Hybrid Compliance and Licensing Paralegal

at Prodigy Finance

• Job title: Compliance and Licensing Paralegal
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Professional Certificate
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Cape Town, South Africa

About the role

• Paralegal role supporting Legal & Compliance Team at Prodigy Finance. Managing systems and compliance responsibilities for legal processes in a hybrid setting.

Responsibilities

• Manage the systems that support the Legal & Compliance Team including workflow processes, diary systems and management of meetings
• Manage the document and information systems including the contract database, document storage systems, electronic archiving and knowledge database
• General administration, including arranging for signing and notarisation of documents
• Assist the team to collate all information and documents to prepare for new license applications and address queries
• Keep track of renewal processes and assist with the submission of renewal applications
• Manage communications and enquiries with state regulators and licensing vendors
• Develop compliance training and manage the roll-out of training and prepare reports
• Daily monitoring and investigation of suspicious transactions
• Data protection investigations and reporting
• Conduct compliance and legal research on various topics

Requirements

• Tertiary level / post matric qualification in paralegal qualification, compliance qualification, law degree or other suitable qualification
• Fluent in English with strong verbal and writing skills
• Minimum of 3 years experience as a paralegal, compliance professional or junior lawyer at an established financial institution, fintech business or law firm
• Excellent organisational, management and administrative skills with strong attention to detail
• Proactive, innovative, able to work independently and self-motivated
• High levels of confidence with the ability to take initiative and work autonomously
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written
• Excellent research and analytical skills
• IT proficient with understanding of Google Docs Editors Suite (Google Docs, Slides and Sheets) and MS Office and AI tools (Gemini and ChatGPT)

Benefits

• Competitive remuneration package
• Company contribution to healthcare/medical aid scheme
• Remote / hybrid working
• Generous leave policy (24 days annual leave + 1 day for every year worked to a max of 29 days, birthday leave, 6 months’ primary caregiver / 2 months’ secondary caregiver parental leave, 4 weeks sabbatical leave after 5 years of continuous service)