Commercial Contracts Compliance Manager

Commercial Contracts Compliance Manager - Property Sector

We are hiring a commercial compliance manager to work for a major property management business based in Oxford. The ideal candidate will have Property Industry experience (desirable) and have experience of legal contracts, documentation and/or regulatory/industry standards compliance/governance. This role is very much like a Paralegal.

Job Purpose

To lead the management agreement process ensuring key terms are suitably addressed and all departments understand their responsibilities. Working closely with the Compliance Officer to carry out all duties to ensure company compliance with legislation, including conducting analysis, audits, data requests and drafting of key documentation. 

The role:

Management Agreements

• Take full ownership of the management agreement process.
• Drafting of initial management agreements, marking up of client comments, reviewing for compliance and commercial amends and communicating changes to clients.
• Working with internal stakeholders and departments to review any key changes, as well as liaising with external legal advisors in the UK and across Europe.
• Creating handover documents for management agreements to ensure all departments are aware of their responsibilities.

Compliance Duties

• In conjunction with the Compliance Officer undertaking impact assessments, data audits and gap analyses of processes across the company.
• Undertaking data request data gathering to ensure compliance with legislation.
• Creation and redrafting of key templates required across the business.
• Producing key agreements and contracts for multiple departments, include duty of care agreements, nominations agreements, company let agreements and others as required.
• Supporting the Compliance Officer in undertaking AML and KYC checks.
• Working closely with other departments to address any complaints received to the business. (Property Redress System)
• Monitoring any changes of legislation and discussing appropriate actions with the Compliance Officer.
• Providing general support to the Compliance Officer across a range of tasks as required.

Skills & Experience Required:

• Experience with contracts or legal documentation
• Experience in the property sector would be advantageous
• Excellent proof-reading skills
• Excellent Microsoft Word skills.
• Ability to develop good working client and team relationships
• Excellent written and verbal skills