Interested? Keep reading to find out a bit more about what you'll be doing, and the type of person we're looking for.

A role you will love

As the Head of Client Asset Oversight at Computershare, you will be accountable for maintaining a strong risk and compliance culture, and in particular ensuring that all client asset related risks are identified, assessed, managed and monitored in a timely and effective manner.

In this role, you will lead a team of professionals charged with providing internal examination and monitoring of the processes, systems and controls put in place by management in order to comply with the CAR and be accountable for the overall success of the Client Asset Oversight function, and for delivering consistently high levels of performance against all objectives and targets.

Regulatory considerations & responsibilities:

The HCAO has the following prescribed responsibilities as established in Section 71(2) of Part 6 of the Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Act 2013 (Section 48(1)) (Investment Firms) Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 10 of 2023):

• Ensuring that every Funds Facilities Agreement and Financial Instruments Facilities Agreement referred to in Regulations 54 and 55 is obtained and maintained in accordance with Regulation 75(2).
• Reviewing, at least on an annual basis, the provisions of every Funds Facilities Agreement and Financial Instruments Facilities Agreement to ensure compliance with the requirements of this Part, in particular Regulations 54 and 55 (as the case may be).
• Ensuring that any other agreement entered into between the investment firm and a third party does not contradict or supersede the requirements of this Part, in particular Regulations 54 and 55, or the terms of the Fund Facilities Agreement or the Financial Instruments Facilities Agreement.
• Providing approval, in writing, of the reviews referred to in Regulations 50(7) and 51(7).
• Ensuring that the client asset management plan referred to in Regulation 72(1) is produced, maintained, reviewed and updated as the information upon which the client asset management plan is based, changes.
• Ensuring that any potential or actual breaches of this Part are reported in writing to the board of the investment firm in the case of a company or to each of the partners in the case of a partnership.
• Ensuring that the Bank is notified, in accordance with Regulation 76, of any breaches of this Part promptly.
• Approving any returns in relation to client assets that are required by these Regulations to be submitted to the Bank.
• Reporting in writing to the board of the investment firm in the case of a company or to each of the partners in the case of a partnership in respect of any issues raised by the internal and external auditors in relation to client assets.
• Ensuring that the relevant persons performing reconciliations referred to in Regulations 57(1) to 57(6) and the calculations referred to in Regulation 58(1) and (2) are adequately trained and have sufficient skill and expertise to perform those functions.
• Undertaking an assessment of risks to client assets arising from the investment firm's business model.
• Ensuring that the client asset examination referred to in Regulation 73 is completed and the assurance report is submitted to the Bank through the Online Reporting System and in accordance with the timeframes set out in Regulation 76.
• Ensuring that an appropriate person is available to provide cover to make submissions to the Bank, in periods where the Head of Client Asset Oversight is absent from the investment firm.

The HCAO has involvement with several internal business committees and forums, including:

• The CISIL Board of Directors (Attendee)
• The Audit Committee (Attendee)
• The Risk Committee (Attendee)
• The Client Asset Regulation Forum (Chair)
• The Conduct Forum (Chair)
• The Compliance and Financial Crime Forum (Member)
• The Risk Forum (Member)
• The Leadership Team Meeting (Member)
• The Euroclear Bank Forum (Member)
• The Outsourcing and Governance Forum (Member)

What will you bring to the role?

As this position is leading the Client Asset Oversight function, you will need to have strong leadership skills with a strong background in the financial services industry in similar roles.

Stakeholder management will be a huge part of this role so you will require excellent communication skills to be able to provide clear verbal and/or written communications to board members, regulators, staff, clients, and other senior stakeholders.

Some other key skills that you'll have:

• Proven track record working in similar roles within the financial services industry.
• NFQ Level 8 Degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant discipline (e.g. business, accounting, finance, economics, law etc.)
• Senior Management experience working with similar teams (Client Asset Oversight).
• Excellent Regulatory experience.
• Ideally holding an accounting qualification (e.g. ACA, ACCA etc).

If this role sounds like what you're looking for, please apply today!

Rewards Designed for you

Flexible work to help you find the best balance between work and lifestyle.

Health and wellbeing rewards that can be tailored to support you and your family.

Invest in our business by setting aside salary to purchase shares in our company, and you'll receive a company contribution as well.

Extra rewards ranging from recognition awards and team get togethers to helping you invest in your future.

And more. Ours is a welcoming and close-knit community, with experienced colleagues ready to help you grow. Our handbook will help you find out more about our rewards and life at Computershare, visit computershare.com/careers-handbook.

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ABOUT US

A company to be proud of

We're a global leader in financial administration with over 12,000 employees across more than 22 different countries. At Computershare, it's more than just a job, our open and inclusive culture means that we will help you to grow, to move forward and make the most of our world of opportunities.

A diverse and inclusive place to work

At Computershare we value diversity and welcome applications from everyone, believing that an equal and inclusive culture is key to excellent results. One of the greatest advantages for our organisation is the talent and diversity of our people and we strive to ensure all our employees have an equal opportunity to contribute their ideas, bring their personality to their work and showcase their skills. For support with accommodations or adjustments during our recruitment process please visit computershare.com/access for further information.

Computershare is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by applicable law.

ABOUT THE TEAM

Since 1978, we've been trusted by companies around the globe to manage their shareholder registry, corporate actions and shareholder meetings and we're now the number one transfer agency in the world. As client needs evolved, so has our portfolio of services; extending our Issuer Services into equity and entity governance services to companies both public and private worldwide. Careers in Issuer Services could mean anything from assisting shareholders with their portfolios, enabling access to global markets or helping clients deliver on their equity and entity compliance requirements everywhere they operate.