JOB OBJECTIVE:

Carry out effective and efficient advisory roles on legal matters by providing adequate communication and compliance with statutory provisions as well as the maintenance and custody of the company’s statutory books. Ensure that an organization complies with standard financial and legal practice and maintains standards of corporate governance.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Coordination, organizing and take minute of board committee meetings and board meetings, circulate minutes of meetings within 3days (72hours).
  • Maintain statutory books, including registers of members, directors and secretaries.
  • Advising of the legal, governance, accounting and tax implications of proposed policies.
  • Preparation of loan agreement, mortgage deeds and vetting of legal document.
  • Dealing with correspondence, ensuring prompt responses to notices and requests from regulatory bodies, collating information and writing reports, ensuring decisions made are communicated to the relevant company stakeholders.
  • Liaising with external regulators and advisers, such as lawyers and auditors; ensure compliance with CBN and other regulatory bodies’ pronouncements, guidelines and policies by providing feedback mechanism between the companies and the necessary government agencies.
  • Ensure speedy and cost effective perfection of company’s interest in property proffered as security for loan facility
  • Provide the organization with regular and update information on CBN and other regulatory body’s policies as it affect the company’s operations.
  • Ensuring all cases regarding credit is promptly and successfully executed.

CORE COMPENTENCIES:

  •          Working knowledge of corporate and securities law
  •          Demonstrating an “executive presence,” backed up with solid communication skills
  •          Understanding the company’s business thoroughly

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

  •          Accurate and timely distribution of board papers (%).
  •          Availability of benchmarked and documented policies and procedures (%).
  •          Number of regulatory breaches.
  •          Level of compliance in the organization (statutes, etc.)