Fund Administration Team Leader Asset Servicing

Your Day-to-Day

  • Fund Lifecycle & Structural Events
    • Coordinate and process fund, umbrella, and share class openings (UBS and 3rd party).
    • Manage lifecycle events including liquidations, mergers (calendar and ratios), total redemptions, renamings and structural changes (e.g., change of portfolio manager or management company).
    • Handle ISIN creation and activation requests.
  • Calendar & Event Coordination
    • Maintain and update operational calendars, including annual, monthly, and ad-hoc updates.
    • Prepare and control monthly calendars and ensure accuracy of event scheduling.
    • Process calendar requests from internal and external stakeholders.
  • Controls & Operational Oversight
    • Perform 4-eyes and 6-eyes controls on funds and share classes.
    • Execute monthly controls, including calendar validation, checklist review, statistics, and FUMA/GP monitoring (active/inactive share classes).
    • Monitor completion of controls and maintain dashboards tracking operational activities.
    • Ensure completion of finalization controls and related validations.
  • Operational Support & Coordination
    • Handle ad-hoc queries from internal and external stakeholders, ranging from simple to complex requests.
    • Support audit requests, incident reporting, and SAQ reporting processes.
    • Coordinate with IT teams on system changes, testing activities, and issue resolution.
  • Process Governance & Documentation
    • Review and maintain operational procedures, runbooks, and operational memoranda.
    • Contribute to ongoing improvement of control frameworks and operational processes.
    • Ensure data consistency and alignment across systems and reporting tools.
  • Additional Operational Responsibilities
    • Support late shift activities as required to ensure coverage of operational deadlines.
    • Perform periodic controls and reviews related to fund static data and system setup.

Your Profile

  • Degree (University) in economics/business administration/accounting or Final secondary school examinations
  • Work experience more than 5 years in a similar position and environment and sound experience in fund accounting desirable
  • Strong experience in fund accounting operations, with focus on fund lifecycle and event management.
  • Good understanding of Luxembourg fund structures (UCITS/AIF) and share class set-ups.
  • Experience working in a control-driven environment with multi-level validation processes.
  • Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple deadlines.
  • Effective communication and coordination skills across operational and technical stakeholders.
  • Good command of English; French or German is an advantage.
  • GP4 knowledge desirable, good command of Excel (VBA is an asset)
  • Ability to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines.
  • Very good teamwork and communication skills.
  • A very good command of English is essential. Knowledge of German or French an advantage
Job Category: fund administration
Job Type: Consulting
Job Location: Luxembourg

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