Total 154 job vacancies by IQ-EQ

Group Overview

IQ-EQ is a leading Investor Services group with more than 5,000 employees and Assets under Administration in the excess of $750 billion. We combine global expertise with an unwavering focus on client service delivery to support fund managers, global companies, family offices and private clients operating worldwide across 23 jurisdictions

IQ-EQ brings together a rare combination of global expertise and a deep understanding of the needs of clients.  This allows us to provide high quality delivery of a comprehensive range of compliance, administration, asset and advisory products and services to investment funds, global companies, family offices and private clients globally.

Department Overview – Group Commercial

The Group Commercial unit englobes the Sales, Relationship Management, Client Services, Marketing, and Product Development teams of IQ-EQ. Group Commercial is the department responsible for the retention of our existing client base in coordination with the rest of the Group, and responsible for overseeing business growth efforts on behalf of IQ-EQ.

One of our key objectives is to grow our profitable portfolio of clients, manage the existing relationship, building long-term relationships, and to ensure the full satisfaction with the services received from IQ-EQ.

Department Overview – Sales Operations & Enablement

Sales Operations is responsible for:

• Ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of Commercial activity across the broader team
• Increase sales effectiveness and productivity by providing centralized content deliver business productivity and efficiencies of day-to-day processes
• To embed global disciplines & consistencies
• Delivery of first-class proposals / RFPs
• Management, maintenance, and reporting of GSS Commercial budgets
• Management of regular and ad hoc Sales Operations Communications
• Data intelligence and reporting to drive sales and management MI
• Identify Risks to plan and remediation planning and execution 

About the Role:

An essential role that supports the proposal development process, securing new business and strengthening existing client relationships. You’ll coordinate and produce the bid (RFI, RFP, etc.) document for Tier 2 and 3 deals and contribute to maintaining the bid database. You will also be supporting a proposal manager on key strategic and transformational opportunities.

As IQ-EQ Bid Support, you will be an organised, detail oriented and the ability to work under pressure with demanding deadlines. You'll be the glue that holds our bid process together, assisting with research, data gathering, document formatting, and logistics. Your skills and dedication will be instrumental in securing new business.

Role & Responsibilities

Proposal development and management:

• Lead the proposal creation process from receipt to final submission, ensuring compliance with bid requirements, client timeframes and IQ-EQ strategy.
• Coordinate proposal input from subject matter experts across the organization to validate and gather new responses
• Champion internal proposal timelines, collaboration tools, document management and version control best practices
• Contribute to the maintenance of the bid database by enhancing existing content, sourcing new content and remaining up to date with database produce developments

Client engagement and relationship building:

• Collaborate with sales teams to gather expertise and ensure a unified winning approach
• Present proposals for clients with confidence and professionalism, answering questions and addressing concerns effectively
• Gather feedback from clients and internal stakeholders to refine proposal processes and continuously improve proposal success rates

Communication and collaboration:

• Maintain clear and concise communication with internal and external stakeholders throughout the proposal development process.
• Collaborate effectively with colleagues across different departments to ensure proposals are comprehensive and integrated.
• Foster a culture of teamwork and excellence within the proposal team.
• Contribute to the bid team’s reporting and KPIs

You'll play a key role in supporting our Corporate Client Services team, providing exceptional corporate secretarial administration services to your portfolio of clients.

You will be responsible for drafting resolutions; preparing minutes for general meetings, sending reminders on deadlines to hold Annual General Meetings, and keeping the statutory books in order.

Responsibilities

Responsible for generating and preparation of documents and forms required for the portfolio of clients
Ensuring the smooth running of day-to-day relationships with cluster and consistent delivery of client reporting/information accurately and on time
Ensuring that support is provided to your immediate supervisor to complete the required deliverables for the clients and be proactive in defining areas needing attention or support
Know the specifics of designated clients including understanding their structure and any agreements they have in place
Minimise risk to IQEQ by ensuring all procedures and checklists are followed

Discover an amazing opportunity to progress to the role of senior accountant. Explore new areas that will guide you towards enhanced professional achievements and significant influence.

Responsibilities:

• Perform daily cash and position reconciliations; investigate breaks.
• Book entries in the accounting system (enfusion)
• Monitor, book, and reconcile bank debt activity.
• Fund expense reporting and payments
• Report to the front office and management (e.g., risk reporting, margin, financing)

Monthly Responsibilities:

• NAV review. GL, PL, and position reconciliations
• Liaise with the fund administrator throughout the month-end process. Reconcile the NAV pack and investor statements

Ad-Hoc: 

• Regular client reporting
• Financial statement tie-outs: be responsible for reconciling source data against financial statements

Our current work setup is 70% (WFH) - 30% (Onsite) Hybrid Work from Home wherein you need to be in the office for 6 days a month and the rest is WFH. To qualify you must have a stable internet connection (DSL/Fiber with at least 25mbps). 

Department Overview – Group Commercial

The Group Commercial unit englobes the Sales, Relationship Management, Client Services, Marketing, and Product Development teams of IQ-EQ. Group Commercial is the department responsible for the retention of our existing client base in coordination with the rest of the Group, and responsible for overseeing business growth efforts on behalf of IQ-EQ.

One of our key objectives is to grow our profitable portfolio of clients, manage the existing relationship, building long-term relationships, and to ensure full satisfaction with the services received from IQ-EQ.

Department Overview – Sales Operations & Enablement

Sales Operations is responsible for:

• Ensuring the efficiency and effectiveness of Commercial activity across the broader team
• Increase sales effectiveness and productivity by providing centralised content deliver business productivity and efficiencies of day-to-day processes
• To embed global disciplines & consistencies
• Delivery of first-class proposals / RFPs
• Management, maintenance, and reporting of GSS Commercial budgets
• Management of regular and ad hoc Sales Operations Communications
• Data intelligence and reporting to drive sales and management MI
• Identify Risks to plan and remediation planning and execution

Job Summary

As a Senior Associate, Sales Operations you should be a highly organised and detail-oriented individual. In this role, you will provide essential administrative and technical support to the Sales Operations team, ensuring smooth workflows and accurate data management. You will be responsible for a variety of tasks, including data analysis, reporting, process and governance improvement plans. Under the stewardship of the Global Head, Sales Operations, you will work directly/indirectly with wider Commercial Team and all Chief Commercial Officers (CCOs) to ensure the planning, organising, and in support of all aspects of the commercial business, ensuring efficient operations, profitability, and in line with all strategic objectives.

Responsibilities:

Operational Management:

• Support and all aspects of daily operations, including Transformational Deals, Business at Risk, Commercial Toolkits, budgeting, finance, human resources, marketing, and sales.
• Support efficient resource allocation and cost control.
• Support the Implementation and improve operational processes to optimise performance and minimise risks.

Financial Management:

• Support the development and management of the department's budgets
• Track and analyse financial performance metrics.
• Identify and implement cost-saving initiatives.
• Ensure accurate financial reporting and compliance with regulations.

Relationship Management:

• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders (senior management, wider commercial team, CCOs, CCO Support).

Problem-Solving & Decision-Making:

• Analyse complex problems and identify effective solutions.
• Make timely and well-informed recommendations based on data and analysis to Group Head
• Adapt to changing market conditions and implement necessary adjustments

Content Creation and Curation:

• Work with Marketing teams to create high-quality content like sales presentations, product demos, and training

Reporting & Analysis:

• Generate basic sales reports using OneView data and other tools.
• Assist with creating custom reports as needed for the team
• Analyse basic sales data to identify trends and patterns.
• Present findings to the Sales Operations team and other stakeholders.

Process Improvement:

• Identify opportunities to streamline current processes within Sales Operations.
• Document existing processes and procedures.
• Assist with implementing process improvements and updates.
• Support team members with learning and adapting to new processes.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Stay up-to-date on basic sales operations principles and best practices.
• Proactively identify and resolve potential issues related to data or processes.
• Be willing to learn new skills and take on additional responsibilities as needed.
• Maintain a positive and collaborative attitude within the team

Skills & Competencies

Commercial Skills

• Ability to build effective relationships
• Knowledge of IQ-EQ product offering
• Executive Connectivity
• Political Acumen
• Ability to identify and exploit new opportunities

Soft / interpersonal Skills

• Excellent communication skills
• Advanced negotiation skills
• Ability to collaborate with colleagues
• Good planning and organisational skills
• Copes well under pressure and possesses resilience
• Networking skills
• Results driven
• Adaptability and flexibility
• Presentation and negotiation skills
• Creativity and problem solving
• Initiative, drive and enthusiasm

Technical Skills

• Strong budget management and reporting skills
• Financial Acumen – ability to interpret statistics and financial data
• Analytical skills with Strong attention to details
• Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Accurate Minutes and Action recording from meetings

Group Skills

• • Integrity and professionalism
  • Compliance and conduct awareness
  • Familiar with Corporate Governance framework

Responsibilities (how we will measure success) 

-Responsible for preparing work to agreed internal deadlines to the expected standard 

‐ Knowledge of all banking systems including a good understanding of different client payment processes 

‐ Knowledge of deadlines and deliverables and early escalation of issues to GPT Team Manager 

‐ Minimize risk to IQ EQ by following procedures and checklists 

- Act as Trainor to our new team members 

- Act as Team POC in the absent of the Team Manager 

- Be proactive in identifying development and training requirements 

Tasks (what does the role do on a day-to-day basis) 

- Ensure all client queries are appropriately responded to, and all emails received into the team’s mailbox is actioned 

‐ Ensure all Investran / DX Static Data request are processed accurately and delivered to required timescale. 

‐ Establish and maintain effective lines of communication with CS Teams re: progress of tasks and share information with GPT colleagues 

‐ Identify areas for improvement re: GPT processes and offer solutions 

‐ Providing support and training to the rest of the team, and other teams as required

Your team will be your key focus, developing their skills and knowledge and build strong customer relationships with existing and new clients gaining insight into their needs and delivering customer-centric solutions.

You’ll be highly organized, pay close attention to detail and know your subject matter as you will reviewing all reporting requirements, including financial statements and ad-hoc client deliverables.

Building strong and effective relationships with colleagues and the wider business is an essential.  You’ll also need to be thorough in all you do, using your own judgment to highlight any significant finds and put forward any recommendations to help us find an appropriate solution.   

We are never complacent and always encourage our people to look for ways to improve our business; here everyone’s opinion counts and we will value your contribution

Your long-term career goals are important to us too. We want to make sure we’re providing the support and opportunities you need to achieve your dreams so we can build a successful future, together. 

JOB SUMMARY:

• To provide a high-quality service to the Client Services Teams, helping to ensure all deliverables are met

• To assist in the client database administration, payment processing and RS package processes with your team, and conduct all work in accordance with the firm’s policies and procedures.

• Obtain sound knowledge of the administration process, and develop the key skills required to become a reliable member of the team

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for preparing work to agreed internal deadlines to the expected standard

• Knowledge of Accounting static data platform including a good understanding of use of data, and best practices for maintaining data quality.

• Knowledge of deadlines and deliverables and early escalation of issues to the GPT Supervisor

• Minimise risk to IQEQ by following procedures and checklists

• Be proactive in identifying development and training requirements

Tasks (what does the role do on a day-to-day basis)

Client Delivery

• Ensure all client queries and requests are appropriately responded to and all emails received into the team’s mailbox are actioned accurately.

• Ensure all data changes and time reporting system changes are processed accurately and delivered to required timescales

• Provide support when required for processing payments, ensuring accuracy, and are delivered to required timescale

• Establish and maintain effective lines of communication with CS Teams regarding the progress of tasks and share information with GPT colleagues

• Identify areas for improvement regarding GPT process and offer solutions • Providing support and knowledge sharing with the rest of the team

IQEQ Processes

• Accurate daily completion of the time reporting system for all tasks undertaken 2

Systems

• Understand and use best practice on Investran

• Understand and use best practice on the time reporting system

• Understand the process in setting up, gaining authorisation for, and releasing payments via the various banking systems.

Risk

• Ensure relevant procedures and checklists are adhered to and completed to minimise risk of errors

• Reports any breaches, complaints or errors to the relevant Client Services Team Accountant and Compliance officer promptly

• Assist in the preparation of error reports, identifying areas of operational risk and proposing appropriate remedial actions within 24 hours of identifying the error

Other

• Undertake any additional reasonable requests as deemed by the firm

The creation of Asset Owner Solutions stems from many years of servicing Multi-Asset, fund of fund clients. Clients have been requesting solutions that provide full transparency on their portfolios, including fundamentally Private Equity Funds and equities & Bonds. Investors need to know the finer details of their total portfolios. They require to “drill down” into their underlying assets and sub-portfolios.

Investor solutions, in addition to providing Investment Accounting services to the Private Markets Fund of Fund clients, is leveraging state-of-the-art technology (“Cosmos”) alongside the technical expertise in delivering dynamic and transparent reporting solutions to the community.

Responsibilities

• Monthly review and delivery of pre-agreed performance reporting for various clients’ portfolios
• Review of various analytics (Total returns, IRR, Investment multiples, DPI and Yield on Cost) before and after release to the client
• Provision of initial insights to clients
• Production of the CIO reporting based on pre-agreed formats
• Preparation and review of investment parameters reporting
• Data provision and review to third parties as per client requirements
• Provision of ad-hoc analysis of performance/quantitative reporting
• Resolution of performance-related queries and the main point of contact for clients from a performance analysis perspective
• Implementation of change requests, including project work in new client onboardings
• Design and review of dashboards to meet client requirements and new business objectives
• Participation in workshops and requirements gathering sessions with clients, documenting those relevant to performance reporting and taking action with the broader team on delivering these reports and dashboard visuals
• Continuous review of the processes and procedures and taking initiatives to improve the control environment of the reports delivered to the clients and identifying ways to improve the efficiency of the department
• Liaise daily with IS colleagues based in London & overseas, attending conference calls and advising on proposed performance analytics and any additional project work
• Playing an integral role in the development and implementation of new investor reporting solutions, including participation in the testing & design environments
• Documentation of project tasks and group work and assigning these to relevant parties with required supporting communications
• Proactive in documenting procedures and policies as part of new client take-on to enhance resilience

As a Legal Onboarding & Business Junior Officer you will:

• Assist the team with the coordination and preparation of fee proposals for Alternative Investment Funds investing in alternative asset classes e.g. real estate, private equity, debt, and infrastructure, as well as Corporate structures with the guidance of your line manager.
• Coordinate between various internal and external stakeholders, with the guidance of your line manager, to ensure a smooth onboarding process for clients until handover to the operational teams, including the following team duties:
  • AML/ KYC analysis, and driving our internal compliance approval process;
  • Bank account opening coordination;
  • Preparation, and coordinating the review, of service agreements;
  • Attend weekly calls with clients, as well as other key stakeholders;
  • Coordinating the review of legal documents for the structure setup;
  • Actively manage the communication between the client and all stakeholders; and
  • Track and perform all Luxembourg regulatory filings during the onboarding phase.

You'll play a key role in supporting our Corporate Client Services team, providing exceptional corporate secretarial administration services to your portfolio of clients.

You will be responsible for drafting resolutions; preparing minutes for general meetings, sending reminders on deadlines to hold Annual General Meetings, and keeping the statutory books in order.

Responsibilities

Responsible for generating and preparation of documents and forms required for the portfolio of clients
Ensuring the smooth running of day-to-day relationships with cluster and consistent delivery of client reporting/information accurately and on time
Ensuring that support is provided to your immediate supervisor to complete the required deliverables for the clients and be proactive in defining areas needing attention or support
Know the specifics of designated clients including understanding their structure and any agreements they have in place
Minimise risk to IQEQ by ensuring all procedures and checklists are followed

Investor Solutions

The creation of Asset Owner Solutions stems from many years of servicing multi-asset, fund-of-fund clients. Clients have been requesting solutions that provide full transparency on their portfolios which include fundamentally private equity funds as well as equities & bonds, investors need to know the finer details of their total portfolios and they are required to “drill down” into their underlying assets and sub-portfolios. Technology and data solutions are becoming more important to deliver these services.

Job Summary

• Periodic preparation and delivery of pre-agreed reporting for various clients’ portfolios
• ETL – Extract data from PDF documents, web forms, and Excel templates; Transform into applicable format; and Load into relevant data repository
• Provision of initial observations to clients
• Data report provision and review to third parties as per client requirements
• Provision of ad-hoc analysis or reports
• Handle resolution of queries and communication with clients and third parties
• Assist in the implementation of change requests including project work in new client onboardings
• Design and review reporting output and deliverables to meet client requirements and new business objectives
• Participate in workshops and requirements gathering sessions with clients and take action with the wider team on achieving targets
• Continuous review of the processes and procedures within AOS, take initiatives to improve the control environment of reporting output and deliverables to clients and identify ways to improve the efficiency of AOS
• Play an integral role in the development and implementation of new data-focused solutions
• Document project tasks and group work, assign these to relevant parties and track progress
• Liaise with AOS colleagues, attending conference calls and advising on any additional project work or improvement activities
• Drive projects focused on automation/improvement of manual data extraction activities
• Conduct a first-pass review of work done by Data Analyst colleagues
• Assist the Data Manager in workload management, resource planning, and induction of new joiners

Personal Specifications

• Mathematical/statistical background
• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent organisational, prioritisation, and interpersonal skills
• A strong ‘Can Do’ attitude and ability to lead by example
• Strong ownership of tasks and sense of teamwork
• Ability to work independently
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

You'll play a key role supporting our Corporate Client Services team, providing exceptional accounting administration services to your portfolio of clients.

You will be responsible for keeping the accounting books of accounts, management accounts and the preparation of statutory financial statements including XBRL financial statements.

Core Responsibilities:

• Responsible for processing financial information to trial balance and other ad-hoc financial information
• Ensuring the smooth running of day to day relationship with clients and consistent delivery of client reporting / information accurately and on time 
• Ensuring that support is provided to your manager to complete the accounts for the clients and be proactive in defining areas needing attention or support
• Know specifics of designated clients including understanding their structure and any agreements they have in place that will affect their accounts 
• Minimize risk to IQEQ by ensuring all procedures and checklists are followed 

Tasks / Duties:

• Prepare and assist in the preparation of full set of accounts, financials and other reports as required 
• Assist in drafting responses to accounting queries
• Closely monitor clients’ statutory deadlines 
• Raise any queries / issues to immediate manager in a timely manner
• Responsible for client portfolio and assist other colleagues within the team as required
• Ensure client database and all other reports are up to date and accurate 

Client Delivery:

• Deliver the quality works to the client and ensure all the requirements from clients are met. 

Management of Workflow:

• Ensure deliverables is prepared based on the standard set by the Singapore office

Fee / Time Management:

• Ensure that electronic time sheets are completed daily, and accurately for all hours worked

Systems:

• Understand and use best practice on financial reporting 
• Understand and use best practice on the software used by Singapore office (e.g. MS Office, Adobe, XERO, 5 Series, etc.)

Risk :

• Ensure relevant procedures and checklists are adhered to minimize risk of errors

Other :

• Undertake any additional reasonable requests as deemed by the firm

Partners with the hiring managers and the people team to drive and execute hiring for open vacancies – owns and ramp up projects

Responsibilities (how we will measure success

• Ensures all KPIs are achieved at target (minimum commitment: Productivity, Consistent Excellence and delivering high candidate experience levels and more).
• Proactively and independently drives one’s area of responsibility.
• Leads, guides and impacts overachieving team initiatives and projects.
• Responsibility for all dimensions of customer satisfaction of own vacancies nps and actively work on improvement.
• Partner with other TA partners and CERs

Key competencies for position and level

• Has an expert understanding of assigned BU, country, region or function in their scope and talent market.
• Understands and shapes the role and requirements and develops the right talent attraction strategy to ensure high quality of hire with reasonable time to fill and costs (incl, job ad channel strategy).
• Sources directly, identifies and wins over hard-to-find and scarce passive candidates across multiple channels.
• Actively grow and converts from talent pools
• Continuously improves talent assessment approaches, using IQ-EQs interview toolkit with assigned stakeholders ensuring structured interview approach and assessment of both internal and external talent
• Understand IQ-EQs reward strategy and benefits and is able to win over candidates with our purpose and values
• Expert understanding of candidates’ needs, requirements, situations, and aspirations and, based on this, negotiates offers and closes a very high-offer acceptance rate.
• Analyses and presents data from internal and external sources, takes ownership of action plans and leads conversations with assigned stakeholders.

Key behaviours we expect to see

In addition to demonstrating our Group Values (Authentic, Bold, and Collaborative), the role holder will be expected to demonstrate the following:

• Lives and actively promotes TA principles.
• Identifies areas of improvement and develops solutions with guidance.
• Shares know-how, best practices and experience within the team to increase excellence.
• Is a proactive expert and trusted partner to hiring managers up to L6; influences their decision-making and steers the hiring of their business unit in their scope
• Actively drives adoption of productive hiring culture and secures senior sponsorship at BU level.
• Adjusts their communication style to the audience and curates the information accordingly
• Is responsible for successful collaboration and partners with stakeholders HRBPs, and peers to increase the impact
• Owns, engages, trains and enables on TA-wide topics with business stakeholders applying data to influence decisions
• Manages escalations with appropriate solutions
• Ability to generate a high volume and high quality candidate pipeline under very tight timelines
• Advise stakeholders on market conditions

Responsibilities (how we will measure success) 

• As a Power BI developer, you will support the business by developing dashboards using Power BI based on requirements with linked content, drill-down views, nesting parameters, and other features that can be leveraged from the reporting platform Knowledge of other BI / Reporting tools. 

• You will work within the Group Analytics Team to serve functions based globally across The Group.  

• You will be involved in reviewing and challenging requirements, designing end-to-end reporting to enable the tool to be used in a self-service manner as far as possible  

• You’ll work in an agile way to ensure the highest priority areas are focused on, and we are meeting our internal and potentially external client needs  

• You’ll interact with colleagues across the business to ensure requirements are met and we are building the tool in a scalable manner with an eye on the future  

• You'll also assist in the analysis of underlying issues and their root causes, identifying available options for consideration such as new developments  

• You will be a strong communicator able to articulate issues being faced and setting expectations in terms of time to delivery requests  

• You will support the wider group reporting enhancements & requirement deployment in Power BI when not supporting our task management tool, ensuring exposure to a wide range of teams and requirements  

• You will also work in collaboration with the other members of the Group Analytics Team in establishing the value of any changes requested to ensure that they are in support of and/or not in direct conflict with any wider initiatives being run locally or across the group.  

Tasks (what does the role do on a day-to-day basis) 

• Develop Power Bi to ensure we have a minimum viable product in terms of reporting in place  

• Investigate operational issues or problems with reports  

• Support documentation and video recording that supports training of new users on the reporting elements of the tool  

• Understand current data sources & existing reporting data models vis-à-vis current reporting requirements and recommend improvements or adjustments when applicable  

• Present and defend solution design decisions. All design decisions should be based on the overall future roadmap as well as your own design thinking and fundamental principles.  

• Prepare or update existing reporting specifications, users guides, and other reporting related documentations  

• Develop & Publish reporting visualisations using the prescribed tools, and perform Data Quality Review  

• Document requirements and facilitate discussions on priorities from the tool  

• Communicate the benefits of your changes to the user base and monitor usage of the tool and reports to help assess focus areas for future  

• To work to, and apply, the IQ-EQ Group Governance standards  

• Ensure that end-users requests are addressed within Business SLAs  

• Support the delivery of developments for active projects and group objectives 

• Ongoing development of enhancements to existing platforms 

• Support day-to-day requests received from the business 

Responsibilities

The Application Developer is responsible for developing, documenting, and supporting internal and standard Cosmos dashboard using industry standard tools within company’s system. Follow definition of done and process around Azure DevOps.

Tasks

• Develop, maintain, and perform unit testing of internal reports and Cosmos (standard and complex).
• Execute and interpret SQL/Snowflake queries. If needed, update data source query based on the client’s requirement.
• Transfer of pilot data onto portfolio monitoring platform for prospective client demonstrations, identifying the visuals based on the type of data set.
• Follow Definition of Done and process around Azure DevOps.
• Log time entries in NetSuite for BAU, change request, and other development activities.
• Perform Cosmos internal testing to ensure quality and compliance with the wireframe and mapping file.
• Review and create documentation for the onboarding client dashboard.
• Optimize workbook to ensure that best practices are being followed and maintain the performance speed of Cosmos.
• Communicate project status updates and recommendations to project manager, delivery solutions, and application development manager.
• Support client, internal, and BAU requests.
• Collaborate with Delivery Solutions team to understand requirements and translate then into technical solutions.
• Troubleshoot and debug issues and provide timely resolutions.
• Implement new features to existing client dashboard, as and when needed.
• Perform functional, regression, compatibility, performance, and/or security testing when application upgrades to newer version.
• Document any defects or issues found during testing and communicate them to the wider team.
• Maintain internal automation tool.
• Develop and maintain solutions using VBA and PowerQuery to perform repetitive tasks at a faster pace and higher accuracy, providing valuable insights for decision making and enhanced customer satisfaction.
• Provide backup to other application developer.
• Attend client meeting to understand detailed project requirements and understand business problems.

As a Finance Associate, you will play a key role in ensuring that our monthly and other reporting deadlines are met. This will involve completing the detailed month-end postings, balance sheet reconciliations, bank reconciliations, and so forth. This individual would be expected to be involved in the year-end audit process, along with assisting with the other reporting requirements that we have.

We are looking for someone with a hands-on and can-do attitude. This will be key to ensuring that we can make the finance team fit for the future. The team's exposure to projects and ad hoc work is significant and varied.

Key responsibilities:

• End-to-end month-end accounts closing and preparation of monthly management reports complete with supporting notes and schedules;
• Management of the year-end audit process, including preparation of financial statements in accordance to FRS, provision of workings, schedules, and supporting documents on request;
• Assist with payment processing and cash flow reporting;
• Reconciliation of GST balances, if required, and completion of the return for quarterly filing;
• Preparation and updating the corporate tax computation monthly and attending to queries and requests from the tax agent;
• Invoicing and reporting.
• Liaising with various stakeholders both internally and externally;
• Any other ad-hoc assignments.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for preparing work to agreed internal deadlines to the expected standard
• Knowledge of all banking systems including a good understanding of different client payment processes
• Knowledge of deadlines and deliverables and early escalation of issues to the GPT Supervisor
• Minimise risk to IQEQ by following procedures and checklists
• Be proactive in identifying development and training requirements

Tasks

Client Delivery

• Ensure all client queries are appropriately responded to and all emails received into the team’s mailbox are actioned
• Ensure all payments are processed accurately and delivered to required timescale
• Ensure all contact and time reporting system changes are processed accurately and delivered to required timescales
• Establish and maintain effective lines of communication with CS Teams regarding the progress of tasks and share information with GPT colleagues
• Identify areas for improvement regarding GPT process and offer solutions
• Providing support and training to the rest of the team, and

IQEQ Fee Processes

• Accurate daily completion of the time reporting system for all tasks undertaken

Systems

• Understand and use best practice on Investran
• Understand and use best practice on the time reporting system
• Understand the process in setting up, gaining authorisation for and releasing payments via the various banking systems

Risk

• Ensure relevant procedures and checklists are adhered to and completed to minimise risk of errors
• Reports any breaches, complaints or errors to the relevant Client Services Team Accountant and Compliance officer promptly
• Assist in the preparation of error reports, identifying areas of operational risk and proposing appropriate remedial actions within 24 hours of identifying the error

Other

• Undertake any additional reasonable requests as deemed by the firm

You will build strong customer relationships with existing and new clients, gaining insight into their needs and delivering customer-centric solutions.  

Drawing on your existing experience you will be responsible for the AML/KYC preparation, analysis and set-up of the investors’ files eg. Individual, Company, Trust, Foundation, Regulated entity.

Following our policies and procedures is a must; meeting our regulatory obligations is essential but there will be times when you need to use your own judgment to highlight any significant finds and put forward any recommendations to help us find an appropriate solution.

Balancing your day with different priorities and working closely with your colleagues to on-board our new clients is essential. Uou will follow-up of the KYC files with the relevant parties when needed such as Auditor, AIFM, Depositary, Compliance, Management. You will do AML screening, filing and scanning of the KYC documentation as well as receive, investigate and answer emails/ queries from internal and external parties in a timely manner.

We are never complacent and always encourage our people to look for ways to improve our business; here everyone’s opinion counts and we will value your contribution.

Your long-term career goals are important to us too. We want to make sure we’re providing the support and opportunities you need to achieve your dreams so we can build a successful future, together. 

• Manage and oversee GCD services for a portfolio of clients, ensuring the smooth running of day-to-day relationships with Cluster and the timely and accurate delivery of client reporting and information.
• Form an effective working relationship with the cluster. To be able to leverage these relationships to effectively resolve issues and provide solutions for all breaches, complaints, or errors
• Develop and implement tailored strategies for clients to ensure GCD's smooth operation.
• Ensure target KPIs of the team are met.
• Create and execute action plans to tackle identified issues, risks, and bottlenecks.
• Report directly to the Head of Delivery on team performance and concerns with solutions for any issues or problems arising in the office.
• Coordinate and collaborate with other departments, (i.e. BAT, GPT, IT), as required.Accounting graduate with 10+ years of relevant accounting experience
  At least 5+ years of supervisory experience
  Fund Industry Experience is required

JOB SUMMARY:

• To provide a high-quality service to the Client Services Teams, helping to ensure all deliverables are met

• To assist in the client database administration, payment processing and RS package processes with your team, and conduct all work in accordance with the firm’s policies and procedures.

• Obtain sound knowledge of the administration process, and develop the key skills required to become a reliable member of the team

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for preparing work to agreed internal deadlines to the expected standard

• Knowledge of Accounting static data platform including a good understanding of use of data, and best practices for maintaining data quality.

• Knowledge of deadlines and deliverables and early escalation of issues to the GPT Supervisor

• Minimise risk to IQEQ by following procedures and checklists

• Be proactive in identifying development and training requirements

Tasks (what does the role do on a day-to-day basis)

Client Delivery

• Ensure all client queries and requests are appropriately responded to and all emails received into the team’s mailbox are actioned accurately.

• Ensure all data changes and time reporting system changes are processed accurately and delivered to required timescales

• Provide support when required for processing payments, ensuring accuracy, and are delivered to required timescale

• Establish and maintain effective lines of communication with CS Teams regarding the progress of tasks and share information with GPT colleagues

• Identify areas for improvement regarding GPT process and offer solutions • Providing support and knowledge sharing with the rest of the team

IQEQ Processes

• Accurate daily completion of the time reporting system for all tasks undertaken 2

Systems

• Understand and use best practice on Investran

• Understand and use best practice on the time reporting system

• Understand the process in setting up, gaining authorisation for, and releasing payments via the various banking systems.

Risk

• Ensure relevant procedures and checklists are adhered to and completed to minimise risk of errors

• Reports any breaches, complaints or errors to the relevant Client Services Team Accountant and Compliance officer promptly

• Assist in the preparation of error reports, identifying areas of operational risk and proposing appropriate remedial actions within 24 hours of identifying the error

Other

• Undertake any additional reasonable requests as deemed by the firm

We are looking for a new Financial Accountant to join our team. The role will be incredibly varied, from taking ownership of the month-end close (and associated reporting) from start to finish, to assisting with several different projects and helping the team to become fit for the future. This individual will be expected to demonstrate strong technical knowledge and be adaptable and proactive in their work approach to assist with the wider projects and deliverables of the team.

As a financial accountant, you will play a key part in ensuring that our monthly and other reporting deadlines are met. This will involve completing the detailed month-end postings, balance sheet recs, bank recs, and so forth. This individual would be expected to be the main contact for the year-end audit process, alongside assisting with the other reporting requirements which we have.

We are looking for someone with a hand on and can-do attitude. This will be key to ensuring that we can make the finance team fit for the future. The projects and ad-hoc work to which the team have exposure are significant and varied. For example, we are currently in the process of applying for a license for a new regulated entity in Ireland, we are integrating new acquisitions into the cluster, migrating to new systems, and often assisting with business partnering on a range of different matters.

Key responsibilities:

• Preparation and control of monthly management information;
• Preparation of annual financial statements and management of the year end audit process;
• Assisting with the preparation of regulatory returns;
• Preparation of VAT, Corporate Tax and any other relevant regulatory returns;
• Driving the integration of a newly acquired Group into the IQ-EQ Group;
• Assisting the Finance team with integrations of new acquisitions;
• Driving process improvement and efficiencies across all of the finance activities;
• Liaising with various stakeholders both internally and externally;
• Assisting and taking the lead of various projects work as and when required.

Job Summary

• Concentrates in driving business growth and the development of talent.  Spends time in reviewing and assessing overall team performance.
• Balances stakeholders by establishing good working relationship with the cluster counterparts and other support groups (e.g. HR, IT, etc.)
• Concentrates in engaging and developing teams and individuals.  Expected to perform review of core processes, complex ad hoc work, and all other client requirements, as needed.  Provides consistent feedback on accuracy and timeliness of outputs made by the team
• Monitors overall teams' results and performance based on the KPIs (ex. Quality and Timeliness, Error Report, Increased Productivity and Lowers Overtime, among others). 
• Initiates and facilitates meetings to address overall teams' performance and develop/coach non-performing individuals.
• To facilitate and assist various Depositary processes of complex clients and conduct all work in accordance with IQ-EQ Philippines Inc. policies and procedures, as needed.
• As a people manager, the Manager leads, organizes, coordinates, develops, monitors the performance, delegates tasks and responsibilities to their direct reports and their team members (skip level), as needed.
• Ensures balanced work allocation across their teams and reallocates resources accordingly.

Core Responsibilities

• Responsible for the preparation of complex reporting requirements, when necessary.
• Monitors the timely and accurate deliverables of their teams, and intervene, as necessary.
• Acquire knowledge to become specialists of their designated clients' requirements and deliverables.
• Monitors their teams' compliance as they follow procedures and checklists following regulatory requirements of the clients the team’s handle.
• Provides guidance and coaching to the team in both technical and more on the non-technical aspects of their role. 
• Seeks knowledge and expertise for their own professional development.
• Initiates the development of the technical competencies of their teams by providing feedback on their deliverables and endorsing them to the appropriate learning & development activities
• Monitors the development and assigned trainings of their teams.
• Monitors and provides support to cluster counterparts escalations and involves the relevant stakeholders.
• Monitors the agreed timelines of deliverables with the cluster counterparts and provides support for escalations to ensure that their teams carry out the work, as agreed.
• To be able to effectively communicate and relate with various stakeholders of the team.  Maintains and enhances relationships through crucial conversations.
• Monitors that all client cluster requirements are thoroughly being reviewed and follows standards.
• To act as an alternate for the Head of Delivery based on business needs which may include cluster client responsibilities, administrative tasks, and team management.

Tasks & Duties

Cluster Client Delivery

• Acquires functional knowledge and understanding of the clients’ agreements, and other necessary information needed to review and/or prepare deliverables.
• Monitors if the team has the needed information, data and supporting documents are received for the review/preparation of the needed requirements.  Addresses and escalates issues, as needed.
• Monitors the consistency and quality of the deliverables within the agreed timeframes of the teams. 
• Provides support (for timelines) and address issues (for quality), as needed.
• Provide support for the rest of the team and other teams by allotting additional capacity, as needed.  At the same time, initiates the request for support needed from other teams.
• Monitors and communicates the review comments of the team and then follows up to address pending comments for preparers, as needed.
• To act as first line of escalations
• Monitors and oversees the interpretation of the requirements of the client and in some instances, does the research and validates.
• Reviews and acts as the team approver of submitted reports and compliance cases with root cause information, corrective action, and preventive measures in a timely manner.  Responsible in discussing the details and actions done with the HODs and CDDs.
• Oversees the quarterly debrief meeting with the cluster to review the team's performance.  Then addresses concerns and drives resolutions based on its criticality and complexity. 
• Decides the proper treatment for transactions when differences in points of view arise, and escalate recommendations to appropriate stakeholders, as needed.
• Decides on escalated recommendations and if necessary, escalate to SMEs or technical team.
• Acts as first level of escalation of issues/concerns from the funds assigned to their clusters.
• Supports Project Managers by functioning as SMEs, coordinating with stakeholders, and allocating resources.

Workflow Management

• Ensures timesheets are completed daily and accurately filed for all hours worked.
• Reviews and approves timesheets of their team and ensures they are completed daily and accurately filed for all hours worked in a timely manner.
• Reviews and pre-approves filed overtime of their team
• Setups, monitors and updates all deliverables via the workflow planner in a timely manner, as needed.
• Monitors and ensures the completeness and accuracy of all deliverables via the workflow planner in a timely manner. 
• Analyses and proactively manages team capacity deliverables by allocating needed resources/support.

Systems

• Understands and uses best practice on Depositary platform/s.
• Understands and becomes knowledgeable on how to generate reports using reporting platform/s.

Risks

• Monitors relevant procedures, checklists and regulatory requirements are adhered to and completed to mitigate errors.
• Monitors reported breaches, complaints or errors to appropriate stakeholders are acted upon in a timely manner.
• Acquires knowledge of risk factors and potential breach.
• Reviews and acts as the team approver of submitted reports and compliance cases with root cause information, corrective action, and preventive measures in a timely manner.  Responsible in discussing the details and actions done with the HODs and CDDs.

Other

• May undertake any additional tasks and/or responsibilities as part of their professional development which may or may not be related to their specific function.
• Escalate any other work-related issues/concerns to the appropriate stakeholders and acted on in a timely manner.
• Participate in interviews, as needed.

Responsibilities

The Application Developer is responsible for developing, documenting, and supporting internal and standard Cosmos dashboard using industry standard tools within company’s system. Follow definition of done and process around Azure DevOps.

Tasks

• Develop, maintain, and perform unit testing of internal reports and Cosmos (standard and complex).
• Execute and interpret SQL/Snowflake queries. If needed, update data source query based on the client’s requirement.
• Transfer of pilot data onto portfolio monitoring platform for prospective client demonstrations, identifying the visuals based on the type of data set.
• Follow Definition of Done and process around Azure DevOps.
• Log time entries in NetSuite for BAU, change request, and other development activities.
• Perform Cosmos internal testing to ensure quality and compliance with the wireframe and mapping file.
• Review and create documentation for the onboarding client dashboard.
• Optimize workbook to ensure that best practices are being followed and maintain the performance speed of Cosmos.
• Communicate project status updates and recommendations to project manager, delivery solutions, and application development manager.
• Support client, internal, and BAU requests.
• Collaborate with Delivery Solutions team to understand requirements and translate then into technical solutions.
• Troubleshoot and debug issues and provide timely resolutions.
• Implement new features to existing client dashboard, as and when needed.
• Perform functional, regression, compatibility, performance, and/or security testing when application upgrades to newer version.
• Document any defects or issues found during testing and communicate them to the wider team.
• Maintain internal automation tool.
• Develop and maintain solutions using VBA and PowerQuery to perform repetitive tasks at a faster pace and higher accuracy, providing valuable insights for decision making and enhanced customer satisfaction.
• Provide backup to other application developer.
• Attend client meeting to understand detailed project requirements and understand business problems.

The creation of Investor Solutions stems from many years of servicing Multi-Asset, fund of fund clients. Clients have been requesting solutions that provide full transparency on their portfolios, including fundamentally Private Equity Funds and equities & Bonds. Investors need to know the finer details of their total portfolios. They require to “drill down” into their underlying assets and sub-portfolios.

Investor solutions, in addition to providing Investment Accounting services to the Private Markets Fund of Fund clients, is leveraging the state-of-the-art technology (“Cosmos”) alongside the technical expertise in delivering dynamic and transparent reporting solutions to the community.

• Monthly review and delivery of pre-agreed performance reporting for various clients’ portfolios
• Review of various analytics (Total returns, IRR, Investment multiples, DPIs, Yield on Cost etc.) before releasing to the client
• Comparison of performance against Benchmarks and providing analysis to the clients
• Production of the CIO reporting based on pre-agreed formats
• Data provision and review to third parties as per client requirements
• Provision of ad-hoc analysis of performance/quantitative reporting
• Implementation of change requests, including project work in new client onboardings
• Participation in workshops and requirements gathering sessions with clients, documenting those relevant to performance reporting and taking action with the broader team on delivering these reports and dashboard visuals
• Continuous review of the processes and procedures and taking initiatives to improve the control environment of the reports delivered to the clients and identifying ways to improve the efficiency of the department
• Liaise daily with IS colleagues based in London & overseas, attending conference calls and advising on proposed performance analytics and any additional project work
• Playing an integral role in the development and implementation of new investor reporting solutions, including participation in the testing & design environments
• Documentation of project tasks and group work and assigning these to relevant parties with required supporting communications
• Proactive in documenting procedures and policies as part of new client take-on to enhance resilience

Job Summary

• Periodic preparation and delivery of pre-agreed reporting for various clients’ portfolios
• ETL – Extract data from PDF documents, web forms, and Excel templates; Transform into applicable format; and Load into relevant data repository
• Assist in the provision of initial observations to clients
• Data report provision and review to third parties as per client requirements
• Assist in the provision of ad-hoc analysis or reports
• Assist in the resolution of queries and communication with clients and third parties
• Assist in the implementation of change requests including project work in new client onboardings
• Assist in the design and review of reporting output and deliverables to meet client requirements and new business objectives
• Participate in workshops and requirements gathering sessions with clients and take action with the wider team on achieving targets
• Continuous review of the processes and procedures within IS, take initiatives to improve the control environment of reporting output and deliverables to clients, and identify ways to improve the efficiency of IS
• Play an integral role in the development and implementation of new data-focused solutions
• Document project tasks and group work, assign these to relevant parties and track progress