Full Time Permanent position
Hybrid role based in our City Centre offices

What we offer

We have embraced a hybrid working model for most of our positions, which means that you can enjoy a balanced approach of working from home for part of the week and working from the office for the remainder of the week.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package including competitive salaries and bonuses, robust Learning and Development support, excellent Defined Contribution pension and comprehensive Wellbeing initiatives and support to name but a few.

Further details on our benefits package can be accessed here Benefits (life-careers.com)

At Irish Life, our purpose is to help people build better futures. Our company values shape everything we do and underpin our vision of being the driving force behind Ireland’s financial, physical, and mental well-being.

We believe in doing the right thing—acting with integrity and making fair, responsible decisions. We aim high, setting ambitious goals and constantly find better ways to innovate and improve. Our customers are at the heart of everything we do, and we are dedicated to understanding their needs and exceeding their expectations. We believe that as a team we work best together, in a supportive, collaborative environment where every idea and contribution is valued.

Role Overview

We are looking to appoint an Administrator within the Income & Corporate Events team. The successful candidate will report to the Manager of the Income & Corporate Events Team. This team’s primary role is to ensure that all Income is accrued and received for client funds as expected; Corporate Actions entitlements are protected so that Fund values and the trading book of record is updated on a timely basis.

Working as part of a small team, you will primarily be responsible for the processing, reflection, and management of all Dividend and Coupon entitlements across global markets for a variety of Fund Managers and client structures. This is an excellent opportunity for the right candidate to gain exposure to an array of varied and diverse Income events across all regions and increase their knowledge and skillset with excellent exposure to various stakeholders within the business.

Team Background

The Income and Corporate Events (ICE) Team sits within BTS in Keyridge. The team has responsibilities including protection of client entitlements around Income and Corporate action events, ensuring clients’ proxy voting intentions are followed through, and managing the control framework around SFTR reporting.

What you will help us to achieve

- Review of daily Dividend Adjustments and notification to relevant teams of associated Fund impacts
- Daily substantiation and investigation into income exceptions, cross-checking with various data sources to ensure correct income reflected.
- Regular liaison with external custodians and clients in relation to fund entitlements arising from Income events.
- Review and maintenance of Fund tax status and withholding rates across the various client structures, ensuring correct documentation in place with relevant Custodian.
- Respond in timely manner to internal Income queries received from Fund Management and other stakeholders including Settlements, Corporate Actions, Reconciliations and Pricing.
- Regular review of Risk Management procedures and Regulatory reporting requirements and associated risk to business
- Continuous review of day-to-day processes to drive efficiencies and innovative solutions.
- Ad-hoc tasks including ensuring Proxy Voting events are reviewed and clients correctly set-up for voting and daily Stock Lending Collateral Reporting.

What you will need to be successful in the role

Strong understanding of securities and investment markets, with good knowledge of the regulatory framework and of Keyridge’s business.
Blend of technical ability, sound judgement, commercial awareness, and high numeracy with good IT capabilities.
Excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills, with a questioning attitude and ability to recognise, resolve, and appropriately escalate issues.
Strong organisational, planning, and prioritisation skills, with proven ability to work to tight deadlines and see tasks through to completion.
High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
Strong communication, interpersonal, and collaboration skills, with an ability to build and maintain effective working relationships.
Professional, enthusiastic manner with personal drive and energy to perform consistently to a high standard under pressure.
Desire and willingness to challenge and improve practices and processes.
Third-level business qualification.

About us

Keyridge Asset Management Limited, the investment management company within Irish Life Assurance, part of Great-West Lifeco (GWL) Group, manages assets of over €150bn. Keyridge provides investment products and solutions to both institutional and retail clients, offering a full range of active and indexed funds together with tailored investment solutions meeting specific clients objectives.

The company reserves the right to draw up a shortlist as part of the selection process. Where Agency assistance is required the Irish Life Recruitment Team will engage directly with suppliers. Unsolicited CVs / profiles supplied to Irish Life by Recruitment Agencies will not be accepted for this role.

Irish Life is proud to be an Equal Opportunities employer. We have created an environment of inclusion and growth to help people achieve their potential, to ensure they can bring their whole selves to work and to feel valued. We celebrate diversity of thought and perspective and want all of our employees to feel valued, respected and supported.

We have built a culture that promotes equality and inclusion for all of our current and future employees and strive to ensure that our behaviours, processes and practices are aligned to this culture.

If you require any accommodations during the recruitment process please contact lifecareers@irishlife.ie and we will be delighted to ensure you are fully supported to be your best.

Keyridge Asset Management Limited, trading as Irish Life Investment Managers and trading as Setanta Asset Management, supports Equal Opportunity and is authorised and regulated as an investment firm by the Central Bank of Ireland.

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