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Fund Oversight Specialist

Neuberger Berman Group

Neuberger Berman Group

London, UK
Posted on Apr 14, 2025

About the role:

This is a permanent role to join as a member of the Fund Oversight team in EMEA. This is a key role for an individual with several years of asset management experience. In this role, the person will support the wider business in Fund-related initiatives taking into consideration the regulatory environment in which the funds operate. The role requires working cross functionally with various levels of stakeholders in Operations, Legal, Compliance, Product Development, Finance, Investment Risk, Portfolio Management, and external vendors that provide services to the fund range.

The role reports to the Manager of Fund Oversight.

Responsibilities:

Overall

  • Capable of managing day-to-day responsibilities to maintain coverage during periods of high workload or unexpected absences.
  • Ensure adherence to a robust control environment, with standards, policies, controls, and procedures consistently followed.
  • Maintain accountability for meeting all deadlines and deliverables, both individually and collaboratively as part of the team.
  • Promptly escalate significant issues to management as necessary.
  • Continuously review processes and procedures to identify opportunities for improvement, enhancing overall efficiency and effectiveness.
  • Develop and sustain strong working relationships with internal teams (including Operations, Legal, Compliance, Product Development, Finance, Investment Risk, Portfolio Management, and IT), external vendors, and Fund Administrators.

Core

  • Coordinate the production and delivery of UCITS KIID, PRIIPs KID and updates to Prospectuses.
  • Manage fund lifecycle events, including fund launches (and registrations), new share class openings, and fund closures.
  • Ensure compliance with MiFID II regulatory reporting requirements, including transaction costs and charges, EMT, EPT, and EET.
  • Proficient in managing queries with an emphasis on prompt review and delivering high-quality responses to inquiries from various areas of the business.
  • Conduct thorough reviews of fund documentation to ensure operational processes and workflows are accurately detailed and regularly updated through a structured review process.
  • Partner with internal teams, including Product, Investment Risk, Legal, and Compliance, to ensure alignment and effective collaboration.
  • Proven experience in vendor management, including ensuring the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of fund data, conducting service level reviews, managing queries, and reviewing documentation such as SLAs.

Other

  • Actively engage in and contribute to project initiatives as needed.
  • Provide support for internal audit processes and requirements.
  • Undertake additional tasks as assigned, related to the responsibilities outlined above.

Requirements:

  • Over 5 years of industry experience.
  • Experience in the creation and oversight of PRIIPs KIDs and UCITS KIDs.
  • Strong understanding of fund structures, operations, transaction costs, and applicable regulations.
  • Proven ability to manage high-priority tasks, adapt to shifting priorities, and deliver results under tight deadlines.
  • Skilled in prioritisation, teamwork, and ensuring timely completion of deliverables.
  • Strong project management experience is desirable.
  • Exceptional interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate effectively across all levels of the organisation and work collaboratively with cross-functional and cross-jurisdictional teams.
  • Highly organised with excellent administrative, problem-solving, and analytical skills, coupled with a high level of attention to detail.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
  • Previous experience of Python and SQL would be an advantage.

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