Legal & Compliance Officer at Curo Funds Service

Key Responsibilities

Implementation and Execution of the Legal and Compliance functions

• Review and administration of all business, vendor and client contracts including service level agreements, revising and updating these as required.
• Drafting new business, vendor and client contracts including service level agreements.
• Perform ongoing legislative risk analysis as it pertains to the business and reporting of any gaps in legislative compliance.
• Execute a risk-based compliance monitoring framework and plan.
• Assist in the completion of required compliance submissions to the regulators, i.e. FSCA, FIC, etc.
• Assist in drafting and revising relevant compliance related company policies and communicate to the business.

Legal and Compliance Consulting, Collaboration and Relationship Management

• Keeping abreast of the laws applicable to Curo and its clients and ensuring that business units are aware of its position with respect to the law.
• Timeously communicating changes in legislation and its impact to the business.
• Assist with reporting to the applicable regulators, especially FSCA.
• Assist with Legal or compliance advisory to management as required or perform necessary research.
• Assist Human Resources with labour law issues that may arise.

Assist company secretary

• Assist the company secretary in duties where applicable.
• Advise on Companies Act or Corporate Governance changes.

Training and Awareness

• Develop and deliver mandatory or non-mandatory training programs for employees on regulatory compliance, legal obligations, and ethical behaviour.
• Promote a culture of compliance across the organisation, ensuring that employees understand their legal and ethical responsibilities.

Report relevant legal and compliance information to the business and the Curo Board

• Assist the GRC manager with draft reporting to management as regards to legal and compliance activities and status of compliance.
• Assist the GRC manager with draft reporting to the Finance & Risk Committee as regards to the legal and compliance risk profile of the company.
• Complete all regulatory reporting as and when required

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Law, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
• A legal qualification or professional certification in compliance (e.g., ICA, CAMS) is preferred.
• 5-7 years’ experience in legal and compliance within the financial services industry is beneficial.
• Strong knowledge of securities laws, financial regulations, and corporate governance principles.
• Experience with AML and KYC processes, as well as data protection laws.