Careers at FCM
Our people are our greatest asset – we believe that and so do our clients.
If you’re looking for a role that will see you develop strong, lasting relationships with your clients, working with a team of dedicated, highly skilled, professionals, we’d like to hear from you.
We pride ourselves on being different. We are proud of our long heritage and to have remained in family ownership, as an independent, since our incorporation by Henry Robert Hall OBE. We are committed to staying in private ownership. We offer our global client base private wealth and corporate services and have a substantial charitable trust division. We provide a client focused, personal service, and being a director led business, we are nimble, agile and quick to respond. Our team of experts have a vast amount of knowledge, gained over many years of working in the industry. We are a family and look after our brilliant team members in the same way that we look after our valued clients.
If FCM sounds like the place you’d like to work, please get in touch to find out more about us and why we are different.
We take pride in our low staff turnover and know it is a result of our commitment to our people.
John Wood
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Our commitment to our staff:
- We nurture and stimulate a happy environment for all.
- We attract and retain staff for the long term to ensure succession, all through solid staff engagement.
- We put our people first.
Current opportunities
We are taking applicants for the following exciting roles.
Trust and Company Administrator (Two roles available)
Reporting to: Client Services Director / Senior Trust Manager
We are looking for two driven Trust and Company Administrators to join our growing team.
One role will report to our Client Services Director and one to our Senior Trust Manager.
In this role you will be responsible for the day-to-day administration of a portfolio of client entities making sure that each client entity’s administrative files and financial records are in good order and up to date. This role has regular client contact and excellent client service is a requirement.
You will have a minimum of 2-3 years experience in the Trust Company Business (TCB) industry. A working knowledge of employment benefit trusts is a bonus.
Our competitive package includes pension, death in service benefit, permanent health insurance (also known as Income Protection), Bupa healthcare, discretionary bonus scheme, holiday purchase scheme and additional holiday for Christmas office closure (c.3 days holiday) and on your birthday.
To apply, please send your CV to: Management@fcmtrust.com
Licence requirement : 5 years residency status.
Main Job Tasks and Responsibilities
Assisting the Administration Team with the following:
- Completing account application forms for banks and investment managers
- Inputting payments using established online banking systems such as Barclays, UBS, Standard Bank, Investec and Bank of Butterfield.
- Drafting of Minutes / File notes / Attending meetings
- Dealing with client queries / assisting with written correspondence / e-mail
- Liaising with 3rd Parties, i.e. lawyers, banks, investment managers
- Filing using a document management system
- Updating client files / records/ profiles
- Adherence to policies and procedures
- Basic Book-keeping
- General office duties and tasks
Key Competencies
- Highly motivated
- Discretion and confidential
- Reliable
- Organisational ability and an ability to multi task and forward plan
- A degree of IT awareness and proficient in the use of MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel)
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Good common sense and ability to listen and pick up tasks quickly
- Good interpersonal communication skills
- Ability to deal with detailed documentation
- Methodical, attention to detail and accurate
- Ability to build relationships and communicate effectively.
- Open, honest and straight forward approach
- Willingness to undertake professional training appropriate to the role
Contact john.wood@fcmtrust.com to get the full job description.
