HR Business Partner

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Permanent

Full-time

Published date:

2020-05-29

Summary

HR Business Partner

The Opportunity:

This is a great opportunity to deliver a comprehensive HR Service to a growing and fast-moving financial services business. You will work closely with the HR Director and the Operational managers to support them in the day to day HR aspects of managing their people and proactively advise on best HR Practices to support the people management functions.

This HR role encompasses the full employee life cycle especially onboarding and off boarding, employee relations and engagement, people development, performance management, appraisals, compensations, benefits and communication.

You will have already gained HR Business Partner experience perhaps in a smaller organisation and looking to take on a larger role with added responsibility. You will use your strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate, motivate, influence, and develop colleagues at all levels.

Key Responsibilities:

•Strong stakeholder management skills and ability to build effective working relationships at all levels within the organisation

•Experience of working independently to advise and guide managers on complex projects/employee relation issues

•Confident in advising managers and colleagues on all aspects of people management and development

•Be part of a small HR team promoting best practice, share ideas and information to ensure consistency through a value-added service

•Experience in HR related policies development

•Interact with staff delegation representatives, respond to requests

•Perform other HR related duties as assigned

•Ability to deal sensitively with confidential data

•Ability to empathize and know your audience

•Ability to manoeuvre comfortably through complex processes and to plan/ prioritize work in order to meet deadlines

•Strong organizational skills, autonomous and flexible, problem-solving capabilities

You Profile:

•Bachelor's degree in Human Resource Management, Labour Law, Business Administration, Public Administration, or related field

•Excellent understanding and knowledge of Luxembourg labour law

•Minimum 3 - 5 years progressively responsible and knowledgeable experience in human resources covering the employee life cycle

•Experience working with HR SAP software would be an asset

•Proficient in Microsoft Office, Word, Excel and PowerPoint, Outlook

•Strong written and verbal communication skills in English, French and any other language is considered as a plus

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Senior Finance Manager

Permanent

Full-time

Published date:

2020-05-28

Summary

Senior Finance Manager within a globally renowned and leading asset manager focused on infrastructure investments

This is a must-consider opportunity for an ambitious, hard-working, bright and PE-experienced finance professional who aims to become part of a major globally renowned asset management brand. A role where you would also work closely on large transactions with the internationally based deal teams.

Your responsibilities:

Participate in the settlement of complex transactions including acquisitions, divestments, refinancing of large infrastructure assets, mergers and derivative transactions, in conjunction with various stakeholders, such as lawyers, asset management teams and other internal fund management teams
Lead the cash distribution processes in and out of the project entities, coordinating with the relevant parties and preparing the related documentation
Review the financial statements of these entities, involving auditors, local services providers and internal finance / tax teams.
Attend board meetings, monitor the relationship with the main accounting and audit providers, and serve as primary point of contact for any internal or external finance query
Coordinate and supervise the daily activities of the Luxembourg finance team, coach the junior members
Stay up to-date on new accounting requirements and regulations in order to explore new potential opportunities for the Luxembourg entities.

Your profile:

Adequate degree in finance / accounting / business administration and preferably additional qualifications
At least 8- 9 years of PE / infrastructure / commercial companies experience through a role in accounting, finance or audit
Great attention to details and confidence in dealing with complex group structures and their associated accounting and tax issues
Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, proactive and driven.
You are a quick learner and have demonstrated resilience and sound business judgement
Advanced skills in Excel
Fluency in English

Could this be the right opportunity for you? Please do not hesitate to send your CV to David Kitzinger david.kitzinger@andersonwise.com to be considered for this recruitment process. Your application will be treated with the utmost discretion.

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Finance and Administration Manager

Luxembourg

Permanent

Full-time

Published date:

2020-05-26

Summary

Finance and Administration Manager

The Opportunity:

You will join one of the biggest global private equity fund administrators who have over 250 billion dollars of capital under administration. This is an exciting to time to join this fast-growing company and become a key member of the team gaining vast exposure to the global senior leadership team.

As the Finance and Administration Manager, you will mainly be focused on leading the team to

successfully meet its responsibilities, goals and deliverables. The role will be a key participant in the day to-day management of the entity’s activities.

You will establish a management reporting framework including development of key performance indicators to assist the firm’s executive management team to drive the strategic objectives of the business.

Responsibilities:

•Improve analysis of financial results providing insight to management on the drivers of the business’ financial performance.

•Establish key partnerships with business management and other internal partners to ensure successful execution of day to day responsibilities

•Enhance documentation of existing procedures and controls for the accounting cycle, client billing and accounts payable processes including documenting policies for expense authorization and approvals

•Identify efficiency opportunities across the team, including the implementation of additional controls and procedures to ensure a well-controlled finance and admin function

•Overall accountability for leading and managing the finance and admin function

•Support quarterly client billing process including fee calculations and invoice generation

•Review cash collections and monitor accounts receivable statistics; prepare reporting including identification of collection issues for the business and executive management

•Ensures all vendor invoices are reviewed and approved by department management; prepare and review accounts payable and accrual reports and statistics with management

•Review banking activity and account reconciliations; monitor cash balances and prepare weekly cash projections for management

•Drive monthly accounting cycle including review of transactions and journal postings; perform overall review and analysis to ensure financial results are complete and accurate

•Prepare weekly, monthly, and quarterly reporting and analysis of financial results for management and the firm’s Board of Directors

•Develop annual financial forecasts and budgets for review and discussion with the Executive Management Team

•Oversee the preparation and review of regulatory filings with the CSSF

•Oversee the preparation and review of quarterly and annual VAT and tax filings

•Lead the entity’s annual statutory financial audit

•Manage external banking, audit and tax relationships

•Oversee administration tasks including; client and supplier contract database management; coordination of signatures on operational documents and contracts

•Ensure that the function’s policies and procedures are documented and routinely reviewed and updated

Your Profile:

•Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting or related field required

•5+ years’ experience in a financial management position

•Proven strategic planning experience at the management level

•Proficient in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint

•Knowledge of Sage BOB preferred

•Fluency in English; French is considered to be an asset

Could this be the right opportunity for you? Please do not hesitate to send your CV to Andrew Notter Andrew.notter@andersonwise.com to be considered for this recruitment process. Your application will be treated with the utmost discretion. We take your privacy as our utmost concern and we manage your data with highest degree of confidentiality. Before applying to any of our opportunities, we invite you to read our privacy policy, available on our website.

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Finance Manager

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Permanent

Full-time

Published date:

2020-05-18

Summary

Our client is a privately-owned global investment group headquartered in Luxembourg. For their growing activity, our client seeks to find a dynamic (6-9 years) and ambitious, bright and highly qualified Finance Manager for their Head Office in Luxembourg. In this role you will be part of effectively managing the finance, accounting and reporting functions of the Head Office.

Must have for the role:

ACCA qualification (or equivalent internationally recognised qualification in IFRS) with very strong IFRS skills are a MUST (applications without will not be considered)
Big 4 audit experience, preferably to Manager level (PE and / or industrial companies) before having gained inhouse experience
Consolidation experience
Strong grasp of IFRS (must), Lux GAAP (strong asset) and UK GAAP (nice to have) to prepare and review financial statements
Highly organised way of working with an eye for detail
Independent and proactive in finding solutions to issues encountered
Able to integrate well within a small team of international people and be a team player
Motivated to improve processes and optimise deliverables to be in line with best practice for an international company

Responsibilities of the Finance Manager:

The responsibilities and duties represent tasks of the Finance Department and are allocated between team members depending on the workload:

Overseeing the day to day finance operations of the Head Office, including, but not limited to contracting, invoicing, making payments, cost allocation, payroll (UK and Luxembourg), potential hedging of the costs and other treasury functions;
Accounting and reporting such as overseeing and reviewing the accounting records (performed by internal / external accounting team), review of the quarterly reporting packs in accordance with the Group templates, review of standalone financial statements (Lux GAAP, UK GAAP), review of tax returns (with assistance of Tax Manager). Supervision of inhouse accounting team;
Preparation / assistance with preparation of group consolidations in accordance with IFRS on a quarterly basis. Preparation / assistance with preparation of the full set of the group financial statements in accordance with IFRS. External audit liaison.
Review of valuation models / memos prepared by Business Units;
Financial planning and budgeting functions, such as preparation of annual budget;
Group transaction support for funds flows on deals;
Develop and manage internal and external relationships with key stakeholders

The successful candidate will report to the Group Financial Controller.

Technical competencies will be tested.

Could this be the right opportunity for you? Please do not hesitate to send your CV to David Kitzinger david.kitzinger@andersonwise.com to be considered for this recruitment process. Your application will be treated with the utmost discretion.

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Business Risk Senior Manager - Asset Management

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Permanent

Full-time

Published date:

2020-05-14

Summary

Do you have solid experience working in an Operational Risk position focused on business process & controls?

You have a good knowledge of Risk and Control Self Assessments, ICAAP, and Stress Tests?

Do you have experience working in a Risk position in the 1st line of defence?

Would you like to join a well establish Asset Manager in a newly created position?

Do you think this could be the right position for you?

Please contact me for more information

Your Responsibilities

As a Senior Manager Business Risk you will be responsible for proactively supporting the managers and staff across Europe, active in Wholesale and Institutional business, to ensure that risks are effectively identified and managed in accordance with the enterprise-wide risk management framework.

Some of your key responsibilities will be:

Providing risk management support and insight to the business by strong stakeholder management
Drive the Risk & Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) program
Proactively challenge existing practices and recommend risk solutions
Supporting the completion of the ICAAP requirements and stress testing

Your profile

Degree in Risk Management / Finance.
You have at least 5 to 8 years’ experience working in Risk position focused on business process & controls, preferably in the Asset Management industry either in house or in a Big 4.
You have good knowledge of Risk and Control Self Assessments, ICAAP, and stress tests.
Solid experience with stakeholder management.
Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
You are fluent in English both written and spoken.
You are a person with an analytical mindset and pays attention to detail.
You are able to work independently and as part of a team.

Could this be the right opportunity for you? Please do not hesitate to send your CV to Saskia van Rijswijk saskia.vanrijswijk@andersonwise.com to be considered for this recruitment process. Your application will be treated with the utmost discretion.We take your privacy as our utmost concern and we manage your data with highest degree of confidentiality. Before applying to any of our opportunities, we invite you to read our privacy policy, available on our website.

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WKFS Project Manager & Senior Business Analyst

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Permanent

Full-time

Published date:

2020-05-14

Summary

WKFS Project Manager & Senior Business Analyst

An exciting opportunity in an International Bank with a variety of business channels and a strong presence in Luxembourg.

You would join a team of experienced professionals and be able to contribute with your expertise as well as develop yourself professionally.

Your responsibilities:

Analysis and management of customer business requirements concerning regulatory reporting, accounting and risk calculation and reporting
Creation of detailed and structured specifications together with partners and customers
Management of partner-related implementation and change processes
Support of partner developers during implementation
Coordination of the implementation and maintenance work
Definition, execution, and quality assurance of test cases for newly implemented and existing functionality
Execution of training workshops with customers and partners
Presentation of upcoming functionalities and changes to knowledge groups
Contact person concerning functional questions regarding WKFS RegPro and RiskPro suites
You are one of the functional experts for all topics regarding payments, accounting, legal and trade reporting, investment & trading, corporate and private banking
Planning, Leading, Controlling, Monitoring and Reporting the projects and program's progress
Collaboration with relevant internal and external parties

Reporting line: The position will report to the Head of PMO Department

Benefits

Comprehensive & competitive compensation package with full benefits

Your profile:

University Degree in IT, Software engineering, Finance, Economics, or a related field; or relevant experience

Fluency in English is mandatory. French, German and Russian will be considered as an asset

Previous experience as a Business Analyst and Project Manager within Banking or Software industries
Strong understanding of the WKFS RegPro and RiskPro suites with specific knowledge on Luxembourgish and European regulations including BCL reporting, FINREP, COREP, AnaCredit; together with specific knowledge on IFRS9
Sound Project and Program Management skills based on a methodology e.g. Prince2, PMI, etc.
Ability to work directly with business users to elicit business requirements and design functional requirements together with the partner supplier. Knowledge of working on a business requirement engineering methodology e.g. IREB, BABOK would be considered as an advantage
Knowledge and experience of Avaloq would be considered a significant advantage
High ability to present complex topics to specific target groups
High-level PC literacy (MS Project, Microsoft Office and others) and technical affinity
Confident, upright and decisive personality able to enforce change processes, to show visions and to inspire colleagues
Independent, proactive and systematic working approach
Open-minded, team, result and service-oriented
Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills with the ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment

Please apply by sending your CV, or contacting michael.mandic@andersonwise.com to be considered in this process.
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Application Service Management Specialist

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Permanent

Full-time

Published date:

2020-05-14

Summary

Application Service Management Specialist

An exciting opportunity in an International Bank with a variety of business channels and a strong presence in Luxembourg.

You would join a team of experienced professionals and be able to contribute with your expertise as well as develop yourself professionally.

Your responsibilities:

Analysis and management of incidents and requests relating to our main banking applications
Perform Level 1 support to resolve the incident or provide a workaround as quickly as possible
Liaise and follow up with our domain experts or partner suppliers to perform root cause analysis and defect resolution
For new or significantly changed business services, assist our business users in designing test cases; coordinate and participate in the User Acceptance Testing of the test cases, where appropriate enrich the test case library
Coordination of the implementation and maintenance work
Execution of training workshops with customers and partners
Presentation of upcoming functionalities and changes to knowledge groups
Collaboration with relevant internal and external parties
Assist business users with ad-hoc requests and where necessary provide data extracts and reports from our main banking applications

Reporting line: The position will report to the Head of PMO Department

Benefits

Comprehensive & competitive compensation package with full benefits

Your profile:

University Degree in IT, Software engineering, Finance, Economics, or a related field; or relevant experience

Fluency in English is mandatory. French, German and Russian will be considered as an asset

Development background or support background with knowledge of banking processes and systems
Knowledge of the Avaloq Banking Suite, and / or WKFS, SWIFT, CREDOC, TRAC, Bloomberg and Calypso would be considered a major advantage
Very service-minded with ability to perform under pressure
Independent, proactive, and systematic working approach
Open-minded, team, result and service-oriented
Desire to learn and apply best-practice methods, tools, technologies and to take on new challenges
Knowledge of SQL
Certifications in industry-standard practices in service management and testing would be considered as an advantage e.g. ITIL, ISTQB

Please apply by sending your CV, or contacting michael.mandic@andersonwise.com to be considered in this process. Your application will be treated with the utmost discretion.

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Avaloq Project Manager & Senior Business Analyst

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Permanent

Full-time

Published date:

2020-05-13

Summary

Avaloq Project Manager & Senior Business Analyst

An exciting opportunity in an International Bank with a variety of business channels and a strong presence in Luxembourg.

You would join a team of experienced professionals and be able to contribute with your expertise as well as develop yourself professionally.

Your responsibilities:

Analysis and management of customer business requirements concerning treasury, trade finance, credit, payments, core operations and client reporting
Creation of detailed and structured specifications together with partners and customers
Management of partner-related implementation and change processes
Definition, execution, and quality assurance of test cases for newly implemented and existing functionality
Execution of training workshops with customers and partners
Presentation of upcoming functionalities and changes to knowledge groups
Analysis and management of functional issues
Act as contact person concerning functional questions regarding the banking software universe
Provide support for consulting projects
Become one of the functional experts covering all topics
Planning, Leading, Controlling, Monitoring and Reporting the projects and program progress’
Collaboration with relevant internal and external parties

Reporting line: The position will report to the Head of PMO Department

Benefits

Challenging and one of the strategic positions in the Bank
Comprehensive & competitive compensation package with full benefits

Your profile:

University Degree in IT, Software engineering, Finance, Economics, or a related field; or relevant experience
Fluency in English is mandatory. French, German and Russian will be considered as an asset
Previous experience as a Business Analyst and Project Manager within Banking or Software industries
Strong understanding of Avaloq and specific banking business processes and requirements in treasury, trade finance, credit, payments, core operations and client reporting
Sound Project and Programe Management skills preferably based on an industry-standard methodology e.g. Prince2, PMI, etc.
Ability to work directly with business users to elicit business requirements and design functional requirements together with the partner supplier.
Knowledge and experience of local and European regulations and frameworks
High ability to present complex topics to specific target groups
High-level PC literacy (MS Project, Microsoft Office, and others) and technical affinity
Confident, upright, and decisive personality able to enforce change processes, to show visions and to inspire colleagues
Independent, proactive, and systematic working approach
Open-minded, team, result and service-oriented
Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills with the ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
Desire to learn and apply best-practice methods, tools, technologies and to take on new challenges
Knowledge of a business requirement engineering methodology e.g. IREB, BABOK would be considered as an advantage

Please apply by sending your CV, or contacting michael.mandic@andersonwise.com to be considered in this process.
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Chief Compliance Officer - Private Banking

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Permanent

Full-time

Published date:

2020-05-13

Summary

Chief Compliance Officer – Private Banking & Wealth Management

The client is a leading International Private Bank with EU operations based in Luxembourg and with a network of branches across EU.

Looking for the new Chief Compliance Officer, one of the vital and strategic positions in the Bank.

The focus of this senior role is on the management of compliance teams in Luxembourg and EU branches.

Role description

Heading a team of compliance professionals in Luxembourg and other Bank’s branches in the EU
Having the ultimate responsibility of the new client’s acceptance, thus ensuring enforcement of AML/KYC rules and regulations
Ensuring that the bank’s policies and procedures are in line with regulations & continuously improving
Execute controls on MiFID II, EMIR, MAR, overseeing the audit and control
Overseeing implementation of new regulations – in line with CSSF instructions
Participating in management meetings with regular presentations and reporting
Participating in Executive Committee & Board meetings when necessary
Overseeing compliance policies, organize and provide internal training and guidance in special circumstances

Your qualifications

Minimum 10-15 years’ experience in Compliance in a Private Bank or Wealth Management group
Minimum 7 years of managerial experience in PB&WM Compliance
Having a strong understanding of the Luxembourg compliance and regulatory framework, and keeping pace with changes
Ideally, relevant Luxembourgish experience and close relationship with CSSF
Fluency in English is a must. French and any other European language is an additional asset
Expertise in MiFID II, AML, KYC rules, Monitoring, Regulatory and CSSF circulars
Demonstrated management of teams, projects, and cross border experience
ALCO membership would be considered as an asset

Benefits

Challenging role and one of the key strategic positions in the Bank
Comprehensive & competitive compensation package with full benefits
Work for the leading Private Bank with a strong presence in Luxembourg and European Markets
Unique opportunity to lead Europe-Wide team of Compliance Professionals and set up new offices

Please apply by sending your CV, or contacting michael.mandic@andersonwise.com to be considered in this process.
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Senior Real Estate Accountant - Spanish speaker

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Permanent

Full-time

Published date:

2020-05-11

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