Legal Compliance Administrator at TFG (The Foschini Group)

Position Description:

• A contract position has become available within the Legal Compliance department of TFG Finance and Advisory.

Your responsibilities will be to:

• Assist with the facilitation of legal compliance for credit legislation, financial services legislation, financial intelligence legislation and consumer legislation (SA, Rest of Africa and Globally)
• Conduct legal compliance monitoring (both physical and automated) in relation to credit, financial services, financial intelligence, consumer, and privacy legislation under the guidance of the Legal Compliance Specialists
• Assist in any clarification meetings with the business regarding monitoring findings
• Responsible for choosing monitoring samples and interrogating any automated monitoring results as a first line of monitoring
• Responsible for managing and uploading Consumer Goods and Services Ombud (CGSO) complaints and their distribution to the relevant stakeholders in the business
• Monitor and advise the Legal Compliance Specialists of any legislative changes including amendments and new laws
• Assist the Legal Compliance Specialists with assessing the potential impact of legislative changes on the business
• Conducting research and news scanning to aid the Legal Compliance Specialists with regulatory monitoring
• Accurate, complete, and timely reporting of significant matters.  Reporting on results relating to CGSO complaints to the business and the Legal Compliance team
• Registered as the Money-Laundering Officer and responsible for reporting
• Highlight any non-compliance concerns to the Legal Compliance Specialists through monthly legal compliance reports
• Deliver training as and when where required
• Assist in the drafting of training which is user-friendly for head office and stores
• Monitor the efficacy of training and propose changes to improve efficacy

To apply you need to have:

• A minimum of 1 - 3 years’ experience preferably within a legal compliance team across multiple jurisdictions
• Relevant qualification (LLB/Law degree)
• Admitted attorney/qualified legal practitioner
• Prior compliance experience is advantageous
• Team player
• Great interpersonal skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to manage time effectively and sticking to deadlines
• Attention to detail
• Technically savvy
• Willing to learn