Role at a glance
- Salary
- Not Disclosed
- Location
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Work arrangement
- On-site
- Employment
- Full-time
- Experience
- 5-7 years' experience in the financial services sector
- Education
- Education & Preferred Qualifications Bachelor degree or similar qualification
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Role Summary
Client Services Specialist, Assistant Vice President role managing back-office services for asset owner and asset manager clients in the Dutch and Belgium markets, with a focus on driving client satisfaction through proactive engagement. The posting states it is a permanent position based at the Amsterdam office.
What You'll Do
- Proactive outreach and formal client communications on operational and regulatory matters
- Monitor client satisfaction deliverables and operational execution for back-office products and services
- Coordinate product trainings and facilitate demos, webinars and regulatory updates with subject matter experts
- Act as client first port of call for operational escalations and handle negotiation and dispute resolution of operational errors and claims
- Intake and coordination of client-initiated changes and fund opening and closing transitions
- Client KPI reporting and maintenance of client operational documentation
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View full postingQualifications
Bachelor degree or similar qualification and 5-7 years in financial services, with client service and operational skills.
Preferred
- Bachelor degree or similar qualification
- 5-7 years' experience in the financial services sector
- Experience with finance sector knowledge of custody and/or fund accounting
- Language: English and Dutch
- Proficient in using all MS Office applications
- Strong focus on managing and resolving issues
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Motivated to understand and respond effectively to client needs
Original job description
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Who we are looking for
We are looking for an energetic, individual to join their client service team. With the purpose of managing the back-office services for our asset owner and asset manager clients in the Dutch & Belgium markets. With the goal in driving up client satisfaction levels through proactive engagement.
Why this role is important to us
You will be joining the Investment Services function that allows us to deliver a comprehensive, holistic approach to each client relationship — for asset managers and asset owners, insurance companies, and official institutions globally. It means our client-facing functions work together to bring the very best solutions and services the firm has to offer — across all of our locations, products, and capabilities.
Join us if making your mark on the long-lasting client relationships we build is a challenge you are up for.
What you will be responsible for
Proactive Engagement with Clients:
- Proactive outreach
- Formal Client communications where appropriate operational matters, regulatory driven matters
- Status reporting of open items / current activities.
- Monitor Client Satisfaction deliverables and operational execution for back-office products & services.
- Structured client engagement forums & operational best practise sharing sessions.
- Coordinate product Trainings & facilitate demos, webinars, regulatory updates with subject matter experts as appropriate.
- Client first port of call for operational escalations.
- Client negotiation & dispute resolution of operational errors & claims
- Manage and grow revenue & profitability, identify cross-selling opportunities.
- Seek out strategic revenue opportunities and opportunities for improvement.
Client Solutioning
- Intake and coordination of client-initiated changes
- Client operational initiatives
- New client technology, products & services
- Continuous improvement
- Fund Opening / Closing Transitions
- Client Solutioning / consultation - Support for new client products & fund structures op model
- Review client operating model to identify improvements.
- Query & responsiveness oversight & escalation
- Facilitate Strategic improvements.
Client Governance
- Client KPI reporting.
- Obtain client operational documentation and ensure maintenance.
- Participate in due diligence sessions
- Facilitate regular internal virtual team sessions with internal user groups.
- Support Internal risk management / audit.
- Coordinate client remediation plans – where applicable, coordinate and deliver resolution to client
What we value
These skills will help you succeed in this role
- Proficient in using all MS Office applications
- Strong focus on managing and resolving issues
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Language English & Dutch
- Motivated to understand and respond effectively to client needs.
- Flexible and positive attitude.
- Good level of numeracy and ability to analyse financial data.
- Good team player.
- Ability to work to deadlines.
- Able to show initiative and make sound judgements.
Education & Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor degree or similar qualification
- 5-7 years’ experience in the financial services sector
- Experience with working within finance sector knowledge of the custody and /or fund accounting is an asset.
- Language: English & Dutch (preferable).
Work Requirement
- Role is a permanent position based in Amsterdam Office
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