Manager - Corporate and Funds in London

The Apex Group was established in Bermuda in 2003 and is now one of the world's largest fund administration and middle office solutions providers. Our business is unique in its ability to reach globally, service locally and provide cross-jurisdictional services. With our clients at the heart of everything we do, our hard-working team has successfully delivered on an unprecedented growth and transformation journey, and we are now represented by over circa 13,000 employees across 112 offices worldwide.

Your career with us should reflect your energy and passion. That's why, at Apex Group, we will do more than simply 'empower' you. We will work to supercharge your unique skills and experience. Take the lead and we'll give you the support you need to be at the top of your game. And we offer you the freedom to be a positive disrupter and turn big ideas into bold, industry-changing realities.

As a Manager - Real Assets, you will primarily be responsible for a team providing company secretarial and corporate governance services to a number of Apex's largest clients, principally investment funds and underlying corporate vehicle structures.

During your first few weeks in this role, you can expect to:

• Build a detailed understanding of client portfolios, entity-specific requirements, and applicable statutory regulations/requirements and act as a source of guidance to other team members
• Manage a varied client portfolio, including all aspects of administration, corporate governance and company secretarial matters
• Prepare and implement customer-specific procedures in relation to the governance and reporting requirements for specific client structures
• Attend client board meetings where necessary and review minutes/records prepared by administrators
• Assist or lead the transaction management process for transactions such as share issuances or buybacks, corporate group restructuring or refinancing

To apply for this role, your soft skills, expertise and experience should include:

• A minimum of 10 years' company secretarial experience in the professional or financial services industry. Real Assets or Corporate Services experience is desirable.
• CGI qualified or part-qualified at CGQP level
• Working knowledge of UK Company law specifically relating to the obligations of UK companies and the Company Secretary's role
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels within the business in a clear and articulate manner and with an understanding of continual improvement processes
• Excellent communication, written management and organisation skills
• Ability to prioritise and manage competing deadlines
• Experience of providing directorships to client entities is desirable

• A genuinely unique opportunity to be part of an expanding large global business;
• Competitive remuneration commensurate with skills and experience;
• Training and development opportunities

Disclaimer: Unsolicited CVs sent to Apex (Talent Acquisition Team or Hiring Managers) by recruitment agencies will not be accepted for this position. Apex operates a direct sourcing model and where agency assistance is required, the Talent Acquisition team will engage directly with our exclusive recruitment partners.

We are dedicated to driving positive change in financial services while fuelling the growth and ambitions of asset managers, allocators, financial institutions, and family offices. Established in Bermuda in 2003, the Group has continually disrupted the asset serving industry through our investment in innovation and talent. Today, we set the pace in asset servicing and stand out for our unique single-source solution and unified cross asset-class platform which supports the entire value chain, harnesses leading innovative technology, and benefits from cross-jurisdictional expertise delivered by a long-standing management team and over 13,000 highly integrated professionals. We're a people-powered business, and our people are full of ambition. Together, we're inspired to lead the new era of data and tech enabled service. Bringing new products and services to market. Sharpening our client focus. Disrupting the market to exceed expectations. Innovating across a range of specialisms. With our focus on making a difference to our people, our planet and our society, you'll experience more here than you would at most other companies.