Relationship Manager

It’s never been a more exciting time to join Vistra.  

At Vistra our purpose is progress. We believe that our clients have the power to change the world and to do great things for global progress, and we exist to remove the friction that comes from the complexity of global business – to help our clients achieve progress without friction. 

But progress only happens when people come together and take action. And we’re absolutely committed to building a culture where our people can do just that.  

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as Relationship Manager. Reporting to the Head of Department, this full-time and permanent position is based in Belgium and offers regional coverage, allowing you to make a significant impact to our Corporates and its’ growth.

Key responsibilities:

• Assist the Senior Managers with the daily administration of a portfolio of international private and corporate clients;
• Fulfill all required administrative formalities regarding the Belgian client entity and keep the client entity’s file up-to-date and compliant with the regulatory requirements;
• Execute day-to-day administrative tasks in relation to the client legal entity, such as monitoring of the bank accounts, processing payments, handling all correspondence;
• Gather (and upload) timely all required documents, such as bank statements, invoices, bookkeeping documents, necessary for the accountant and their appropriate platforms;
• Able to complete data and keep data up-to-date on governmental platforms, such as UBO-register, eGov, CSAM, etc;
• Liaise with clients to assist with the incorporation and day-to-day management of Belgian legal entities, provide on-going services such as attestations, renewals, statutory and regulatory filings, corporate secretarial services and other day-to-day operations;
• Attend meetings and/or calls with clients and intermediaries (tax lawyers, notary offices, etc.) on client entity’s related issues;
• Prepare, execute and monitor national and international financial transactions and payments via client companies’ bank accounts;
• Familiar with bank account opening procedures, as well as bank KYC requirements;
• Arrange for bank formalities of client companies at the moment of incorporation or change of authorized signatories;
• Knowledge and understanding of compliance requirements, onboarding/KYC and provide appropriate guidance to clients;
• Preparing and keeping up-to-date KYC/CAD files and reportings;
• Be a linking pin between legal- and accounting services, onboarding and clients within the portfolio to optimize alignment, coordination and collaboration;
• Actively contribute to growth of the client portfolio and to the team’s revenue targets;
• Build, maintain and develop relationships with prospects and existing (inter)national clients and client providers;
• Attend meetings and/or calls with potential clients to appropriately explain Vistra’s services and jurisdictional offering as and when requested;

Key requirements:

• Belgian resident with Belgian nationality;
• Completed Bachelor/Master of Law (Belgian law with emphasis on company law or notary law) or Bachelor/Master in Finance, Commerce, Business administration or similar;
• At least 3-5 years relevant experience in an organization active in the corporate services industry, in corporate or financial law, fund administration, private equity, real estate or the trust sector;
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office;
• Excellent knowledge and command of both written and spoken Dutch and English language; French is considered an advantage;
• Accurate, independent, team-player and hands-on.

If you are excited about working with us, we encourage you to apply or have a confidential chat with one of our Talent Acquisition team members. Our goal is to make this a great place to work where all our people can thrive. We hope you join us on this exciting journey!