font office and be in proactive engagement with investors to ensure that all requests are satisfied in a timely and professional manner. Liaison with the Operational teams in achieving this may be necessary
  • Monitoring the dedicated investor query mailboxes to ensure that all enquiries and change requests are promptly handled via Outlook and our in-house query management system Hobart, to assign, prioritize and efficiently resolve all change requests
  • To carry out the upload of investor reporting and notices on to a relevant portal platform and send out via email or other communications methods in a time and accurate manner
  • To liaise with the Fund Administration teams in order to ensure that the sending out of quarterly investor reports, drawdown and distribution notices, capital statements, quarterly reporting and other ad hoc correspondence to investors is done accurately and correctly in line with BNP processes and controls
  • Track investor responses to drawdown and distribution notices and other communications to ensure that the team correctly monitor all investor responses, queries and communication receipts

The role will involve certain accounting and tax related work as set out below –

  • Ensure that investor accounting queries are dealt with in a timely manner and liaise with the relevant Fund accounting teams across the Fund Administration department including where appropriate assist with the completion of queries relating to management fee calculations, capital statement queries, audit confirmations and other ad hoc accounting queries in respect of the various administered funds
  • Assist with investor accounting queries liaising with the various Fund Accounting teams and when replying to investors ensure that the responses appear technically correct and comprehensive
  • Assist with investor tax reporting including coordinating with the tax advisers in respect of in-scope funds, coordinating with the relevant Fund Administration and Accounting teams to provide the required information and work to produce a tax monitoring framework to ensure that all necessary filings and requests are completed

Assistance with controls over legal documentation and transactional activities –

  • Assist with the monitoring of the Side Letter, Limited Partnership Agreements and other constitutional documents for Funds across the Private Capital Fund Administration department to ensure compliance with the legal documentation and reporting obligations
  • Help ensure that all Side Letter and Legal deliverables are diarised and controls put in place to ensure that the Fund Administration and Fund Accounting teams deliver all required deliverables within the given time frame
  • Assist with the processes surrounding the admission of new investors, transfers of interest and investor KYC requests including coordinating between lawyers, the Channel Islands and Lux KYC team, the investors and the Fund Administration teams to ensure a smooth onboarding of investors and other transactional activity

From time to time you may be required to provide cover for the Static data team and these tasks will include:

  • Monitoring the dedicated static data mailboxes to ensure that all enquiries and change requests are promptly handled via Outlook and our in-house query management system Hobart, to assign, prioritize and efficiently resolve all change requests

To ensure the maintenance of static data, provision of reporting and communication with the investors of the clients fund in accordance with the agreed SLA.

Technical Skills – Essential Requirements

  • Sound problem solving skills
  • Confident working with different systems 
  • Good time management skills
  • Good prioritization skills to deal with a high volume of time sensitive tasks quickly and appropriately
  • Work collaboratively and effectively with other teams within BP2S
  • Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills

Technical Skills – Desired Requirements

  • Good understanding of fund structures.
  • Good understanding of Private Equity industry 

Qualifications & Industry Experience: Essential  Requirements

  • Prior experience of PE and fund administration 

Qualifications & Industry Experience – Desired Requirements

  • A recognised accountancy or other relevant qualification (e.g. ACCA/ACA/ICSA).

Regulatory Requirements 

25 hours CPD required per annum. 

Main Job Purpose:

The Senior Client Manager is responsible for ensuring overall satisfaction of their assigned client(s) across the full scope of services delivered by BNP Paribas both locally and globally.

The Senior Client Manager pilots the client experience to achieve a desired level of service across the entire organisation, with specific focus on local Client Service Delivery. By understanding the client business and service expectations, the role-holder then translates this into service delivery requirements for each team responsible for the respective activities. The Senior Client Manager ensures that all client touchpoints across BNP Paribas are optimised by making sure that each contact person understands the commercial and operational depth of the client relationship and what the client values in their Service from BNP Paribas. The Senior Client Manager should guide everyone to look at services from the clients’ point of view and empower everyone involved directly or indirectly with the client to take the actions required to ensure the best possible client experience.

The Senior Client Manager also leads certain service review forums with the client, whilst also supporting the Global Service Manager with the Quarterly Service review meetings. The aim is for the Senior Client Manager to assess the on-going satisfaction of the client with the service delivered, to identify and to oversee actions to ensure continuous improvement of the client satisfaction.

The Senior Client Manager should be seen as a “champion” of client focus and the optimal client experience leveraging the “Uplifting Service” principles.

Key Responsibilities:

Build client knowledge and trustful relationships

  • Develop a strong contact network across the client organisation
  • Understand the client strategy and requirements to enable BNP Paribas to deliver on the promises to meet client needs
  • Manage the operational contact between the client and the operational areas by ensuring a full understanding of the client’s needs and expectations across the organisation and providing clarity for the required actions to serve the client

Oversee prompt resolution to clients’ complaints, and efficient response to requests

  • Document, coordinate and oversee resolution of problems or issues by Client Delivery that may affect the quality of the service delivered and the overall client experience
  • Facilitate the resolution of escalated operational issues by establishing and overseeing a formal service governance framework, that stretches across the organisation

Monitor the performance of the service delivery and client satisfaction

  • Monitor the service delivery quality delivered (based on operational KPIs) according to the Service Level Agreements
  • Initiate and regularly review Service Level Agreement (SLA) and Service Level Description (SLD) documents (and any other formal agreements referring to service requirements) based on the standard documents issued by Client Delivery
  • Organise regular formal service performance reviews with clients according to strategic priorities and client needs, including preparation of the review (agreed agenda) and follow up on agreed action plans. This should be conducted according to global guidelines, including call memos, minutes and issues escalation measures
  • Use issue logs, query database and client feedback to conduct reviews both internally and externally with the client

Manage client reviews, due diligence visits and questionnaires

  • Manage client reviews, audits and due diligence questionnaires and visits for existing clients, coordinating the various services and product areas according to strategic priorities and client needs

Manage communication to clients

  • Ensure clients receive appropriate market and service information by managing the distribution lists for updates and newsletters
  • Ensure consistent messages are delivered to the client about business recovery incidents in accordance to issued guidelines
  • Foster an aligned service delivery and communication approach to clients across services and product areas

Contribute to client related projects

  • Identify and coordinate service modifications in response to changes in the client needs by raising change projects (within existing service scope) via the Client change request process
  • Participate in on-boarding project governance managed by the Business Implementation team and act as sponsor if needed
  • Respond to escalation by the client in the case of concerns with major projects, including on-boarding

Manage third party relationships

  • Ensure proper coordination of relationships with third parties related to the client activity, including third party asset managers, auditors and external middle office service providers

Contribute to the client relationship

  • Refer identified business development opportunities to the Relationship Manager/Sales
  • Contribute to product/service development initiative
  • Contribute to client strategy meetings with the Relationship Manager
  • Contribute to the development of the BNP Paribas brand and market reputation
  • Identify, understand and communicate appropriate key management information / business metrics (based on the global standards) that will facilitate the client relationship

Technical Skills – Essential Requirements:

  • Excellent organisation skills with structured delivery and attention to detail
  • Ability to understand and respond effectively to client needs
  • Competent strategic thinker with the ability to create and implement solutions
  • Ability to use initiative and judge when to escalate issues
  • Excellent presentation skills

Qualifications and Industry Experience – Essential Requirements:

  • Industry Knowledge particularly Fund Administration and Private Capital

Qualifications and Industry Experience – Desired Requirements:

  • Proven track record of working with a client servicing or operational environment
  • Professional qualification relating to the financial markets asset management or securities services

Personal Style – Essential Requirements:

  • Excellent interpersonal and written / oral communication skills
  • Ability to build long term relationships both internally and externally
  • Persuasive negotiator
  • Effective team player but able to work under own initiative
  • Client and quality driven

Personal Style – Desired Requirements:

  • Adaptability to changing environments
  • Client orientation
  • Extensive experience in a role with a strong client management focus
  • Proven track record of working within a client servicing environment

Regulatory Requirements:

  • Comply with all applicable legal, regulatory and group’s internal compliance requirements to include; KYC, AML/CFT, Sanctions & Embargoes and Anti-Bribery & Corruption
  • CPD of 25 hours per annum must be completed

Main Job Purpose 

  • Transaction processing
  • Account opening, closing and maintenance
  • To deliver excellent service to a range of fund clients
  • Risk Management

Key Responsibilities

  • Prepare and process trades for a range of complex offshore funds in line with detailed controls and procedures 
  • Prepare and process fund distributions to fund specific deadlines
  • Resolve Client & Investor queries within agreed timeframes
  • Maintain shareholder register and investor files
  • Undertake investor account opening, closing and amendments in line with policies and procedures 
  • Daily reconciliation of cash accounts
  • Prepare audit requests
  • Prepare Fund, Trustee, Client and Internal reporting
  • Work in partnership with the clients to understand fund structures and their specific requirements
  • Assist in the review of system developments, UAT testing and ad hoc projects
  • Resolve client and investor queries within agreed timeframes
  • Prepare and distribute shareholder statements and Investment Management reports
  • Oversee and verify the FATCA and AEOI Investor classification and system set up
  • Provide cover to enable job rotation and training
  • Identify and report issues to the Manager immediately upon discovery

Technical Skills – Desired Requirements 

  • Knowledge of Transfer Agency and industry practice to include Property Funds
  • An understanding of the offshore funds compliance and regulatory regime
  • Excellent knowledge of Microsoft applications including Excel, Word and One Note
  • Experience in using MultiFonds TA or similar platform

Qualifications & Industry Experience – Desired Requirements

  • Computer literacy across a variety of applications
  • An understanding of the features of the different types of fund structures
  • Ability to manage and mitigate risk 

Competencies – Desired Requirements

  • A good team player is essential to be successful in this role.
  • Ability to work well under pressure
  • Excellent self management skills
  • Ability to work on own initiative
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Accuracy and attention to detail