Compliance Manager, Law​/Legal

Job Summary:

The Compliance Manager overall responsibility is the legal and compliance function within the Company. It involves ensuring the company's integrity, and adherence to legal standards and in-house policies. Enforcing regulations in all aspects and levels of business as well as provide guidance on compliance matters.

Job Tasks (Duties):

• Develop and oversee control systems to prevent or deal with violations of the legal guidelines and internal policies.
• Evaluate the efficiency of controls and improve them continuously.
• Revise procedures, reports etc. periodically to identify hidden risks or non-conformity issues.
• Draft, modify and implement policies.
• Collaborate with the Board, Finance and HR to monitor enforcement of standards, governing deeds, codes and regulations.
• Assess future ventures to identify possible legal and compliance risks.
• Review the work of colleagues when necessary to identify legal and compliance issues and provide advice.
• Keep abreast of legal and regulatory developments and communicate same and provide training to the company and relevant advice associated with such changes and ensure the adaption of internal policies and governance deeds in line with the developments.
• Prepare legal opinions and other reports for the Board and senior management as appropriate.
• Timeous and correct action relating to non-compliance incidents.
• Communication with professional bodies & local council.
• Interaction and correspondence with homeowners when matters have escalated and become more serious.
• Debt collection.
• Prepare all agreements monitor and ensure compliance with all agreements.

Develop contract management tools for all the agreements entered into by the entity.

Conduct periodic legal audits from time to time to assess and monitor the legal standing of the company and its existing legal obligations.

Handling all contractual and legal disputes on behalf of the company

Providing data protection and privacy related advice and ensuring co. complies with relevant legislation in respect of same.

• Instructing and management of co. attorneys on various legal matters and monitor and provide fee progress.

Develop a case management system.

• Ad hoc legal advice

Recommended Soft Skills:

• Methodical and diligent with outstanding planning abilities
• An analytical mind able to “see” the complexities of procedures and regulations
• Excellent communication skills

* Interpersonal Skills

* Diplomacy

* Integrity

Recommended Hard Skills:

• Proven experience as compliance manager, ideally in Estate/property management
• Working knowledge and understanding of the Companies, FICA, Popi, Tax Acts and CSOS
• In-depth knowledge of the estate and property industry’s standards and regulations
• Excellent knowledge of reporting procedures and record keeping
• A business acumen partnered with a dedication to legality
• Excellent writing skills

Qualifications:

• B Com/BA & LLB or related qualification.
• Occupational Certificate:
  Compliance Officer with the Compliance institute of Southern Africa will be an advantage.