Middle and Back Office Manager to Luxemburg

Our family office is looking for a middle and back office manager. If you are looking for relocation to Luxemburg, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.

• To provide an efficient post-trade support by ensuring trade information flows efficiently through deal processing from front office to back office system and front-office to front office system.

Responsibilities for this position:

• Perform required duties to manage an assigned portfolio of projects/clients as assigned by the (Middle Office) in accordance with policies and procedures
  • Processing brokerage reports, entering into transactions, and other operations in internal accounting mode. Ensures internal reporting
  • Interaction with banks (answering inquiries, interaction in connection with trading orders for the securities portfolio? Corporate actions, checking the correctness of brokerage reports)
  • Manage the Project Management team to deliver both Middle Office (Luxemburg) and Front Office (Moscow) focused project agenda
  • Solutions management for client base - Provide customized solutions to non-standard needs of clients outside of the scope of regularly defined Middle Office services
  • Assist with cost-to-serve analysis for our Middle Office product offering (all types of securities)
  • Support the growth of FICC and Equities Derivatives businesses of the company and assist in strengthening the middle office function to liaise between front and back office and other key stakeholders
  • Apply expert judgement and Delegated Authorities as assigned by the Head of Offices to approve transactions that fall outside of guidelines
  • Report possible gaps within the procedures to the (Middle Office)
  • Support more senior Managers, Real Estate Middle Office as required
  • Identify inefficiencies and propose implement solutions
  • Additional functionality after completing the probation period (3 months in Moscow): making payment and depositary transfers between family office accounts
• Communication skills will be heavily utilized in forming and communicating a change agenda and gaining stakeholder buy-in. Excellent written and verbal English.
• Licenses or certifications required by the position: PMP, CFA, PM, CPR (to be confirmed)
• A relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Education, Management, Economics, Computer Science, MBA, Technical, Supervision
• Desired experience for middle office manager includes:
• College degree and a minimum of three years relevant work experience in the financial services industry
• Works well in fluid environment
• Centers Group Risk Management, Commercial Advisory Group, Law Group, Business Service Centre, and Special Loans Advisory Group
• Organize discreet work efforts within larger projects
• Responsible for documenting business requirements, ensuring technology understands the requirements, traceability to the Functional Specification Document (FSD), and monitoring overall progress of the project
• Very strong knowledge of industry activities, endowment & foundations, specialty assets, fiduciary

Desired experience includes:

• College degree and a minimum of three years relevant work experience in the financial services industry. Western Banks preferable
• Works well in fluid environment
• Centers Group Risk Management, Commercial Advisory Group, Law Group, Business Service Centre, and Special Loans Advisory Group
• Organize discreet work efforts within larger projects
• Responsible for documenting business requirements, ensuring technology understands the requirements, traceability to the Functional Specification Document (FSD), and monitoring overall progress of the project
• Very strong knowledge of industry activities, endowment & foundations, specialty assets, fiduciary
• Work closely with external counterparts in order to ensure firm’s best interests are represented and delivered within industry initiatives/projects
• Analytical skills and the ability to apply to products, processes and flows

Conditions:

• Relocation to Luxemburg from Russia (1 person)
• Salary Gross (negotiable) 350 000 RUR gross
• Probation period: 3 months in Russia, Moscow.
• Full time job (10.00-17.00) Office located at Moscow City business center