Manager, Regulatory Compliance

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  • Lagos, Lagos State
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 1 month ago
The opportunityAs a Regulatory Compliance Manager, you will be a part of our Regulatory and Company Secretarial team. You will be part of a team who identifies planning opportunities to help clients fulfill compliance responsibilities, avoid penalties as well as minimize compliance burdens. This position offers excellent opportunities for teaming, leadership, and career advancement to the right candidate.Your key responsibilitiesAs a manager, you will advise on multiple and challenging Regulatory advisory and compliance engagements and to contribute to the delivery of innovative solutions and regulatory planning ideas for our diverse clients.Skills and attributes for success
  • Supporting the business to identify and reach out to potential clients
  • Undertaking legal and regulatory research and assess and evaluate the impact of changes in applicable legislation and best international practices
  • Suggesting and implementing practical and innovative solutions to clients and reaching relevant conclusions
  • Leading development of recommendations and solution implementation plans and using professional judgment in making informed decisions on complex compliance issues
  • Identifying opportunities to sell regulatory advisory and compliance services
  • Maintaining effective client relationships
  • Developing and sustaining strategic relationships with industry stakeholders, including regulators to deliver on client projects
  • Participating and assisting in reaching client service team goals
  • Collaborating on business development initiatives in specific industries targeting practice growth
  • Drafting regulatory alerts, thought leadership materials about changes to legislation and regulations or following policy statements or judgements
  • Coordinating a program of training and capacity-building activities for the team covering all key areas of compliance and regulatory developments
  • Identifying, understanding, and escalating clients' compliance risk events/issues in a timely manner and focusing on fixing the root causes of the issues.
  • Monitoring the implementation status of agreed-upon action points aimed at driving compliance
  • Managing clients' compliance obligations
  • Supporting clients in regulatory compliance, including the timely preparation and submission of regulatory filings such as annual returns, or a timely response to regulatory circulars
To qualify for the role, you must have
  • Bachelor's degree in Law (at least a second-class upper division)
  • Minimum of 8 years of relevant regulatory compliance experience or equivalent experience in business or industry
  • Excellent managerial, organizational and communication skills
Ideally, you'll also have
  • The ability to thrive in a fast-paced, professional services environment
  • Mature, proactive, committed, highly motivated and driven team player
  • What we look for
  • We're interested in strong team players who support their colleagues in reaching their goals while also considering their own workload and development. We're looking for people with a genuine passion for regulatory compliance skills and are inspired to help the world's leading multinational organizations meet complex regulatory obligations around the world. If you have the confidence to speak up and influence a team that affects big businesses worldwide, this role is for you.

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