TMF Group is a leading provider of critical administrative services, helping clients invest and operate safely around the world.
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The Transaction Manager is responsible for effectively managing a portfolio of clients with a focus on delivering exceptional service, acting as the intermediary between the service delivery teams and clients to ensure that the clients’ needs for information, support, technical assistance, reports/templates and quality deliverables are met timeously.
Key Responsibilities
Draft and Review Legal Documentation: Prepare Corporate Services Agreements, Declarations of Trust, Local Service Agreements, and transaction-related legal documents, ensuring compliance and risk mitigation.
Manage Legal Risk and Disputes: Oversee litigation, claims, and disputes; implement debtor policies; and advise internal stakeholders on legal matters.
Drive Compliance and Governance: Maintain and enhance internal controls, KYC processes, and corporate governance frameworks, ensuring alignment with regulatory and TMF Group standards.
Client Onboarding and Transaction Execution: Lead end-to-end onboarding of new clients and transactions, including compliance checks, documentation review, and system setup.
Service Delivery Oversight: Coordinate and monitor service delivery across operational teams, ensuring timely, accurate, and high-quality execution of client deliverables.
Client Relationship Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with clients and stakeholders, acting as a trusted advisor and escalation point for service and transaction matters.
Portfolio and Performance Management: Oversee billing, debt recovery, internal audits, and profitability analysis; manage budgets and optimize team performance through coaching and training.
Transaction Monitoring and Risk Management: Scrutinize transaction documents, identify risks, ensure regulatory compliance, and provide training on relevant legislation and policies.
Fiduciary Responsibilities: Serve as director or trustee representative on client entities, attending board meetings, monitoring service providers, and ensuring governance standards are met.
Process Improvement and Technology Enablement: Continuously seek opportunities to enhance legal, risk, and compliance processes through technology and scalable solutions
Key Requirements
Graduate in or have a high-level of experience in a relevant field, i.e. LLB, Business and Finance or Compliance.
Being a qualified attorney or advocate with capital markets and/or structured finance experience.
Minimum of 3 years’ experience in client service/reporting – preferably to institutional clients
Operational and administrative knowledge of an asset management business would be advantageous.
Experience in a legal, compliance or company secretarial department, or alternatively experience at a corporate services provider or within capital markets and/or structured finance field.
Experience dealing with securitisations and/or capital markets transactions.
Expertise in MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook
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