Legal Risk and Compliance Officer

1 month ago


Reading Berkshire, United Kingdom Roc Search Full time

Compliance Officer - Reading

An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Reading office, for a Compliance Officer to join the team. The ideal candidate will be tasked to provide a wide range of compliance/legal advice, be responsible for managing compliance pre & post-employment checks and responsible for managing all audit processes.

Compliance Responsibilities:

Work in partnership with the Sales team to co-ordinate the compliance process ensuring it runs efficiently and in accordance with compliance standards
Public Sector compliance - checking on boarding documentation, verifying eligibility to work using third party IDSP, checking references, validating identity documents, NHS specific compliance etc. Ensure all documentation is reviewed and approved in line with agreed standards/policies
Ongoing review of internal candidates to ensure that time specific documents have not expired e.g.visas, DBS etc
Conduct internal self-audits throughout the year to ensure high standards are met at all times and any identified compliance gaps are rectified as soon as identified
Generate compliance reports for internal and external stakeholders as required
Deal with any compliance issues and complaints efficiently and accurately following the appropriate compliance procedure and using initiative to offer various solutions
Design compliance documents as required and ensure all documentation is continually reviewed and updated in line with legislation, framework guidelines and regulations

Legal Responsibilities:

Manage and issue Client & Contractor standard terms variations
Maintenance of standard terms of business/contracts. Ongoing review of contracts to ensure continue to align with business needs and updated to reflect any changes in legislations and regulations
chasing unpaid invoices, Commencing/defending county court claims, managing "back-doors", managing ACAS early conciliations
Review of supplier and office lease contracts as required
Ensure the business is compliant with any changes affecting the industry - e.g. CRM GDPR management including erasure requests, subject access requests, unsubscribe requests



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