Legal Associate

Our client is a major player in the alternative investments industry. In this company, you will enjoy working with highly competent professionals in an international and dynamic environment. The company will support you in your development, offer flexible working hours and working-from-home days, a competitive salary package and possibilities to develop your career.

As a Legal Associate you will report to the Senior Associate or AVP and will be responsible for but not limited to supporting the Legal & Compliance team with the corporate, legal, KYC and AML needs of the companies set up to manage real estate investments.

Your responsibilities:

• Manage the legal and corporate requirements of your own portfolio of real estate projects
• Ensuring thorough hand over post-closing for new deals and their subsequent legal and corporate life cycle until the disposal process
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders for the efficient running of all deals and entities’ corporate governance
• Review and monitor the accuracy of legal documents (legislations, signature, date, corporate details etc.)
• Liaise with internal stakeholders for transparency of information, organisation and resulting legal responses of projects and companies
• Organise regular board meetings, board minutes, RCS filings, and written resolutions
• Oversee restructuring and financing steps along with other internal and external teams and advisors
• Help to maintain the company database and assist in the virtual archiving process
• Monitor the accuracy and accessibility of legal and corporate documents
• Ensure organized, clear and consistent saving, filing and scanning of all documents

Your profile:

• 2+ years’ relevant professional experience
• Experience with open-ended funds is an asset
• Experience dealing with the Luxembourgish RCS and board meeting organization
• Detail oriented and resourceful
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills capable of maintaining strong relationships
• Strong organizational skills
• Fluency in English (verbally and in writing)
• Proficient user of MS Office

On occasion, an offer of employment may be subject to a verification check. In this case a potential employer may ask you to provide documentation to support your application, this can include copies of educational achievements, international criminal record checks, reference checks, employment history etc.

Could this be the right opportunity for you? Please do not hesitate to send your CV to Agnieszka Parisse agnieszka.parisse@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.

Title: Senior Accountant – Private Equity Firm

This is an excellent opportunity to join a Private Equity firm headquartered in Luxembourg that invests in many sectors worldwide!

Our client is an international team, with almost all continents represented by their 30 staff members. Their working language is English, and they collaborate closely with colleagues in their London office.

The Senior Accountant will provide support to the Finance Department by handling operational accounting tasks. The successful applicant will be joining a team of professionals working to maintain good order and transparency of the company’s finances and will report to the Accounting Team Leader. This is an outstanding opportunity for someone who wishes to supervise entities under Luxembourg GAAP / UK GAAP / IFRS from A to Z.

Your Responsibilities

• Taking responsibility for a portfolio of companies, overlooking A to Z transactions including maintenance of accurate accounting records, cashbook entries, expenses, and payroll record keeping and posting of all necessary month-end transactions (accruals, deferred charges, accrued interests, loans, etc.).
• Reviewing accounting entries and providing supervision and guidance to more junior colleagues.
• Reconciliation of Balance Sheet and P&L accounts, including intercompany with Lux and UK-based accounts and bank reconciliation.
• Preparation of mapping to LuxGAAP: annual accounts, interim solvency statements, and assistance in the year-end process of impairments of the investments.
• Preparation of consolidation packs for Group IFRS reporting.
• Analysis of legal documentation (sales or purchase agreements, loan agreements, etc.).
• Working closely with external/internal auditors.
• Preparation of Luxembourg VAT returns (monthly, quarterly, and annual returns).
• Assisting with other accounting projects to improve the efficiency of the accounting processes.
• Preparation of regulatory returns (BCL reports).
• Setting up and reviewing local and international payments in different e-banking systems.

Your profile

• BSc/BA in accounting, finance, or relevant field.
• Min. 5 years of work experience in accounting.
• Fluent in English (oral and written).
• Proficient in the use of MS Office, particularly Excel. Sage BOB 50 experience is a plus.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Good attention to detail with a focus on reaching high-level quality standards.
• Good with numbers and analytical competence.
• Good and effective communication skills and willingness to coach more junior team members.
• Good understanding of accounting and financial reporting principles and practices.
• The ideal candidate is a team player, with a positive demeanor, who is open-minded and flexible.

Could this be the right opportunity for you? Please do not hesitate to send your CV to Aude Francois at aude.francois@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 the highest degree of confidentiality.

Before applying to any of our opportunities, we invite you to read our privacy policy, available on our website. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

Legal Corporate Officer

Our client is a major player in the alternative investments industry. In this company, you will enjoy working with highly competent professionals in an international and dynamic environment. The company will support you in your development, offer flexible working hours and working-from-home days, a competitive salary package, and possibilities to develop your career.

Your responsibilities:

• Manage the legal and corporate requirements of entities holding European investments.
• Ensure thorough handover post-closing for new deals and their subsequent legal and corporate life cycle until the disposal process.
• Liaise with the cross-European, London, and internal management as well as service providers and advisors for the efficient running of all deals and entities’ corporate governance.
• Review and monitor the accuracy of legal documents (legislation, signature, date, corporate details, etc.)
• Liaise with internal finance, tax, acquisition, and sales teams for transparency of information, organization, and resulting legal responses of projects and companies.
• Organise regular board meetings, board minutes, RCS filings, and written resolutions.
• Oversee restructuring and financing steps along with other internal and external teams and advisors.
• Help maintain the company database and assist in the virtual archiving process.
• Monitor the accuracy and accessibility of legal and corporate documents.
• Ensure organized, clear, and consistent saving, filing, and scanning of all documents.

Your profile:

• At least 1-3 years’ experience in a legal/corporate department of a fiduciary/law firm/in-house legal or corporate position in Luxembourg.
• Fluent English, any other language will be an advantage (especially German, French, or Spanish)
• Excellent communication skills.
• Total proficiency with MS Office standard applications.
• Experience dealing with the Luxembourgish RCS and board meeting organization.
• Knowledge of the corporate governance framework in Luxembourg.
• Experience working with and maintaining strong professional links with lawyers, auditors, notaries, and service providers.
• Ability to work independently as well as be a team player.
• Able to take direction and ask questions.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Resourcefulness and flexibility.

On occasion, an offer of employment may be subject to a verification check. In this case a potential employer may ask you to provide documentation to support your application, this can include copies of educational achievements, international criminal record checks, reference checks, employment history etc.

Could this be the right opportunity for you? Please do not hesitate to send your CV to Agnieszka Parisse Agnieszka.parisse@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.

When using our services, our clients require that we introduce candidates already in possession of a valid Luxembourg work permit. If this is not your case, we regret to inform you we will not be able to consider your application.

Asset Manager – Real Estate

Anderson Wise is pleased to assist their client, a renowned investor and developer in the Real Estate sector, in the recruitment of an Asset Manager to strengthen their existing team based in Luxembourg and the UK.

As an Asset Manager, you will be responsible for the management of various UK and European properties. As such, you will have strong financial and analytical capabilities, and you will be able to make well-structured written recommendations. In addition to this, you will develop constructive relationships with internal constituents, including, but not limited to, acquisitions, finance, and accounting teams; together with external constituents including partners, operators, property managers lenders and other professionals.

Your Responsibilities

• Participation in the execution of the annual strategic plans with the objectives of maximizing property income, cash flow and long-term value.
• Oversee property performance and ensure conformance with approved business plans. As part of this process, ensuring proper execution of the budgets, leasing/sale objectives, preparing financial reporting, material contracts, capital expenditures and other operating items.
• Prepare, monitor and analyse monthly and quarterly reports, including but not limited to: cash flows, budget execution, reporting for monthly board meetings, lenders, valuations, on an on-going basis.
• Interact with property managers, lenders, operating partners, investment, and financial staff to monitor financial performance.
• Monitor service providers, developers or operating partners to ensure they are operating within approved guidelines and budgets/schedules. Make recommendations for approval for any changes required.
• Become a market expert for each property. Understand current and future trends in demographics, job growth, economics drivers, product supply, and all other market forces.
• Visit and review properties periodically, interview major tenants, tour competing projects etc.
• Be involved in the valuation process, preparing documentation, reviewing of valuation valuations and reports.
• Ensure appropriate records/documentation are maintained.
• Assistance in preparing and performing financial modelling and analysis required to evaluate projects’ performance
• Prepare and present (verbally and in writing) regular reporting to Investment Committee, senior management, board of directors, lenders and/or investors, including but not limited to asset management models updates.
• Attend monthly board meetings and investor meetings as required.
• Assistance with various marketing initiatives for Student Housing and Residential properties.
• Other duties as assigned.

Your Profile

• Approximately 4 to 5 years of experience in accounting, finance, property management or operations
• Excellent analytical, writing, and verbal skills coupled with excellent presentation and organizational skills
• Excellent English communication.
• Good skills in Excel is a key requirement.
• Ability to work with a variety of third-party service providers such as asset managers, property managers, developers, leasing agents, appraisers, lenders etc.
• Ability to work independently and/or utilize strong project management and team skills.
• Proven ability to work under pressure, multitask and meet deadlines with commercial, solution-based approach.
• Experience cooperating with auditors, accountants, financial officers, and real estate appraisers,
• Must be willing to travel.
• Track record in the asset management of commercial properties (multi-family, student) in various UK and Continental European markets is an advantage.

Could this be the right opportunity for you? Please do not hesitate to send your CV to Aude François aude.francois@andersonwise.com to be considered for this recruitment process.

When using our services, our clients require that we introduce candidates already in possession of a valid Luxembourg work permit. If this is not your case, we regret to inform you we will not be able to consider your application.

On occasion, an offer of employment may be subject to a verification check. In this case a potential employer may ask you to provide documentation to support your application, this can include copies of educational achievements, international criminal record checks, reference checks, employment history etc.

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.

Junior Corporate Officer

Our client is a leading force in the alternative investments sector. Within this company, you'll have the opportunity to collaborate with skilled professionals in a dynamic, international setting. The company is committed to supporting your growth, providing flexible working hours and remote work options, a competitive salary package, and numerous opportunities for career advancement.

Your Responsibilities:

• Corporate Secretarial duties for a portfolio of entities, from incorporation to liquidation, including quarterly board meetings, drafting of agreements, supporting audit processes, maintaining shareholder registers
• Participating in the regular regulatory reporting under EU Law, such as DAC6. Depository reporting as needed
• Liaising with internal Departments, as well as external asset management, legal, tax and other advisors on domestic and cross-border transactions
• Participating in the digitisation of the documentation and data maintenance

Your Profile:

• At least 2 years’ experience in a legal/corporate department of a fiduciary/law firm/in house legal or corporate position in Luxembourg
• Experience of implementing and documenting corporate changes such as changes to share capital, directors and shareholders; Experience dealing with the Luxembourgish RCS; Experience of board meeting organisation
• Knowledge of the corporate governance framework in Luxembourg
• Fluent in English, any other language will be an advantage (especially German or French)
• Excellent communication, collaboration and organisational skills
• Ability to work independently as well as be a team player
• Attention to detail

Could this be the right opportunity for you? Please do not hesitate to send your CV to Aude François aude.francois@andersonwise.com to be considered for this recruitment process.

When using our services, our clients require that we introduce candidates already in possession of a valid Luxembourg work permit. If this is not your case, we regret to inform you we will not be able to consider your application.

On occasion, an offer of employment may be subject to a verification check. In this case a potential employer may ask you to provide documentation to support your application, this can include copies of educational achievements, international criminal record checks, reference checks, employment history etc.

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.

Senior Legal/Corporate Officer

Our client is a major player in the alternative investments industry. In this company, you will enjoy working with highly competent professionals in an international and dynamic environment. The company will support you in your development, offer flexible working hours and working-from-home days, a competitive salary package and possibilities to develop your career.

As a Senior Legal/Corporate Officer you will assist in transactions and structuring process by ensuring shareholder registers and files are set up and that all corporate changes are filed with the Trade Register.

Your responsibilities:

• Undertake corporate changes (change of management, shareholders etc) and arrange for their approval and publication;
• Maintain company files and registers throughout the life of the entities;
• Assist in the audit and tax reporting processes;
• Organise and attend quarterly board meetings with fund advisors and supervise presentations, board packs and subsequent board minutes;
• Supervise the legalisation and apostille of documents;
• Track and monitor the accuracy of the legal documents (signature, date, corporate details etc.);
• Liaise with internal account management, acquisition and sales teams for transparency of information, organisation and resulting legal responses of projects and companies;
• Ensure continuous collaboration with other departments (e.g., Transaction, Account Managers, ….) to ensure smooth and timely running of operation;
• Help to maintain the company database and assist in the digital archiving process;
• Monitor the accuracy and accessibility of legal and corporate documents, in physical and digital format;
• Ensure organized, clear and consistent saving, filing and scanning of documents;
• Assist in the development and implementation of processes and automation projects;
• Organise and supervise the training, development and smooth operations plans of the Co Sec team.

Your profile:

• University degree in Law or Business Administration
• From 4 years’ relevant professional experience in a similar role of Legal Officer, Corporate Officer within a domiciliation firm, corporate services provider or within an Asset Manager in Luxembourg.
• Experience dealing with the Luxembourgish RCS and board meeting organization
• Able to take direction and ask questions
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills capable of maintaining strong relationships
• Strong organizational skills
• Fluency in English (verbally and in writing)
• Proficient user of MS Office

On occasion, an offer of employment may be subject to a verification check. In this case, a potential employer may ask you to provide documentation to support your application, this can include copies of educational achievements, international criminal record checks, reference checks, employment history etc.

Could this be the right opportunity for you? Please do not hesitate to send your CV to Valerie Potier valerie.potier@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 the highest degree of confidentiality. Before applying to any of our opportunities, we invite you to read our privacy policy, available on our website.