Legal & Compliance Manager at Westfield Consulting Limited Full Time

Job Title: Legal & Compliance Manager

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Responsibilities
Compliance:

• Review of all relevant statutory laws and regulations applicable to the Company and ensure compliance with these
• Ensure that business activities are conducted in conformity with all applicable laws, regulations, internal policies and procedures.
• Ensure that all regulatory permissions remain current and appropriate for business needs.
• Continual compliance risk assessment of company practices together with the development of internal policies and procedures, compliance training and protocols.
• Serve as liaison for all regulatory bodies as well as maintaining relationships with relevant legal bodies and trade associations.
• Keep abreast of regulatory developments and industry initiatives and advise management accordingly.
• Liaise with third parties, together with the company’s management, that wish to understand the company’s control environment, compliance policies and procedures.
• Provide reporting with respect to regulatory requirements and developments
• Develop compliance checklists and prepare compliance reports, as and when due
• Ensuring compliance with best practices
• Participate in Business Process Re-engineering exercises to ensure controls therein
• Carry out review of SLA Manuals to ensure applicable regulatory laws are incorporated
• Any other duties as required by the Supervisor

Legal:

• Liaise with auditors, external lawyers, tax advisers, bankers etc.
• Preparation of compliance documentation with relevant constitutive documents for statutory, legal, regulatory purposes.
• Maintenance and review of Legal Agreements
• Developing and overseeing that the company meets its compliance obligations under relevant laws and the requirements of regulatory authorities
• Negotiation, drafting and implementation of the terms of agreements in all business contracts and agreements.
• Responsible for providing legal support in controlling customer complaints to mitigate the risk of litigation
• Review all documentation that has legal implications for the company prior to signing and implementing.

Job Requirements

• Candidates should possess a Bachelor’s Degree qualification.
• Minimum of 5 years work experience.

Application Closing Date
4th August, 2022.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.