Job Description
Société Générale Securities Services (SGSS) is seeking an Investor KYC / AML Officer to join their Fund Valuation Services department in Dublin, Ireland.
This 18-month VIE assignment will begin on January 1st, 2025, and is open to candidates under 28 from the member states of the European Economic Space.
The successful candidate will be responsible for:
- Maintaining and developing relationships with clients, external auditors, and outsourced providers
- Managing the financial reporting process for a range of clients, including audit planning, management, and filing
- Preparing and reviewing audited annual and interim financial statements in accordance with procedures, accounting standards, and regulatory disclosure requirements
- Ensuring timely and accurate results for each report within each relationship
- Expanding and promoting the image of SGSS to external contacts
- Attending Board Meetings of Investment Managers
- Overseeing and reviewing the completion of central bank and regulatory filings
- Complying with service level agreements and regulatory reporting requirements
- Monitoring progress of financial statements preparation
- Training and coaching other staff in the team and other departments as required
- Keeping a log of issues encountered and reporting regularly to staff and management on issues and areas for improvement
- Raising ideas to support continuous operational improvements
The ideal candidate will have a Master's degree in Finance or Economics, 2-4 years of experience in financial reporting and/or audit, and knowledge of Irish GAAP, IFRS. Fluency in English is required, with any other language, especially French, being an asset.
The successful candidate will have strong organisational and interpersonal skills, the ability to work independently or as part of a team, flexibility, adaptability, and a willingness to learn. They will also have a thorough understanding of accounting principles, an awareness of current technical issues, and experience with the Microsoft Office package.
As a VIE, you will be integrated into our teams and will learn every day alongside our experts. You will gradually become more independent in your projects, making this experience a real career accelerator. At the end of your VIE, various opportunities could be offered to you, in France and abroad.
Société Générale is a leading player in servicing Irish domiciled and offshore collective investment vehicles. We act locally as fund administrator and depositary for a wide range of international clients who manage schemes from UCITS to AIFs.
As a member of our team, you will be part of a stimulating and caring environment, where you will feel useful on a daily basis and develop or strengthen your expertise. You will also have the opportunity to dedicate several days per year to solidarity actions during your working hours.