Associate Director

At Ogier we thrive off recognising and recruiting great talent, across all our service lines. We're a growing team, looking for an ambitious Associate director. This person needs to have extensive experience working in the Luxembourg Fund Administration industry, be extremely knowledgeable of all Luxembourg domiciled funds and be able to support new business opportunities and undertake ongoing client relationship management for Fund Administration in the region. Contributing towards the business as a whole in identifying process improvements, improvements in policies and procedures and any other service innovation changes that would improve the client experience. Key Responsibilities The role is responsible for ensuring that the organisation runs smoothly, compliantly, and efficiently, by overseeing core administrative, governance, and internal control functions. The role acts as the operational backbone of the business, enabling front line teams to focus on clients and revenue and working closely with the Fund Administration Team locally and globally. Corporate governance & oversight • Supports corporate governance frameworks, policies, and decision making processes • Ensures appropriate approvals, delegations of authority, and sign off structures are in place • Maintain strong internal governance as complexity increases • Implement and monitor defined KPIs/SLAs to efficiently monitor the operational outsourced activities to other jurisdictions Operational management • Oversee multiple outsourced Fund Accounting teams delivering accounting services for assigned clients, including NAV determination, preparation of reporting and Financials Statements • Coordinate daily operations, payments, calls & Distributions • Collaborate across teams to ensure operational effectiveness and achievement of unit goals and objectives • Provide operational insight • Liaise and maintain relationship with Stakeholders • Drives consistency, efficiency, and scalability of all processes aligning with global model • Manage the Billing process and cash collection to ensure accuracy, timeliness and consistency • Oversee timely delivery of client KPI's utilising SLDs (ensuring SLD's are in place across all clients) Risk & Compliance Coordination • Works closely with Risk, Compliance, and Legal leadership to ensure: Regulatory obligations are met Internal controls are effective Operational risks are identified and mitigated Skills, Knowledge and Expertise • Have a bachelor's degree in accounting or finance with a CPA qualification • Minimum of 10+ years relevant accounting or Audit experience in Luxembourg • To be successful, you will have an excellent understanding of accounting, the Luxembourg regulatory environment and AML framework • Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint • Confidence is key for you to be successful, but you will also need excellent management and influencing skills to ensure you're a great role model and team player