Compliance Officer (Paralegal Experience)

Job Description

- Takes care of all requests received from the Client Relationship Department and ensure that it is attended within the timeline.- Identify compliance issues that require follow-up or investigation, conducts background checks for every new client and review the personal documentation submitted by clients (KYC Documents).- Conduct regular and yearly background checks for existing clients when necessary and as required by any jurisdictions.- Review and validation of client company corporate Documents- Issuing and/or verifying standard contractual agreements between new clients and SFM.- Researches, implements and manages each jurisdiction regulations and laws, policies and procedures, and public interest laws and advise, oversee, and train compliance staffs on these compliance procedures.- Work closely with the head of legal and compliance and head of operation in overseeing compliance procedures and advice on risk management.- Developing and overseeing control systems to prevent or deal with violations of legal guidelines and internal policies.- Evaluating the efficiency of controls and improve them continuously.- Revising procedures, reports etc. periodically to identify hidden risks or non-conformity issues.- Develop and oversee control systems to prevent or deal with violations of legal guidelines and internal policies.- Draft, modify and implement company policies.- In coordination with the Head of Legal and Compliance, assess the businesss future ventures to identify possible compliance risks- Review the work of junior compliance officers when necessary to identify compliance issues and provide advice or training.- Keep abreast of regulatory developments within or outside of the company as well as evolving best practices in compliance control.- Carry out the final file validation before dispatch of client orders or for the transfer to the archives.- Prepare reports for senior management as appropriate.- Becoming the incumbent compliance officer for SFM regarding UAE activities including transactions with RAK ICC.- Driving daily compliance duties (CDD & EDD) in application of the departments general policies.- Reviewing and maintaining Local due diligence policies and client files.- Performing backup in the absence of the head of the department. REQUIREMENTS: -Familiar with RAK ICC procedures, preferably as updated in 2019-Experience in either Compliance or Legal with demonstrated role in an accountable position-Capacity to handle the unexpected with little supervision-Ability to adapt standard material to case particulars-Command of an additional European language besides English

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About Company

SFM is specialised in company formation and administration. With offices in Geneva, the seychelles, Dubai and Hong Kong, SFM is a worlds market leader in corporate services.