TMF Group

Global corporate administration: accounting, payroll, HR

Assistant Manager

Financial Crime & AMLConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeGeorge Town, Cayman IslandsNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business administration, law, compliance, or a related discipline.
A minimum of 5 years of experience in the financial services space.
A general understanding of Cayman Islands corporate, fiduciary, regulatory, and accounting requirements, with willingness to develop technical knowledge across all three service lines.
Strong organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet recurring deadlines.
High attention to detail, sound judgment, and a consistent commitment to accuracy, confidentiality, and professional standards.
Clear written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with colleagues, clients, and external service providers.
Ability to follow established procedures, recognize matters requiring escalation, and work effectively within delegated authority.
Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
A proactive, client-focused approach and commitment to continuous learning and professional development.

Responsibilities

Oversee the establishment, administration, restructuring, and termination of entities across the capital markets and funds space, including fiduciary, regulatory, and accounting services.
Oversee compliance matters for the capital markets and funds service lines, including onboarding, periodic reviews, trigger-event reviews, and compliance due diligence refreshes in line with Cayman AML requirements and internal standards within agreed timeframes.
Identify and promptly escalate high-risk, contentious, unusual, litigious, regulatory, sanctions, AML, conflict, or potential liability matters; ensure client risk assessments, beneficial ownership, source of wealth, source of funds, and supporting records are complete and current.
Assist with day-to-day administration and governance oversight of fiduciary services in the capital markets and funds; ensure timely turnaround of client matters with a focus on quality and accuracy of trust and private wealth deliverables.
Ensure a robust corporate governance framework is in place and followed according to internal policies and CIMA guidance.
Review governing documents, authority levels, client instructions, and supporting documentation before execution or implementation.
Maintain accurate, complete, and accessible client records in accordance with legal, regulatory, and internal retention requirements.
Ensure outsourced, cross-border, or group-delivered work is appropriately overseen, documented, and escalated when needed.
Act as a senior point of contact for clients, intermediaries, beneficiaries, protectors, and professional advisers.
Oversee and assist with day-to-day administration and oversight of accounting mandates for capital markets and corporate structures, ensuring timely turnaround and quality and accuracy of trust and private wealth deliverables.
Assist with business development for accounting mandates.
Act as Deputy Money Laundering Reporting Officer on client entities and assist with producing annual AML Officer reports.
Assist with business development for AML Officer mandates.
Supervise, coach, and develop junior team members, ensuring clear ownership of deadlines, deliverables, and service standards.
Ensure finance and billing matters are correct in the systems, service contracts are in place, and invoicing is issued in a timely manner.
Participate in business development initiatives and prepare new business quotes.
Contribute to maintenance of procedures, checklists, trackers, and management information, and support process improvements across service lines.

Desired Qualifications

A professional qualification such as chartered accountant or certified public accountant.
Relevant experience in corporate administration, fiduciary services, regulatory compliance, fund or structured finance administration, or accounting.
Experience with entity management, accounting, or compliance systems.

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About TMF Group

TMF Group is a leading provider of critical administrative services, helping clients invest and operate safely around the world. We provide legal, financial, and employee administration through TMF Group’s teams in 125 offices.

Discover the Role

This is intended to be a hybrid, cross-functional role providing support across several Cayman service lines rather than specializing primarily in GEM. The business described it as an “all-in” support role that can flex across areas according to business needs.

Key Responsibilities

Oversee the establishment, administration, restructuring and termination of entities across the capital markets and funds space including fiduciary, regulatory and accounting services.
Oversee all compliance related matters for the capital markets and funds service lines including but not limited to;

onboarding, periodic reviews, trigger-event reviews and compliance due diligence refreshes in line with Cayman AML requirements and internal standards within agreed timeframes.
Identify and escalate high-risk, contentious, unusual, litigious, regulatory, sanctions, AML, conflict or potential liability matters promptly. Ensure client risk assessments, beneficial ownership, source of wealth/source of funds and supporting records are complete and current.

Assist with the day to day administration and governance oversight of the fiduciary services in the capital markets and funds structured as follows (the below is not an exhaustive list):

Ensure timely turnaround on all client matters with a key focus on quality and accuracy of trust and private wealth deliverables.
Ensure a fully robust corporate governance framework is in place and followed according to internal policies and CIMA guidance.
Review governing documents, authority levels, client instructions and supporting documentation before execution or implementation.
Maintain accurate, complete and accessible client records in accordance with legal, regulatory and internal retention requirements.
Ensure outsourced, cross-border or group-delivered work is appropriately overseen, documented and escalated when needed.
Act as a senior point of contact for clients, intermediaries, beneficiaries, protectors and professional advisers.

Oversee and assist with the day to day administration and oversight of the accounting mandates for capital markets and corporate structures as follows (the below is not an exhaustive list):

Ensure timely turnaround on all client matters with a key focus on quality and accuracy of trust and private wealth deliverables.
Ensure outsourced, cross-border or group-delivered work is appropriately overseen, documented and escalated when needed.
Assist with the business development aspect of all accounting mandates.

Oversee and assist with the day to day administration in respect to our AML Officer service offering as follows (the below is not an exhaustive list):

Acting as Deputy Money Laundering Reporting Officer on client entities.
Assisting with producing annual AML Officer reports.
Assist with the business development aspect of all AML Officer mandates.

Supervise, coach and develop junior team members, ensuring clear ownership of deadlines, deliverables and service standards.
Ensure all finance and billing related matters are correct in the systems, service contracts are in place and invoicing is issued in a timely manner.
Involvement in business development initiatives and new business quotes.
Involvement in projects from time to time. In particular, contribute to the maintenance of procedures, checklists, trackers and management information, and support process improvements across the service lines.

Key Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, law, compliance or a related discipline;
Professional qualification preferred such as chartered accountant or certified public accountant;
Minimum 5 years experience in the financial services space;
Relevant experience in corporate administration, fiduciary services, regulatory compliance, fund or structured finance administration, or accounting is desirable.
A general understanding of Cayman Islands corporate, fiduciary, regulatory and accounting requirements, with a willingness to develop technical knowledge across all three service lines.
Strong organisational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet recurring deadlines.
High attention to detail, sound judgement and a consistent commitment to accuracy, confidentiality and professional standards.
Clear written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with colleagues, clients and external service providers.
Ability to follow established procedures, recognise matters requiring escalation and work effectively within delegated authority.
Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook; experience with entity management, accounting or compliance systems would be an advantage.
A proactive, client-focused approach and commitment to continuous learning and professional development.

Note: This job description outlines the general nature and level of work expected of the Assistant Manager. Responsibilities may evolve to reflect business priorities, client requirements, professional development and changes in the Cayman Islands legal and regulatory environment.

What’s in it for you?

Pathways for career development

• Work with colleagues and clients around the world on interesting and challenging work.

• We provide internal career opportunities, so you can take your career further within TMF.

• Continuous development is supported through global learning opportunities from the TMF Business Academy.

Making an impact

• You’ll be helping us to make the world a simpler place to do business for our clients.

• Through our corporate social responsibility program, you’ll also be making a difference in the communities where we work.

A supportive environment

• Strong feedback culture to help build an engaging workplace.

Our inclusive work environment allows you to work from our offices around the world, as well as from home, helping you find the right work-life balance to perform at your best.

We’re looking forward to getting to know you!

About the Company

TMF Group

Global corporate administration: accounting, payroll, HR

TMF Group provides outsourced administrative services for multinational companies, including accounting, tax, HR, payroll, and corporate secretarial duties. Its product works through a global network of offices in over 80 jurisdictions, delivering back-office, compliance, and regulatory tasks to help companies operate across borders. The company differentiates itself by its large international footprint, breadth of services, and long track record of growth through acquisitions, creating a one-stop back-office partner for global businesses. TMF Group’s goal is to support clients in running compliant, efficient operations worldwide by acting as their behind-the-scenes administrative backbone.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Founded: 1988

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