Martin Schmidt

Experience

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  Atradius

  Aug 2010 - Jan 2011

  Trainee

  Trainee within Account Management and Sales Department

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  PwC

  Sept 2011 - Apr 2016

  Main areas of work: Audit of entities operating in the Real Estate and Asset Management industry - Audit of specialized investment funds and their respective affiliated SPVs, „Plain Vanilla“ funds and other entities under Lux GAAP and IFRS - Audit of stand-alone and consolidated accounts - Planning, execution and finalization of audits as team leader and project manager - Audit of internal controls and processes - Development of new solutions driven by changes in legal restrictions and industry environments - Team management of groups of 2 to 5 persons - Communication of audit results and findings across all hierarchy levels, internally as well as externally - Coordination of responsibilities and tasks between several departments and experts - Voluntary participation on activities within the HR recruitment and retention process Show less

  • Senior Auditor

    Aug 2013 - Apr 2016

  • Auditor

    Sept 2011 - Aug 2013
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  Schroders

  Jan 2023 - now

  • Implementation and review of compliance activities for Asset Management, Investment Management and Back Office• Transformation of an exclusively institutional AIFM to a retail platform• Supervision of diverse projects: structuring of share and asset deals, SPV mergers, third party sourcing• Operationalization of GDPR, KAIT & SFDR requirements• Performing of annual, quarterly and ad hoc risk analyses • Local implementation of global group requirements: KYC checks, transaction monitoring• Outsourcing controlling and supervision of third-party providers• Designing and giving Compliance-related trainings to employees across Europe• Management of internal and external audits in Germany and the Nordics Show less

  • Managing Director

    Aug 2024 - now

  • Team Lead Risk and Controlling

    Dec 2023 - Aug 2024

  • Fund Operations Team Lead (Risk, Compliance and Controlling)

    Oct 2021 - Aug 2024

  • Authorized Officer / Prokurist

    Jul 2019 - Aug 2024

  • Compliance Officer / Risk Manager / Fund Controller

    Aug 2016 - Aug 2024

  • Operations Lead, UK and Luxembourg Real Estate structures

    Jan 2023 - Dec 2023