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  • Posted: Feb 6, 2017
    Deadline: Not specified
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    Patricia Smith Recruitment is a vibrant, pro-active boutique Agency with a personal "hands-on” approach and a heartfelt intent to provide top-class recruitment support to clients and candidates alike. My business’s culture of sincere business-partnering has borne multiple successes across the territories of Africa, allowing individuals of diverse...
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    Legal & Compliance Advisor

    Job description

    ARE YOU…

    • A fast-paced, dynamic “Corporate Entrepreneur” who challenges the status-quo to innovate and improve?
    • An engaging team-player, keen to contribute wherever needed?
    • 150% results-driven, doing whatever it takes to meet (or beat) deadlines?

    WE ARE…

    • A highly innovative and pioneering newly-launched South African Life Insurer based in “the Mother City” of Cape Town.
    • A subsidiary of a listed UK entity with notable corporate governance models and renowned as a market-leader, delivering exceptional client service.

    Our business in a nutshell:

    • We are lean, agile and poised for greatness.
    • We have a robust, listed parent company and an outstanding Board.
    • We have a top-notch and diverse team, comprising the “cream of the crop”.
    • Our flat management structure offers an exceptional opportunity to advance your career through your vital contribution to revolutionising the industry.
    • Our output-based approach does not police office hours, but rather focuses on our non-negotiable style of delivering to deadline.

    Our culture:

    • We risk winning wherever we play – we challenge complacency to unlock opportunities.
    • We are highly ethical and transparent – with our clients and with one-another.
    • A deep mutual respect and trust permeates our working environment and activities – every opinion and debate is welcomed and valued, so that we remain ahead of our game.
    • Our team is united by a common desire to create a legacy in a new market niche and we share a commitment to deliver optimally.
    • We enjoy great coffee together – our team vibe is personal, energetic and enthusiastic; with healthy banter.

    WHY WORK HERE?

    We are expanding our winning team to include spirited experts with the following attributes:

    • Outstanding skills and an attitude of accountability.
    • Self-starters and exceptional time managers, highly detail-oriented and results-driven.
    • Engaging team-players who relish a healthy debate and jump right in as required.
    • In short, you should be able to run circles around the “Average Joe”.
    • In return, we are a fearless ground-breaker that embraces a truly wonderful company culture.

    ABOUT THE JOB:

    Strategic overview:

    Reporting to the Legal and Compliance Executive, this key individual will provide support to the business within the Legal and Compliance function, from both an independent and a collaborative perspective; as required.

    Key objectives:

    Corporate accountabilities include a valuable contribution to the implementation of business strategy, aiding the Legal and Compliance function and Line Management; so as to ensure achievement of corporate objectives.

    Functional accountabilities include the following:

    Legal:

    • Drafting and vetting of legal letters, documentation and agreements.
    • Drafting / updating and managing corporate policies.
    • Undertaking research and drafting of legal opinions.
    • Informing the business as required of relevant legislative changes.
    • Working effectively with other functional areas to offer legal support and input, e.g.: ensuring that all marketing documentation is legally complaint.
    • Assisting with preparing of due diligence documents for prospective business partners and clients and vetting of due diligence documents received from prospective business partners.

    Compliance:

    • Preparing and updating of compliance logs and registers with relevant information.
    • Assisting with the preparation and input of information into regulatory reports.
    • Assisting with internal compliance training.
    • Preparing and submitting all required Notifications and Applications to the FSB.
    • Preparing and updating of FICA packs.

    Company Secretarial:

     

    • Preparing and managing legal documents such as resolutions and CIPC forms.
    • Assisting with organising Committee and Board meetings and preparing Board packs.
    • Managing the distribution of Board and Committee meeting minutes and the collation of comments.

    General:

    • Assisting with preparing and collating documents for internal and external audits and FSB site visits.
    • Managing the legal and compliance documentation on SharePoint.

    Requisite skills & competencies:

    • Minimum 2 years’ post-qualification experience, preferably in Financial Services.
    • Experience of working with acts applicable to a Financial Services business (e.g.: FAIS, FICA) – beneficial.
    • Experience of working with the Pension Funds Act and the Long Term Insurance Act – beneficial.
    • Excellent problem analysis and resolution skills and highly solutions-driven.
    • Rigorous organiser and highly priority and deadline-driven.
    • Proactive and demonstrates initiative, so as to constantly improve.
    • Highly analytical and can be relied upon to make considered, informed decisions.
    • Exceptional attention to detail and excellent written communication skills.
    • Sound interpersonal skills, demonstrating effective and logical sharing of information.
    • Strong team player who values internal stakeholder relationships in support of team goals.
    • Self-starter who can be relied upon to work independently.
    • Ethical decision-maker who delivers upon promises made.
    • Proficient user of Microsoft tools: Excel, Word & PowerPoint.

    Qualifications:

    Relevant Tertiary qualification/s (BA / BCom LLB or equivalent).

    Method of Application

    Interested and qualified? Go to Patricia Smith Recruitment (Pty) Ltd on www.patriciasmith.co.za to apply

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