Client Due Diligence Trainee Administrator – 6-Month FTC (Jersey)

Client Due Diligence Trainee Administrator – 6-Month FTC (Jersey)

Our client is an international fund administration and accounting services firm established in 2007. Our client specialises in private equity, debt, and real estate asset classes.

Role Purpose:

 The Trainee Administrator will be primarily responsible for all aspects of administration for the client due diligence team. You will be a member of the client due diligence team responsible for liaising with your client-facing colleagues, preparing client due diligence workflows, and completing related processes.

Responsibilities:

• Undertake client due diligence reviews in accordance with company policy and procedure, conducting thorough reviews and enhanced due diligence as applicable.
• Work with the assistant manager to undertake communications with colleagues or client due diligence matters, ensuring the status of a client’s AML is clear to the relevant client-facing managers and client relationship officers,
• Working as part of a team to ensure immediate and upcoming anti-money laundering obligations are met, planning the client due diligence reviews for the period.
• Review the overnight screening system daily and ensure it remains up to date.
• Accurately complete all workflows and check-sheets for tasks in real-time, as tasks are completed; keeping the relevant systems up to date and accurate.
• Update the PEP register for any identified PEP relationships in accordance with the relevant Company policy and procedure.
• Update the appropriate system for any ultimate beneficial owner and controller relationships in accordance with the relevant Company policy and procedure.
• Undertake ad-hoc projects from time to time as requested by the head of the department.
• Ensure all work is filed correctly (paper filing and electronic filing) in real-time as tasks are completed.
• Accurately complete time records in real-time as tasks are completed.
• Liaise professionally with colleagues and third parties (by email, telephone, and face-to-face).
• Attend all required in-house training sessions, take notes, and apply the training to your day-to-day tasks.

Qualifications

• Strong academic background with GCSE and A-Levels in grades A and B.
• Team player with a positive attitude.
• Excellent communication skills – ability to liaise effectively with clients and investors.
• Accurate and methodical.
• Good judgment and decision-making skills.
• Organised, flexible, and keen to learn.
• Able to work independently, under pressure, and to deadlines.
• Competent user of IT.

Desirable skills/experience:

1. Technical knowledge of Funds and Financial services legislation and regulations
2. Knowledge of another language