Analyst - Vendor Management

For our business, for clients, and for you

A successful applicant for this position will assist the Procurement and Vendor Management team in onboarding new vendors and completing annual due diligence on vendors.

The onboarding and annual due diligence will involve dealing with multiple departments and locations across Apex Group. The applicant will be exposed to a wide range of types of vendors.

The applicant will report into the Procurement and Vendor Manager. They will get exposure to vendor contracts and will assist with the vendor contract lifecycle from start to end.

The Role

• Assist team in onboarding new suppliers and completing annual due diligence on suppliers.

• Work with internal offices and departments within the Group as part of the new supplier onboarding process and ongoing due diligence

• Ability to understand and interpret vendor contracts.

• Ability to understand the cost impact of vendor contracts on the budget and forecast process.
• Monitor supplier contracts due for renewal
• Assist with onboarding the suppliers and contracts of newly acquired entities within the Group
• Complete ad-hoc projects and requests as and when needed

Skills Required

• At least 3-4 years’ experience in the fund services industry fund, preferably with exposure to vendor contracts
• Experience with general ledger accounting
• Strong computers skills including Excel & Word
• Excellent communication and inter-personal skills
• Excellent attention to detail with strong organizational skills
• University degree – accounting, finance or IT preferred (or overseas equivalent)

What you will get in return:

• A genuinely unique opportunity to be part of an expanding large global business
• Exposure to all aspects of the business, cross-jurisdiction and to working with senior management directly

About Apex

The Apex Group is a global financial services provider with 13,000 staff across 50+ offices globally. We look to recruit bright, articulate and numerate personnel who are unafraid of a challenge and are prepared to work hard and love what they do. We provide an internal training and evaluation programme that will ensure you are equipped with the right experience and qualities to work with Apex’s clients.

Life at Apex isn’t just about the work you do, it’s about embracing the culture and loving what you do. Every employee plays a part in making Apex who we are today and the more that we grow, the more important that becomes. Whatever your career path or specialism Apex ensures it rewards loyal and dedicated employees. The international nature of our business and global network of offices means that there are opportunities to broaden your life experiences and take both short-term or permanent relocation options.

Additional information:

We are an equal opportunity employer and ensure that no applicant is subject to less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, gender identity, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, socio-economic, responsibilities for dependants, physical or mental disability. Any hiring decision are made on the basis of skills, qualifications and experiences.

We measure our success as a business, not only by delivering great products and services and continually increasing our assets under administration and market share, but also by how we positively impact people, society and the planet.

For more information on our commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) please visit https://theapexgroup.com/csr-policy/

If you are looking to take that next step in your career and are ready to work for a high performing organisation, alongside talented people who take pride in delivering great results, please submit your application (with your CV, cover letter and salary’s expectations) to our dedicated email address: recruitment@apexfunds.ie

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Disclaimer: Unsolicited CVs sent to Apex (Talent Acquisition Team or Hiring Managers) by recruitment agencies will not be accepted for this position. Apex operates a direct sourcing model and where agency assistance is required, the Talent Acquisition team will engage directly with our exclusive recruitment partners.