Client:
A Geneva-based, independent trust company with an excellent and long-standing reputation. A human-sized organisation offering some of the best quality in terms of work and ethics, as well as a dynamic place to work for like-minded individuals! Due to continuing increases in new business, our client has a new job opening (job creation) as a junior trust administrator. A rare opportunity for an entry level applicant. Our client is offering a very challenging and exciting permanent role for a hard-working, native English speaker, keen to discover the very interesting world of trusts, tax, family office services, company holdings and foundations.
This is a client that Finders know very well, having worked with them over many years - thus able to explain well the working environment, core values and culture to any potentially suitable applicant.
Position:
Are you recently graduated, with mother-tongue English, looking for a rewarding and exciting entry-level position where you can be trained from scratch? Are you a mature youngster who can work with a sense of urgency, attention to detail and lots of common sense? Then read on!
Passionate about financial services within a very professional, corporate environment - this is the chance to be part of a dynamic, fast-paced close-knit team A rewarding and stimulating position in a growing, highly successful, independent trusts company. As this client home-grows and brings on their employees, eventually taking them to the senior levels, this new job is a tremendous opportunity.
So if you are a native English speaker, already based in the Geneva area with or without trusts experience and available ASAP to start a new role, our Client is offering a challenging and rewarding career path. Full training from scratch will be given to a young person so a marvelous and rare opportunity. Naturally, you should have an interest in the subject, a curious mind and a willingness to learn. No previous experience in the field necessarily needed. Those, however with 1 to 2 years' trusts experience under their belt also encouraged to apply.
As part of a dynamic and energetic team, your role will include all aspects of trusts administration and customer service support. This job will expose you to the following tasks, but not limited to: handling payments, invoices, documentation preparation, collating, scanning and archiving as well as preparing meeting packs, assisting in events and meetings plannings and agendas, answering phone call queries from clients, record-keeping and diary management as well as other interesting ad-hoc projects and tasks. Eventually leading to assisting on/managing your own portfolio of clients. This is your chance to grow and evolve rapidly over time and is a great way to get a foot in the door at this long-established, very reputable company that is growing and going from strength to strength.
Profile:
- Bachelor degree preferred
- English mother-tongue/bilingual
- A junior, motivated, committed, mature person - previous experience in a similar role is not required as full training will be given so would suit those at entry level
- 1-2 years' trusts experience could be useful but by no means a must (as full training given) but the level is open and work attitude and potential is more important so with or without trusts administration experience you might meet the profile and are encouraged to apply
- An interest obviously in the trust domain and administrative tasks a must
- You should demonstrate drive and energy as well as a willingness to learn
- Strong administrative experience + good with numbers/figures (numerate)
- Organised with good attention to detail, able to manage deadlines and comfortable communicating with internal and external clients and stakeholders
- Strong work ethic, a great deal of common sense, logic - being able to work quickly and efficiently as well as being passionate about what you are doing and taking it seriously (high standards!)
- At ease in a fast-paced, energetic Anglo-Saxon environment
- Service and customer-oriented, flexible, meticulous, positive and can-do attitude
- Able to grasp things quickly and work calmly under pressure - find solutions, problem-solve
- Excellent writing skills (in English) as well as strong oral communication + good personal presentation
- Advanced computer skills, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
- This is a permanent, full-time contract which is office-based (no home-working)
- Already based in the Geneva region with valid work permit (Swiss residency preferred but not essential) or eligible
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