External Fee Rates Supervisor

**OVERVIEW** The Maples Group is a standard bearer in financial and legal services, trusted by many of the world’s largest hedge fund managers, private equity firms and international corporations. Our distinction flows from our carefully curated team: 2,500+ professionals characterised by tenacity, ethics and exacting excellence. We hire smart and sharpen smarter, arming talent with best-in-class resources and skills. Operating in key financial centres across the Americas, Asia, Europe and the Middle East, our international presence offers a unique springboard for career development and cross-cultural immersion. Our side-by-side financial and legal services are similarly ripe for interdisciplinary learning and growth. *** **Who We Seek** Our merit-based culture suits professionals in pursuit of boundless careers and lives. Beyond their acumen, team members are collaborative and conscientious, bringing a healthy sense of drive and purpose to each interaction and to all aspects of their work. - _ **About the Role** The External Fee Rates Supervisor reports to the e-Billing and Rates Manager. Primary responsibilities include: - Supervising and taking full responsibility of the Fee Rates Advisors in the below duties - Taking ownership of the data collection project and ensuring all non-standard charge out rates and discounts are correctly recorded in our systems (Libra) and maintained on an ongoing basis. This includes agreed Fee Arrangements approved by the Fee Committee and LOMP's - Transfer of the existing "Billing Rules" into "Rate Sets" on Libra by following the current system process flow ensuring consistency on how rules are recorded and processed across the group - Maintaining and managing the External Fee Rates process from start to finish, reviewing and implementing improvements of this process - Ongoing review of the agreed rates in order to ensure that the agreed terms are adhered to - Collaboration with the e-billing team and financial controllers to ensure that all clients are billed out at the agreed rates - Advise the Fee Committee on global discount requests by providing supporting material in order for them to make an informed decision on agreeing/rejecting the proposed discounts globally - Ensure all necessary stakeholders are informed of any new agreed fees - Support Fee Earners in generating new or renewal documents for client discounts via the agreed Fee Committee - Taking ownership of the Fee Rates review process, identifying improvements, leading on educating the business and holding all accountable for their roles within the process - Line management of the team members including objective setting and performance management *** **EXPERIENCE** **What You Bring** - Strong supervisory and leadership experience - In depth knowledge of the legal industry and in particular rates and billing - Attention to detail in order to manage data accuracy - Ability to transform and model data to show solve business problems effectively - Strong communication skills and building rapport with support teams and key stakeholders - Ability to problem solve, find solutions and answers - Teamwork with excellent communication skills - Ability to work on own initiative and under pressure, managing expectations and taking ownership - Ability to take on other responsibilities as the role develops - Can do attitude and positive approach to work - Capable of multitasking and experienced problem solver, able to think laterally about issues *** **BENEFITS & REWARDS** *** The most enduring professional relationships are reciprocal relationships. The Maples Group prioritises employee health and wellbeing. Depending on your location, we offer a range of benefits, including: - Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental and optical) - Competitive vacation packages - Educational assistance and professional development programmes - Savings or pension plan - Life insurance - Travel insurance - Global mental wellness programme - Sports clubs and social events *** **ABOUT MAPLES GROUP** Over five decades, the Maples Group has grown from modest beginnings into one of the world's preeminent professional services firms, offering specialised fiduciary, fund administration, regulatory and compliance, entity formation and management and legal services on the laws of the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Ireland, Jersey and Luxembourg. You can learn more about the Maples Group on **our corporate website** - Experience our culture and our people on our **Careers Page** or on **LinkedIn** for details on how we handle personal information relating to job applicants.