Senior Legal Officer

Senior Legal Officer

Madrid - Spain

**About Citco**

Citco is a global leader in fund services, corporate governance and related asset services with staff across 80 offices worldwide. With more than $1 trillion in assets under administration, we deliver end-to-end solutions and exceptional service to meet our clients’ needs.

**About the Team & Business Line**:
Fund Administration is Citco’s core business, and our alternative asset and accounting service is one of the industry’s most respected. Our continuous investment in learning and technology solutions means our people are equipped to deliver a seamless client experience.

As a core member of our team, you will be working with some of the industry’s most accomplished professionals to deliver award-winning services for complex fund structures that our clients can depend upon.

**Your** Role**:

- You will be in charge of the designated portfolio of clients ensuring that all client queries and requests are processed and completed in a timely manner, efficiently and qualitatively;
- You will deal with local providers in Spain such as Notary’ s officers, tax authorities, registars’ officers and review the relevant drafts prepared by such providers. Also follow up registration and issues with registration of deeds, tax filling and other ancillary actions all in Spanish;
- You will process and review of legal documents such as Mercantile Registry certificates, public deeds and/or agreements when the transfer in of a company in order to analyse current situation of the company, possible issues that have not been resolved yet and prepare a corporate file;
- You will be collecting all KYC documents for clients, reviewing collected information and preparing relevant analysis as needed;
- You will review and update KYC files on periodic basis depending on the risk assigned to such client;
- You will be assisting clients in annual AML audits and on local AML requirements ;
- You will be involved in periodic reviewing of transaction profiles and risk forms and updating these if needed;
- You will be preparing Suspicious Activity reports, if needed;
- You will assist in coaching and developing team members for their individual advancement and for the benefit of the team, in so doing, foster and maintain strong team spirit and a healthy working atmosphere;
- You will maintain and develop multiple business relations with clients, Citco offices and other third parties;
- You will continuously review and make recommendations for improvements to the existing processes and procedures;
- You will follow changes in law in Spain which may impact service delivery and ensure that international and/or industry specific legal requirements are met;
**About You**:

- You have a University degree in law and 4-5 years relevant experience in Legal field;
- You are a flexible individual with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast paced environment;
- You have excellent communication skills - fluency in English and Spanish is essential;
- You are experienced in KYC/AML/CDD or compliance;
- You are able to work successfully within a team as well as individually.

**Our Benefits**

Your wellbeing is of paramount importance to us, and central to our success. We provide a range of benefits, training and education support, and flexible working arrangements to help you achieve success in your career while balancing personal needs. Ask us about specific benefits in your location.

We recognize diversity as a source of organizational pride and strength. We have made it a priority to reflect our nation’s evolving diversity in the people we hire, and the culture we create in our organization.