Junior Accountant

Anderson Wise is pleased to introduce this exciting opportunity for a proactive professional with excellent communication skills and a problem-solver mindset to join one of the world's largest and most successful investment firms as a Junior Accountant.

The successful candidate must be able to work in a fast-paced environment and directly report to the staff accountants and finance assistant managers.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a hardworking and ambitious team which is an integral part of the fund operations and accounting in the Washington DC headquarters.

Your Responsibilities:

Accounting duties & responsibilities (90%):

• Recording of daily bookkeeping and processing of payments and deal related cash flows
• Assist in the preparation of the accounting and statutory financial statements
• Assist in the preparation and review of VAT and corporate tax returns
• Assist the staff accountants and assistant managers on specific tasks
• Work on monthly reporting to the US team based in Washington DC
• Assist in the preparation of periodic reporting to the Luxembourg central bank and CSSF
• Assist on the audits
• Intercompany account reconciliation
• Electronic filing of accounts

Administrative tasks (5%):

• Letter or facsimile for business requirement
• Issue of audit confirmation letters
• Organize accounting files

Various current and ad-hoc reports/projects (5%):

• Assist in a wide variety of projects as assigned; and
• Other reasonably related duties as assigned

Your profile:

• Hold a Degree in accounting
• Practical experience acquired during the education
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft office
• Fluent in English (French or German a plus)
• Knowledge of Lux GAAP
• Peoplesoft experience a plus
• Demasy experience a plus
• Use of common sense and hands-on approach in solving problems
• Ability to prioritize workload, multi-task and produce high quality work even when working within tight deadlines
• Ability to meet ad-hoc requests from multiple people
• Energetic, passionate and positive can-do attitude a must
• Ability to adapt to new environment and subjects and to acquire new skills
• Excellent communication skills - both written and oral
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team and independently
• Strong sense of responsibility
• Ability to work autonomously and with self-confidence
• Intellectual curiosity / Pro-active in addressing any issues
• Strong organizational skills and detail oriented

Could this be the right opportunity for you? Please do not hesitate to send your CV to Gennifer Moore gennifer.moore@andersonwise.com to be considered for this recruitment process. Your application will be treated with the utmost discretion.

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We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

AML/CFT & Compliance Junior

Anderson Wise is pleased to introduce this exciting opportunity for a proactive professional with excellent communication skills and a problem-solver mindset to join one of the world's largest and most successful investment firms as an AML/CFT & Compliance Junior.

The company is seeking an AML/CFT & Compliance Junior to support the Compliance Team in the European AIFM, covering private equity, real assets and credit strategies in its Luxembourg office.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a hard-working and ambitious team in Luxembourg, which is an integral part of the global fund operations, accounting and legal functions.

Your Responsibilities:

• KYC/AML/CTF
  • Assist in the initial due diligence: perform and document DD on new funds and all counterparties (portfolio managers, TAs, advisors, distributors etc…
  • Assist in the periodic due diligences: perform and document ODDs on existing funds and counterparties
  • Perform the Name checking: perform name check on periodic (daily) basis

• Compliance
  • Assist the team in the Compliance Monitoring Plan execution
  • Keep copies and log of all correspondences with regulator/s
  • Register and treatment of complaints
  • Keep updated list of conflicts' of interest, analyze and report new conflicts of interest that may arise

• Authorities
  • Maintain the communication log
  • Register funds with GoAML and Administration des Domaines (for RAIFs)
  • Training
  • Organize and ensure all staff and Board has performed compulsory AML and Compliance training on a yearly basis

• Governance / Corporate
  • Convene, hold and minute board meetings for AML/CFT & Compliance
  • Convene, coordinate Board pack, hold and minute Board of Directors quarterly meetings
  • Keep updated list of authorized signatures
  • Agreements' updates review, circulate for execution, log and archive.
  • Ensure that funds managed by the AIFM hold at least a yearly meeting and AGM to approve the AML policy and the RC report.
  • Keep updated list of authorized signatures.
  • Collect all the signature and approval when required (RC & RR approval)
  • Maintain the record keeping of the AIFM

• RC function
  • Assist the RC in the AML/CFT tasks

• Administrative
  • Assist in the administration and/or corporate secretarial activities.

Your profile:

• Knowledge and understanding of Luxembourg AML & Compliance laws and regulations in Luxembourg.
• Knowledge of private equity / real assets investment structures, of their legal and administrative requirements and day to day business
• Fluent in English.
• 1 year experience is an asset
• Bachelor/Masters' degree in Law, Finance or Economy is an asset
• Any AML/CFT and Compliance certification is considered as an asset.
• Have a positive attitude.
• Excellent organization and communication skills.
• Proven project management skills.
• Ability to set the priorities for the team, to meet the deadlines, and to report on their activity to the Conducting Officer in charge of AML/CFT & Compliance.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Team spirit.
• Attention to detail.
• Excellent office skills (Excel, Word, Adobe, Outlook).
• Excellent communication skill - both verbal and written.

Could this be the right opportunity for you? Please do not hesitate to send your CV to Gennifer Moore gennifer.moore@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.

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

Manager Legal and Corporate

Anderson Wise is pleased to assist a Real Estate investment firm in the search for a Manager Legal and Corporate.

The successful candidate will join a dynamic, international team and report to the General Counsel located outside Luxembourg. You will have the chance to join a company where collaboration with cross-functional colleagues is key to ensuring smooth corporate legal & compliance operations.

The ideal candidate is a high-quality manager, team player, experienced, motivated, and disciplined with a vision to lead and develop a high-performing corporate legal team in Luxembourg.

Your Responsibilities:

• Lead the corporate legal team by overseeing the tasks of a team of corporate officers and Legal Administrators and providing guidance and direction
• Suggest, plan and implement operational efficiencies and processes to ensure the smooth running of the function
• Ensures that the legal and compliance team successfully:
  • organises board meetings, shareholder resolutions and other approvals when relevant
  • approves and files the annual accounts
  • approves and signs all relevant documentation correctly including leases, commercial contracts and appointment and engagement letters
  • drafts all relevant internal financing documentation
• Supervise the organisation of the approval of the financial statements and filing at the Trade and Companies Register
• Help to maintain the company database and assist in overseeing the digital archiving and editing processes
• Organise the review of legal and corporate documents to be signed by the Directors and collection of the required signature(s)
• Track and monitor the accuracy of legal documents (signature, date, corporate details etc.)
• Work closely with the General Counsel to ensure the smooth running of the team, its development and high engagement
• Organise and attend regular catch up meetings with the corporate officers and provide regular reports informing of the operation and progress of the Legal and Compliance team
• Ensure continuous collaboration with other departments (e.g., Transaction, Accounting teams, ….) to ensure smooth and timely running of operations
• Liaise with Investment Accounting, acquisition teams, wider Legal teams for transparency of information, organisation and resulting legal responses of projects and companies
• Initiate and lead process and tools improvement project
• Organise and supervise the training and development plans of the team

Your profile:

• At least 8 years’ professional experience in the corporate legal space in Luxembourg, with team management experience
• University degree in a relevant field
• A sound knowledge of the corporate governance framework in Luxembourg
• Experienced in legal operations process improvement, knowledge and document management
• Experience in the real estate sector beneficial
• Ability to build close and strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to drive legal operations priorities and projects
• A team player with the ability to work independently whilst also thinking about what’s best for the team.
• Comfortable communicating up and down the business, and able to explain concepts to colleagues with other fields of expertise.
• Ability to make independent decisions
• Resourceful individual with demonstrated ability to work in an organized and productive way in a very fast-paced environment
• Strong business acumen in order to understand, prioritize, and act on requests received
• Excellent oral and written communication English skills

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.

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We are an equal-opportunity employer and welcome candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

Client Services Senior Reporting Officer

This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-growing US private Equity Fund Administration firm with a clear vision of growth in Luxembourg combined with exceptional service levels and delivery. You will be part of this exciting growth journey, where you can quickly develop your career and take on more responsibility as the business grows.

You will operate as a key member of their team actively participating in the setting up of a new Reporting function. The role reports to the Manager in charge of reporting activities in the operations team.  

Your Responsibilities

• Contribute to the preparation and revision of weekly, monthly, and quarterly internal and external reporting (Client consolidated, Data management)
• Support the reporting manager in analysis and completion for client delivery at the highest level of quality for complex, regulatory reporting (AIFMD, FormPF, U1.1, TPT, S2.13, K3, O4, PFIC)
• Support the ongoing design of the shared services functions and complete the transition of in-scope tasks from the operational teams to the Reporting team.
• Continually review, challenge & enrich the control environment for improved quality and efficiency.
• Understand respective client specifics and variances.
• Support both teams’ management in analysing and defining future technology needs.
• Determine and validate the retrocession fees due to business providers.
• Production of all necessary reporting required by the regulatory authorities (Financial Statements, Management Letters) and responsible for AIF BCL registration.
• Assist the AIFM in the production of the necessary KPI’s reporting due by the AIFM on their AIF.
• Develop key management information monthly reporting, including KPIs and last trends on significant direct targets to the attention of the deal team.
• Working on ad-hoc projects and taking a lead in running calls with internal IT, clients and external vendors.
• Participate in ad hoc projects on reporting, including contribution to the continuous improvement of the internal procedures.
• Preparation, interpretation, and review of periodic management accounts, reporting and analysis in a specific format and subject to deadlines agreed with the Treasury and Reporting & Controlling leader.
• Deliver training to field staff on data processing and on, reporting and analysis skills.
• Take complete ownership of the assigned responsibilities.
• Accountable for team development, including resource/workload assessment, recruiting, goal setting, performance management.
• BAC+3 in accounting, finance, or a similar recognised accountancy qualification.

Your Skills

• Fluent in French or English (working knowledge of English is mandatory). Any other language is considered an asset.
• Good knowledge of the standard reports used within the real estate or private equity sector.
• Good knowledge of Luxembourg GAAP, IFRS and other relevant accounting standards preferably gained within the real estate or private equity sector.
• Good understanding of the reporting challenges faced by PERE players. Experience in a similar position, preferably in Luxembourg, within a service provider or a domiciliation company for PERE assets, is a strong asset.
• Good knowledge of Luxembourg corporate laws and structures, any specific PERE sector knowledge (e.g. SOPARFI, SICAR, SIF, RAIF, SLP) is considered an asset.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including contributing to and being part of a strong team spirit.
• Result-orientated with a sense of responsibility and commitment to delivering quality work.
• Ability to work autonomously, taking full ownership of assigned responsibilities.
• Excellent organizational skills complemented by a “can do” attitude.
• Fluent in English (verbal and written communication). Any other language is considered an asset.
• Competency in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook, any knowledge of eFront would be an advantage.

Could this be the right opportunity for you? Please do not hesitate to send your CV to Andrew Notter at andrew.notter@andersonwise.com to be considered for this recruitment process. Your application will be treated with the utmost discretion.

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Senior Associate Legal Counsel: Private Equity

Anderson Wise is pleased to present this exciting opportunity for an experienced legal professional to join an in-house asset management group as a senior associate legal counsel.

In this role, you will utilise your professional experience working closely with the GP manager to deal with legal documents and other related activities.

Your Responsibilities:

• Coordination of transactions as well as the transactional documents
• Preparation of the basic legal documentations for the Private Equity transactions, such as PPM, LPA, and any other agreements

• Preparation and finalise of the legal documentation for the approval of annual accounts

• Coordination of portfolio companies’ governance
• Liaise with third parties for incorporation/liquidation of companies
• Follow up on signature of documentation and filing documentation in the system

• Attending and drafting BOD minutes of the companies and maintain in order list of BoM

• Liaise with third party’s advisors (lawyer, notary/banks)
• KYC/opening bank account + AML and compliance procedures
• RCS filling and maintain up to date the registers of the Companies
• Assist on transactions, special projects, and other ad hoc tasks

Your Profile:

• A degree in Law is a preference
• 7 to 9 years of experience in a similar position, gained in a PE fund, PE law firm, or asset manager

• Experience in Private Equity will be considered as a must asset
• Team player, willing to work in an international context
• Highly motivated and results-oriented personality with the ability to work under pressure

• Attention to detail and good organizational skills
• Remains composed under pressure
• Fluent in English; Fluency in German or French is a strong asset

• Proficient Microsoft Office user
• Knowledge of private equity, VC, direct investment, FoF
• Knowledge in different type of Luxembourg and US regulated / non-regulated fund structures
• Ability to see tasks through to the end
• Ability to prioritise effectively and work under pressure to tight deadlines •
• Ability to work unsupervised
• Good motivational skills

Could this be the right opportunity for you? Please do not hesitate to send your CV to Andrew Notter at 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 the highest degree of confidentiality.

Before applying to any of our opportunities, we invite you to read our privacy policy, available on our website.

Director: Private Equity Fund Administration

Anderson wise is pleased to share an exciting opportunity for an experienced professional to join a fast-growing US Private Equity Fund Administration firm with a clear vision of growth in Luxembourg combined with exceptional service levels and delivery.

In this role, you will utilise your vast skillset and experience as a key member of the organisation, responsible for over 40 employees across eight teams in this role, regularly reporting to the Head of Client Services and Operations.

Your Responsibilities

• Working with the leadership team, supporting the ongoing design of the shared services functions and complete transition of in scope tasks from the operational teams including, TA Registration, Tax reporting support, Regulatory reporting, Treasury management and Corporate administration (Corporate Secretarial).
• Understanding client requirements and work towards creating efficiencies including standardization where possible
• Work with the client services teams to ensure robust planning and reporting models are in place
• Continually review, challenge & enrich the control environment for improved quality and efficiency
• Drive towards function appropriate business Information reporting, across shared services, on a real-time basis using our shared technology platform.
• Support team managers in analyzing and defining future technology needs 
• Accountable for team management including resource/workload assessment, recruiting, goal setting, performance management
• Operate as part of the leadership team and work with colleagues across functions on areas of client deliverable improvement as well as internal staff development and coaching

Your Profile

• Bachelor’s in accounting, finance or a similar qualification
• 10+ years of relevant experience in private equity fund administration in Luxembourg
• Good knowledge of Luxembourg corporate laws and structures, any specific PERE sector knowledge (e.g. SOPARFI, SICAR, SIF, RAIF, SLP) is considered an asset
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including contributing to and being part of a strong team spirit
• Result-orientated with a sense of responsibility and commitment to delivering quality work
• Ability to work autonomously, taking full ownership of assigned responsibilities
• Excellent organizational skills complemented by a “can do” attitude
• Fluent in English (verbal and written communication), any other language is considered an asset
• Competency in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook, any knowledge of eFront & Sage Intacct would be an advantage

Could this be the right opportunity for you? Please do not hesitate to send your CV to Andrew Notter at 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.

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.