Depositary Services – Supervisor/Senior Analyst (Grade 7)

At BBH, Partnership is more than a form of ownership—it’s our approach to business and relationships.  We know that supporting your professional and personal goals is the best way to help our clients and advance our business. We take that responsibility seriously. With a 200-year legacy and a shared passion for what’s next, this is the right place to build a fulfilling career.

Depositary Services – Supervisor/Senior Analyst

BBH is currently recruiting a Depositary Services Supervisor/Senior Analyst to join our dynamic Depositary Services team. In this key role you will be responsible to oversee the service providers appointed by our client funds pursuant to the obligations on a Depositary under the AIFMD and UCITS regulations. You will have a high level of technical acumen and analytical skills in order to foster a solution orientated and consultative approach to performing our Depositary obligations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build Strong relationships with Management Companies/Fund Service Providers and have the knowledge and ability to explain the regulatory drivers behind these requirements
• Maintain and manage the annual schedule of Fund Management Company and Fund Service Provider oversight activities.
• Review Fund Management oversight questionnaire responses from Management Companies in relation to their operations, governance, and oversight of delegates including Investment Managers in line with regulatory requirements
• Review oversight questionnaire responses, documents/sample reviews from Fund Service Providers in line with regulatory requirements
• Participate in and document Fund Management and Fund Service Provider onsite oversight meetings, including preparation and any follow-up requirements
• Analyze responses for patterns to enhance/update questionnaires
• Assist in the reporting of the outcome of these oversight activities to clients, and to the Senior Management Committee and Board of BBHTS
• Support the team in determining appropriate resolutions to new regulatory obligations
• Coordinate internal and external projects in an efficient and thorough manner
• Support the wider Depositary Team with ad hoc Client/Management Company engagements following regulatory updates
• Communicate clearly with business area contacts as well as other areas of the Bank
• Maintain effective working relationships at relevant levels with other departments
• Escalate within the team significant audit issues, set direction/communicate proposed manner of resolution of audit issues and concerns that have a significant impact

Qualifications:

1. Education level and/ or experience

• Bachelor degree in Finance, Accounting
• 4 to 5 years’ experience working within the funds industry or relevant business line experience

2. Knowledge and skills

• Excellent analytical, communication and interpersonal skills with ability to present complex and sensitive issues
• Experience of conducting due diligence or similar activities
• Knowledge in European and local regulatory requirements as they relate to the role of a Depositary
• Demonstrates Microsoft Office skills (with emphasis placed on Excel proficiency)
• Ability to learn and adapt to new technologies and systems
• Ability to identify, escalate and resolve a problem
• Ability to communicate professionally through effective verbal and written skills
• Ability to manage time efficiently and effectively
• Organizational skills and detail oriented
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure

We value diverse experiences. We value diverse experiences and transferrable skillsets. If your career hasn’t followed a traditional path, includes alternative experiences, or doesn’t meet every qualification or skill listed in the job description, please do go ahead and apply.

About BBH:

Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) is a premier global financial services firm, known for premium service, specialist expertise, technology solutions and partnership approach to client management. Across Investor Services and Capital Partners, we work with an enviable roster of sophisticated clients who make BBH their first call when they are tackling their hardest challenges. Delivering for our clients and each other energizes us.

We believe that how we do our work is just as important as what we do. We are relentless problem solvers who know our best ideas come from collective debate and development—so we are never possessive about our ideas. Every day we come together as a diverse community of smart and caring people to deliver exceptional service and expert advice—creating success that lasts. No matter where you sit in the organization, everyone is empowered to contribute their ideas. BBHers can pick up the phone and call any colleague, and they are happy to help. Expanding your impact beyond your daily role is part of how we operate as trusted partners to one another. 

We believe stability is a competitive advantage, but being stable means having the knowledge, skill, and discipline to evolve, often—pushing the boundaries of innovation.  As a private partnership, every investment we make is in the relationships, technologies, products and development we believe are in the long-term interests of our clients and our people. Our long-tenured leaders are experts in their areas and are actively involved in the day-to day business, taking the time to provide guidance and mentoring to build the next generation of BBHers. Because we know, our success begins with yours.

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