Legal & Compliance Officer at KingMakers

What You Will Be Doing:

Compliance

• Review of all relevant statutory laws and regulations applicable to the Company and ensure compliance
• Ensure that business activities are conducted in conformity with all applicable laws, regulations, internal policies and procedures.
• Ensure that all regulatory licences 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
• Carry out review of SLA Manuals to ensure applicable regulatory laws are incorporated
• Any other duties as required by the company

Legal

• Liaise with auditors, external lawyers, tax advisers, bankers and shareholders.
• Preparation of compliance documentation with relevant constitutive documents for statutory, legal, regulatory purposes.
• Liaison with all the related parties within the Company's Group, service providers, external legal advisers, and government agencies.
• Maintenance and review of Legal Agreements
• 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.

What You Need for This Role:

• Bachelor's Degree in Law.
• A minimum of 5 years working experience with at least 3 years compliance experience preferably within the financial services environment experience preferable.
• good knowledge of Microsoft office products
• High level of determination and tenacity, focused and self-motivated
• Good understanding of Compliance activities in Financial Services.
• Experience of developing and managing compliance monitoring programmes.
• Articulate, effective communication skills with the ability to communicate internally and externally (lawyers, regulators, auditors) at all levels
• Conversant with CAC, NFIU, NLRC, CBN and other regulatory Directives and Guidelines.

How you do it – Expectations for fulfilling your role:

As a general rule at KingMakers we want people to be:

• Customer Focus: We keep the customer at the center of everything we do.
• Passion & Dedication: We are passionate about what we do, employing only smart, honest, dedicated, and results oriented team players.
• Openness, Honesty & Directness: We embrace a culture of candor and work together towards the right solution whilst being open, honest, and willing to give and receive feedback, judgment-free. We play the ball, not the person.
• Innovation & Big Thinking: We always look for ways to innovate whilst not losing sight of what's important. The bigger we think, the more we inspire, the better the outcome.
• Ownership & Accountability: We think like owners. If we see a problem, we find a solution. We are pragmatic and always strive to do more with less.
• Speed & Focus: We plan, we strategize, but mostly, we DO. Without doing, there is no progress, we can always change direction but only if we start moving. Fast beats slow.
• Low Ego: The best solutions are achieved when we leave our egos at the door. We always seek opportunities to learn in every situation. No job too small.
• Fun: On balance, we believe in having fun whilst working. We maintain perspective as best as we can, and together, we celebrate our successes.