Corporate Administrator - International

Job description / Role

Our client is a leading independent provider of corporate, trust and fund services to the financial services sector worldwide, employing hundreds of staff across the globe. They are seeking a Corporate Administrator - International to join their thriving Dubai office.

- Applicants must have a successful track record with sophisticated administration of portfolio companies and trusts that are incorporated in financial centres outside the United Arab Emirates.
- The successful candidate must possess superior presentation and communication skills, and be an effective team player.
- The successful candidate will be a member of their international team handling their international business of with opportunities for career advancement within the Group.

Duties
- Overall responsibility for and relationship management of the day-to-day administration of a complex portfolio of clients comprised of different types of companies in various jurisdictions, but mainly in the British Virgin Islands
- Managing all aspects of a designated portfolio, including all correspondence, and banking and statutory obligations that arise for each client
- Client on-boarding process that includes KYC documentation and verification
- Monitoring ongoing compliance procedures and controls for existing clients
- Administrative tasks including drafting of resolutions, handling changes in directors and shareholders, attestations and legalisations, issuance of registry certificates, bank account openings, annual reviews and other required annual statutory filings
- Assisting other members of the team with all aspects of day-to-day administration of a defined portfolio of trusts and companies, as required
- Liaison with the Group offices in relation to incorporation of companies and various post incorporation tasks

Requirements

Required Qualification & Experience
- A minimum of five years of corporate administration experience with an international trust company, family office, corporate service provider or accounting firm dealing directly with end user clients and responsibility for the maintenance and development of that relationship
- A legal or accounting degree and experience
- STEP or company secretary qualifications preferred
- Good knowledge of incorporation of companies in different jurisdictions and various post-incorporation tasks such as attestations, issuance of registry certificates, filing of changes in directorships and shareholding, account opening, etc.
- Ability to draft company and trust resolutions and documents
- Experience with applying AML principles
- Competent understanding of trust and company law
- In-depth knowledge of the BVI Companies Act

Key Skills
- Passionate individual committed to delivering their best in a very fast-paced and demanding work environment
- Ability to adopt and adapt to working in predetermined systems and processes to maximize efficiencies
- Good self-organization and ability to operate disciplined four-eyes procedures

About the Company

KERSHAW LEONARD "WE CHANGE PEOPLES LIVES"

Who we are:

Founded in September 1999 The Kershaw Leonard Group was based upon professional recruitment practices laid down by the UK Institute of Employment Consultants whose values are still at the core of our success today.

Inherently we believe that recruitment is a people business not a CV processing business and as such we take time and care to make sure we understand the needs of both our Clients and our Candidates.

Such attention to the care side of our business together with the sheer length of time we have been established has given us a unique position. We regularly attract top class candidates who only want to work with Kershaw Leonard as they trust our confidentiality and professionalism. Similarly, more than 75% of the clients we work with come back for more when they have a new position to fill.

What we do:

Kershaw Leonard Group places exceptional talent on a Global scale. Our winning strategy is to partner very closely with a small number of clients so we can really understand their objectives, needs and aspirations in a way that allows us to intuitively know the kind of cultural fit they are looking for when the time comes for them to recruit new talent. Then once that talent is on board and part of the client’s team, to assist wherever is needed to improve performance and leadership skills

Why Us:

The Kershaw Leonard Group is more than just a recruitment agency. In addition to KL Recruitment, KL Consulting offers a vast spectrum of skills from our experienced behavioural psychologist and consultants with almost two decades of HR Director level experience in the region.