Corporate Officer (1 year contract)

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. For our business, for clients, and for you

Role: Corporate Officer

Role Location: Valencia Department: Corporate Solutions Employment Type: Full time - 12 months fixed-term contract

Role summary: This role acts as an international Corporate Officer, supporting the Netherlands jurisdiction within Apex Corporate Solutions from our GSC in Valencia (Spain). This is a fixed-term position for 12 months, specifically created to help reduce the existing backlog of corporate governance and compliance tasks within the CoSec department.

As a member of the COSEC Team, you will collaborate with colleagues to deliver a broad spectrum of administrative, compliance, and regulatory services for the Netherlands jurisdiction to clients and clients’ managers. You will support the legal and compliance framework of our licensed financial-services business.

The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in ensuring the firm meets its ongoing regulatory and corporate obligations, with a strong emphasis on conducting periodic reviews of client files, assessing adherence to regulatory standards, and supporting remediation. This role is ideal for a detail-oriented legal professional comfortable navigating complex regulatory environment.

Key responsibilities:

• Conduct periodic and ad hoc reviews of client files, assessing the completeness and accuracy of KYC, due-diligence, and onboarding documentation.
• Identify regulatory gaps or inconsistencies and recommend corrective actions.
• Support remediation of incomplete or outdated documentation in consultation with the responsible Client Service Manager.
• Maintaining statutory documents of the client entity served, e.g:
  • Articles of association/incorporation of the entity concerned.
  • The structure chart(s), applying to the entity concerned.
  • The records of the Chamber of Commerce.
• Analyzing risk and compliance queries.
• Providing accurate and timely information to other stakeholders in accordance with agreed deadlines.
• Assisting other colleagues in the day-to-day work.

Skills / experience:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in law, Business Administration, or a related field.
• A minimum of 3 years of experience in a compliance role, preferably within the corporate or financial service industry.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English – Dutch is a plus.
• Strong analytical, organizational and project management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks and deliver under tight deadlines.
• High level of professionalism, ethical standards, and discretion.
• Proven ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a dynamic team, with a sense of responsibility and commitment.
• Motivated, reliable, decisive and persuasive.
• Good organisational and administrative skills, with the ability to identify compliance risks and provide advice to mitigate risks.
• Organized and accurate in working methodologies with an eye for the detail and ability to work in a cross functional stakeholder environment.
• Discretion in dealing with sensitive and confidential information.

What you will get in return:

• 12 months fixed-term contract
• Opportunity to work with a diverse, agile and global team
• Exposure to all aspects of the business and cross-jurisdiction
• Opportunities for professional development
• Positive and hospitable work environment
• A genuinely unique opportunity to be part of an expanding large global business

We'd love you to apply for this full-time temporary Corporate Officer position in Valencia, and we're waiting to hear from you. Please contact Apex Group today.

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.

About Apex Group

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. Prepare to accelerate.

We’re a people-powered business with a vision to inspire a new era of service-led FinTech. We’re expanding globally and offering more to our clients. This means you get more opportunities to grow with us. So prepare to accelerate. We’ll make sure the time and effort you put in takes you further, faster.

Positive change starts with you. We’re a people-powered business with a vision to inspire a new era of service-led FinTech. We’re expanding globally and offering more to our clients. This means you get more opportunities to grow with us. So prepare to accelerate. We’ll make sure the time and effort you put in takes you further, faster.

The journey is yours to own. When you stretch yourself, you grow. We want you to explore ways of working that will see you thrive as part of something bigger. We’ll help you with a solid structure, challenging projects, vibrant networks, supportive colleagues and approachable leaders. All the things you need to own your unique journey.

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