Syntes AG
We are Syntes, the bespoke service provider for international trust structures. We help trustees perform their fiduciary duties, effectively and without fault. The centre of excellence for preserving multi-generational wealth. The heartbeat for doing good by contributing to charitable causes throughout the world.
We are international, English-speaking and involved in the intricacies of wealth, philanthropy and the law. We collaborate closely with our trustees, are fun to work with, and valued for our ability to find solutions, whatever the challenge. We have exacting standards, expect high quality and always deliver, knowing that our trustees depend on us.
In return, we are a dynamic, cosmopolitan and varied place of work - unique in the Rhine Valley region. We offer autonomy and the opportunity to develop your career in the direction you’d like. We work as one team to solve complex problems. We respect individuality and encourage different views and ideas that help improve what we do. And our work helps create meaningful change throughout the world. A demanding role with impact and purpose, where you are recognised on merit.
We are growing. With this comes greater demands and success for all.
Syntes’s core services include:
- Providing investment and trust administration
- Payment execution and cash balance management
- Accounting, cost control, budgeting and reporting
- Document management
- Compliance activities
- Director and trustee support
Syntes AG (“Syntes”) is seeking to add to its team a:
Head of Trust and Corporate Administration (100%)
Your responsibilities:
- Lead, develop, motivate, support and direct a team of trust and corporate paralegals, setting high standards and ensuring responsibilities are appropriately planned and allocated.
- Provide oversight and ensure the smooth and timely filing of annual returns, holding of Annual General Meetings, incorporation/dissolution/re-domiciliation of entities, and filing/updating of beneficial ownership registers with regulators in different jurisdictions.
- Monitor and ensure compliance of entities with company law in different jurisdictions.
- Develop and document day-to-day processes and procedures for the department.
- Oversee adherence with GDPR, information security requirements and other internal policies and procedures.
- Provide support, sound guidance and regular reporting to senior management on trust and corporate matters.
- Work closely with legal counsel and advisers on the drafting of trust deeds, resolutions and various other trust or corporate related documents.
- Oversee and ensure integrity of all statutory documents for entities/ trusts in the Document Management System (“DMS”).
- Provide annual support with external audits, including agreed upon procedures.
- Maintain and ensure accuracy of organizational and structural charts.
- Maintain a trust and corporate compliance calendar, staying abreast of future changes and provide timely regulatory and structural updates to team.
- Coordinate and record meetings of directors, shareholders and committees.
- Lead and contribute to ad-hoc projects from time to time.
Requirements:
- Professional fluency in English with the ability to understand legal documents in English.
- University degree and/or a professional qualification e.g. STEP, CPA or equivalent with preferably 5+ years of experience working in corporate, fund or trust administration and 2+ years of experience leading a team.
- Ability to work efficiently, diligently, and independently in an international environment.
- Ability to lead, coach and motivate a team to high standards.
- Ability to prioritise and multi-task.
- Organized, accurate and detail-oriented with sound judgement and integrity.
- Proactivity and strong problem-solving skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Accountability.
- A can-do positive mindset, resilient, flexible, and willing to support team objectives.
The ideal candidate will be able to commute to Syntes’ office in Vaduz every day of the week.
Syntes offers an excellent compensation package and will suit motivated professionals driven to optimize processes and deliver high-quality work. If you feel you meet the requirements of this challenging opportunity, we are looking forward to receiving your application.
Arbeitsort: 9490Vaduz
Interested candidates should forward their CV to Mr. Markus Truschner with "Head of Trust and Corporate Administration (100%) - Syntes" in the subject line.
Mr. Markus Truschner
Human Resources Manager of Syntes AG
c/o Marxer & Partner Rechtsanwälte
Heiligkreuz 6, LI-9490 Vaduz
Email to: Markus.Truschner@marxerpartner.com