Hi, I’m
Natasha BISSESSUR
Https://www.linkedin.com/in/natasha-bissessur-636045215/
Brampton,Ontario
Summary
Detail-oriented and proactive compliance and operations professional fluent in both French and English. Managed annual compliance and financial audits, effectively liaising with key stakeholders and finance teams. Over 5 years of people management experience in Mauritius, recognized for strong organizational skills, reliability, attention to detail, and commitment to upholding the highest standards of compliance and client service through consistent implementation of procedures and essential administrative support.
Overview
13
years of professional experience
3
years of post-secondary education
2
Languages
Work History
KDT INVESTMENT ADVISORS
Manager
07.2022 - 04.2025
Job overview
- Company Overview: KDT holds an investment advisor licence in Mauritius which provides services to clients- individuals, companies and trusts across the globe.
- Responsible for annual compliance audit and financial audit which involved liaising with key stakeholders and finance team.
- Ensuring consistency of compliance procedures across the Company and administrative support where required.
- Analyze reports as required to ensure adherence to all regulatory and firm policy requirements and assisted with FATCA classification of clients.
- Develop and sustain client relationship by initiating communication on a regular basis, both by telephone and in person.
- Responsible for regular file reviews to ensure client files are up to date with local regulatory requirements and CDD documentation are up to date.
- Maintenance of firms’ payment blotter, working closely with core custody partners including Canaccord Genuity (Channel Islands), Interactive Brokers (UK), Swissquote & UBS (Switzerland) to ensure that payment requests are handled effectively and supported by documentation as required.
- Primary point of contact for several key client relationships, enhancing, servicing levels, deliver beyond client expectations, providing administrative support including callbacks to confirm trades and payment requests.
- Open accounts for clients and help them with their financial transactions, remaining attentive to clients’ needs- offering them personalized solutions.
- Coordination of the Annual Board Meeting, working with shareholders and directors for the preparation of reports and schedules.
- KDT holds an investment advisor licence in Mauritius which provides services to clients- individuals, companies and trusts across the globe.
FRONTIERE FINANCE LTD
Team Leader
05.2020 - 06.2022
Job overview
- I led a team, consisting of corporate administrators and senior corporate administrators who administer on a day-to-day basis a portfolio of domestic, Global Business Companies (“GBC”)1, GBC2, AC companies, IBC, Delaware entities and trusts.
- Train, allocate and monitor the tasks within the corporate team depending on the skills, capability and thus increasing efficiency.
- Formulate and implement effective methods and timeframes to achieve targets.
- Review of documents and agreements.
- Attend client meetings, liaise with prospective clients and prepare proposal of services.
- Deal with lawyers on complex legal matters for client entities.
- Budget preparation, managing costs and debtors within the team.
- Monitor and analyse financial objectives and key performance indicators of team members.
- Set challenging team goals and empower people to achieve them and kept team members focused on critical goals and deadlines through frequent and consistent communication.
- Responsible for ongoing projects such as folder library.
FRONTIERE FINANCE LTD
Senior Corporate Administrator
05.2018 - 05.2020
Job overview
- I formed part of a team, consisting of administrators and accountants headed by a manager, who manages on a day-to-day basis a portfolio of domestic, GBC1, GBC2 companies, IBC and Delaware entities.
- Supervision of administrators in their daily administration of a portfolio of entities in the team.
- Attending to/supervising administrators on the closing of complex investment deals by client entities.
- Dealing with lawyers on ad hoc/ongoing legal matters for client entities.
- Dealing with local Authorities and banks.
- Dealing with Authorities and clients in respect of application of various types of permits, such as, resident permits and occupation permits.
- Investment and bank account opening.
- Formulating and implementing effective methods for the administration of client entities.
INTERNATIONAL PROXIMITY
Senior Client Administrator
01.2017 - 05.2018
Job overview
- During this period, I have been part of a team, consisting of team leaders, administrators and accountants headed by a manager, who manages on a day-to-day basis a portfolio of domestic, GBC1 and GBC2 companies.
- In addition to the duties which I performed as a client administrator, I was responsible for the following duties:
- Supervision of administrators in their daily administration of a portfolio of entities in the team.
- Attending to closing complex investment deals by client entities.
- Fund administration.
- Dealing with lawyers on ad hoc/ongoing legal matters for client entities.
- Assisting employee share option plan (ESOP) related matters.
- Formulating and implementing effective methods for the administration of client entities.
International Proximity
Client Administrator
08.2012 - 12.2016
Job overview
- During that period, I formed part of a team consisting of administrators and accountants headed by a team leader who manages on a day-to-day basis a portfolio of domestic companies, GBC1 and GBC2 companies.
- I was responsible for the following main duties amongst others:
- Daily administration of a portfolio of domestic, GBC1 (investment holding, professional CIS, CIS manager, expert fund) and GBC2 entities.
- Attending client queries and reporting to the team leader and directors.
- Incorporation/winding up/liquidation of domestic, GBC 1 and GBC 2 companies, and attending to post incorporation matters.
- Performing administrative work in relation to the closing of investment deals by client entities.
- Working with local and overseas banks to set up payments and ensure smooth running of the financial transactions of client entities.
- Organising and attending board/shareholders meetings, and preparing minutes and written resolutions of directors/shareholders for client entities.
- Dealing with local (ROC, FSC, MRA, etc…) and foreign (SEBI, RBI, US SEC, etc…) authorities in respect of statutory filings, tax related matters (CTX/APS/VAT/PAYE/TDS, etc…), annual/quarterly/monthly reporting and other requirements for client entities.
- Formed part of a team of administrators during the closure of a US$250 million deal for a client entity which involved, amongst others, a change in ownership, pledge of assets for financial assistance from financial institutions, cross holdings and short form amalgamation.
- Attending to audit related matters and other engagements.
- Performing regular file reviews, due diligence and compliance check for client entities.
Education
University of Mauritius
Bachelor in Science (Hons) from Finance (Minor Law)
08.2009 - 08.2012
University Overview
GPA: 3 years full time
Skills
Customer service proficiency
Employee engagement
Regulatory compliance
Audit coordination
Stakeholder collaboration
Organizational effectiveness
Cost analysis
Proficient in managing multiple tasks
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Timeline
Manager
KDT INVESTMENT ADVISORS
07.2022 - 04.2025
Team Leader
FRONTIERE FINANCE LTD
05.2020 - 06.2022
Senior Corporate Administrator
FRONTIERE FINANCE LTD
05.2018 - 05.2020
Senior Client Administrator
INTERNATIONAL PROXIMITY
01.2017 - 05.2018
Client Administrator
International Proximity
08.2012 - 12.2016
University of Mauritius
Bachelor in Science (Hons) from Finance (Minor Law)
08.2009 - 08.2012