Corporate Administrator
Description
Position: Corporate Administrator
Location: London
About Us
The Maples Group is a standard bearer in financial and legal services, trusted by many of the world’s largest hedge fund managers, private equity firms and international corporations.
Our distinction flows from our carefully curated team: 3,000+ professionals characterised by tenacity, ethics and exacting excellence. We hire smart and sharpen smarter, arming talent with best-in-class resources and skills. Located in key financial centres across the Americas, Asia, Europe and the Middle East, our international presence offers a unique springboard for career development and cross-cultural immersion. Our side-by-side financial and legal services are similarly ripe for interdisciplinary learning and growth.
The Maples Group looks to add a London-based Corporate Administrator to our team and invites motivated and qualified candidates to apply. We are committed to diversity, inclusion and equality of opportunity as we attract, retain and develop world-class talent.
What is it like to work here?
We are driven to excel, and collaboration is key to our continued success. We can go further for our clients because we go further for each other too. Our inclusive culture creates an environment where people can be themselves at work while doing their best work. No matter where you work in the Maples Group, you will be part of a global team.
The Opportunity
We are looking for a Corporate Administrator to join our Director Services Fiduciary Team in London.
As part of the global expansion of the Maples Group’s financial services offering, our London office opened its financial services business in 2016 and shares an office with its affiliate, Maples and Calder, an award-winning international law firm. A commitment to service excellence and investment in our people has seen the London business grow steadily over the years and has approximately 160 people in total, although the Structured Finance Team is a close knit team of nine people.
Who We Seek
Our merit-based culture suits professionals in pursuit of boundless careers and lives. Beyond their acumen, team members are collaborative and conscientious, bringing a healthy sense of drive and purpose to each interaction and to all aspects of their work.
Key Duties:
The Corporate Administrator is a varied and wide-ranging role. This includes, but is not limited to, the following:
- Assist in onboarding new transactions
- Assist with the preparation and filing of incorporation documents for UK companies, LLPs and LPs, as well as assisting with filing other statutory requirements for UK entities
- Respond to KYC (Know Your Customer) requests from counterparties
- Handle a full range of company secretarial duties for UK companies
- Arrange and maintain company books and records
- Assist communication with clients, counterparties, auditors, tax agents and government authorities
- Provide administrative support to teammates including data entry, document execution, filing, and other administration duties
- Back up support between teammates on ad-hoc matters.
What You Bring:
In addition to indisputably high ethical standards and drive, the ideal candidate possesses the following:
- Degree holder
- Independent in work; pro-active and attentive to details
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent organisation and planning skills, being methodical, with strong attention to detail and the ability to deliver on tight timescales
- Excellent knowledge of MS Office Suite (Word, Outlook, PowerPoint)
Benefits & Rewards
The most enduring professional relationships are reciprocal relationships. The Maples Group prioritises employee health and wellbeing. We offer a range of benefits, including:
- Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental and optical)
- Competitive vacation packages
- Educational assistance and professional development programmes
- Pension plan
- Life insurance
- Travel insurance
- Global mental wellness programme
- Social events
About the Maples Group
Over five decades, the Maples Group has grown from modest beginnings into one of the world's preeminent professional services firms, offering specialised fiduciary, fund administration, regulatory and compliance, entity formation and management and legal services on the laws of the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Ireland, Jersey and Luxembourg.
You can learn more about the Maples Group on our corporate website. Experience our culture and our people on our Careers Page or on LinkedIn.
Disclaimer: All personal information collected during the application process will be used for recruitment-related purposes only. Please refer to our Job Applicant Privacy Notice at maples.com/privacy for details on how we handle personal information relating to job applicants.
“Please note that it is the Maples Group standard policy to undertake various background screening checks on all applicants to whom a conditional job offer is made. Except for roles based in the Republic of Ireland, the background checks will include criminal records checks when a conditional job offer is made. If you have a criminal record, it does not mean that your job offer will be automatically withdrawn. The Maples Group will make all job offer decisions on a case-by-case basis and will take a number of factors into account, such as the role that you are applying for and the nature and circumstances of the past offence. You will have the opportunity to discuss the matter with us before a decision is made. Further details will be provided at the time any conditional job offer is made.”