Transaction Manager – Perpetual Corporate Trust

• Lead complex client onboarding across managed funds and fiduciary services
• Work closely with clients, legal advisers and senior internal stakeholders
• Use your financial services and contractual expertise to improve the onboarding experience

Perpetual Group is an ASX-listed company (ASX:PPT) headquartered in Sydney, Australia, consisting of 11 leading brands across three distinct businesses: Asset Management, Wealth Management and Corporate Trust.

Perpetual Corporate Trust (PCT), a specialist business within the Perpetual Group, is a leading fiduciary, custody and digital business in Australia, with operations in Singapore. We provide a unique range of products to help clients, and the industry, be more effective, efficient and economical while managing ever-increasing cyber security risks and maintaining compliance. Domestic and global financial institutions leverage our corporate strength, commercial approach, risk and compliance practices, expertise and service excellence in debt markets, managed funds and digital solutions to enable our clients success.

About the Role

As Transaction Manager, you will support the Managed Funds Services Transaction Management team, helping deliver a seamless onboarding experience for new client appointments. You will coordinate clients and internal and external stakeholders from initial discussions through to handover. In this role, you will manage new appointments across the onboarding lifecycle, working with clients, lawyers, investment managers, service providers and teams across Managed Funds Services, Legal, Risk, Compliance, Finance, Sales and Product. The role reports to the Head of Transaction Management.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead client discussions and meetings for new appointments
• Manage KYC requirements and operational setup through the onboarding process
• Coordinate internal teams to confirm operational and regulatory requirements
• Negotiate appointment documentation and manage its execution with clients, lawyers and other key stakeholders
• Deliver new client onboardings efficiently and independently, keeping key systems up to date
• Provide a clear handover of completed appointments to Client Management teams
• Support Sales and Product with prospective and existing client presentations, projects and process improvements.

About you

You will ideally have:

• At least five years’ experience within financial services
• At least two years’ experience in onboarding or a similar role
• Experience reviewing and negotiating legal and contractual documentation, including from a fiduciary perspective
• An understanding of the regulatory, contractual and operational considerations relevant to managed funds services
• Strong stakeholder management, communication and time management skills
• The confidence to work directly with clients, lawyers and internal specialist teams
• Ability to manage onboarding activities independently while identifying opportunities to improve processes
• Tertiary qualifications in Business, Accounting, Economics or Law.

We love hearing from people who are inspired to shape the future with us. If you're excited about this opportunity or about joining Perpetual Corporate Trust, we encourage you to apply.

How we work

Our unique culture is underpinned by our three organisational behaviours, Stretch, Own it, Make an impact which drive our approach of day-to-day interactions with colleagues and clients, the way we approach decision-making to the questions we ask and the problems we solve. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace where diversity is celebrated. No matter your background or circumstances, we aim to provide an environment where you can thrive.

Employee benefits

• We’re committed to supporting hybrid working with our philosophy balancing business client and individual needs​ with 2 – 3 + days in modern recently renovated office​
• Work from anywhere in Australia for up to one month each year
• An annual allowance to empower you to prioritise your personal wellbeing
• Study support and commitment to supporting professional development.

About Us

Perpetual is an ASX-listed, diversified financial services company which has been serving clients since 1886.

Across our four business divisions - Perpetual Asset Management Australia, Perpetual Asset Management International, Perpetual Private and Perpetual Corporate Trust - we aim to protect and grow our clients' wealth, knowing that by doing so we can make a difference in their lives.

Trust is earned, every day.

We have been earning the trust of our clients for more than 130 years and pride ourselves on our long-standing client relationships - some of which span five generations.

Our People

Each and every day our people bring to life our enterprise behaviours – Stretch, Own It, and Make an Impact. The Perpetual team is diverse, expert and driven by the belief that we can make a difference in the lives of our clients. We value integrity, skill and teamwork and seek to find the best in each individual. Our reward is personal and professional development and the pride that comes from doing the best for our clients.

Our History

In 1885, a committee of business and professional people, including future Prime Minister, the Honourable Sir Edmund Barton, gathered in Sydney for the purpose of forming a trustee company. Perpetual Trustee Company Limited was formed on 28 September 1886 and since then has been entrusted by generations of Australians to manage, grow and protect their wealth.

Through wars, recessions and financial crises, we have continually evolved to meet the challenges of constant social, technological and economic change. Our core values and financial principles have endured through time and will continue to endure.