Legal and Compliance Officer

Discipline: Compliance, Legal
Job type: Full-time
Contact name: Francesca Buhagiar

Contact email: [email protected]
Job ref: 16167
Published: about 2 months ago
Seeking to recruit for a Legal and Compliance Officer to join a leading company within the banking industry.

Duties include: 
  • Handling corporate and legal matters of a number of locally registered companies forming part of the organisation
  • Company Secretarial role and duties of certain Malta registered companies and committees;
  • Preparing of agendas, attending meetings and taking of minutes;
  • Drafting and reviewing legal documents, such as agreements, company resolutions and Memorandum and Articles of Association;
  • Filing of all statutory forms and certain company resolutions with the Registry of Companies in Malta
  • Support various companies by reviewing, drafting and negotiating contracts and advising Management on how best to approach
  • Analyse legal implications of various issues across all companies and advising Management thereon
  • Drafting and reviewing of Policies and Procedures
  • Reviewing compliance with regulatory requirements
  • Assistance in the implementation and maintenance of the Bank’s compliance monitoring framework
  • Preparation of internal reports and gap analysis relating to the Bank’s implementation of new regulatory requirements;
Requirements: 
  • Candidates must ideally hold a legal background
  • Familiar with banking regulations and laws
  • Candidates must have a good understanding of banking rules and interpret into policies and procedures
  • Fluency in Maltese and English 
An attractive salary package is being offered to the selected candidate commensurate with experience.