Legal and Compliance officer

Idirect Finance Inc.; Pasay; On-site; PHP 1,000,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Idirect Finance Inc. in Pasay is seeking a Corporate Governance Officer to lead legal, paralegal, compliance, governance and regulatory functions. You will assist in implementing governance policies and coordinating with regulators and internal teams to ensure timely reporting.

The role involves drafting contracts and regulatory submissions, supporting audits, and keeping corporate records up to date. You will represent the company before regulatory bodies and help Management stay ahead of

Responsibilities

• Perform legal, paralegal, compliance, governance, and regulatory functions as may be required by the Corporation;
• Act as the Corporation's Corporate Governance Officer and assist in the implementation of corporate governance policies and programs;
• Assist the Corporate Secretary in corporate secretarial functions, including the preparation of board resolutions, secretary's certificates, minutes of meetings, regulatory filings, and maintenance of corporate records;
• Coordinate with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC), National Privacy Commission (NPC), Credit Information Corporation (CIC), Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), local government units (LGUs), and other regulatory agencies;
• Prepare, monitor, and ensure the timely submission of all reportorial and regulatory requirements;
• Oversee and coordinate CIC reporting requirements and other compliance obligations;
• Coordinate with Finance, Operations, Risk, Information Technology (IT), Human Resources (HR), Collections, Business Development, and other departments to ensure accurate and timely regulatory filings and compliance submissions;
• Coordinate with Group Compliance, external counsel, auditors, consultants, and regulators;
• Assist lawyers and external counsel in legal research, contract review, legal documentation, regulatory compliance, and corporate matters;
• Draft contracts, policies, memoranda, legal correspondence, reports, position papers, replies, protests, regulatory submissions, and other legal and compliance documents;
• Conduct compliance reviews, monitoring activities, compliance testing, and risk assessments;
• Assist in audits, regulatory examinations, inspections, investigations, and compliance reviews;
• Monitor legal and regulatory developments and recommend appropriate actions to Management;
• Maintain permits, licenses, registrations, corporate records, and compliance calendars;
• Conduct compliance awareness and training programs;
• Represent the Company before regulatory bodies and government agencies when authorized; and
• Perform such other legal, paralegal, compliance, governance, regulatory, and administrative functions as may be assigned by Management from time to time.

Job description

1. Perform legal, paralegal, compliance, governance, and regulatory functions as may be required by the Corporation;

2. Act as the Corporation's Corporate Governance Officer and assist in the implementation of corporate governance policies and programs;

3. Assist the Corporate Secretary in corporate secretarial functions, including the preparation of board resolutions, secretary's certificates, minutes of meetings, regulatory filings, and maintenance of corporate records;

4. Coordinate with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC), National Privacy Commission (NPC), Credit Information Corporation (CIC), Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), local government units (LGUs), and other regulatory agencies;

5. Prepare, monitor, and ensure the timely submission of all reportorial and regulatory requirements;

6. Oversee and coordinate CIC reporting requirements and other compliance obligations;

7. Coordinate with Finance, Operations, Risk, Information Technology (IT), Human Resources (HR), Collections, Business Development, and other departments to ensure accurate and timely regulatory filings and compliance submissions;

8. Coordinate with Group Compliance, external counsel, auditors, consultants, and regulators;

9. Assist lawyers and external counsel in legal research, contract review, legal documentation, regulatory compliance, and corporate matters;

10. Draft contracts, policies, memoranda, legal correspondence, reports, position papers, replies, protests, regulatory submissions, and other legal and compliance documents;

11. Conduct compliance reviews, monitoring activities, compliance testing, and risk assessments;

12. Assist in audits, regulatory examinations, inspections, investigations, and compliance reviews;

13. Monitor legal and regulatory developments and recommend appropriate actions to Management;

14. Maintain permits, licenses, registrations, corporate records, and compliance calendars;

15. Conduct compliance awareness and training programs;

16. Represent the Company before regulatory bodies and government agencies when authorized; and

17. Perform such other legal, paralegal, compliance, governance, regulatory, and administrative functions as may be assigned by Management from time to time.