Legal Compliance Assistant Jobs in Decatur, GA (NOW HIRING)

KEY RELATIONSHIPS AND TEAM: The Compliance Assistant will support the Compliance Team by reviewing product contracts for procedural requirements, law changes, and limited submission types.

THE OPPORTUNITY: To improve response time to clients, the Compliance Assistant will assist in providing better service to product companies by supporting the Compliance Team in reviewing initial submissions, resubmissions, same or similar, and replica contract submission. In addition, the Compliance Assistant will also review submissions for law changes and ensure procedural contract obligations are met.

Specifically, the Compliance Assistant will have responsibility to:

• Handle (electronic) product contract initial submissions, resubmission, same, similar submissions (SOS), replica, and law change submissions.
• Review contracts to determine whether contracts meet certain procedural requirements.
• Maintain organized files at all times.
• Assist with maintaining the legislative, regulatory and litigation tracking system.
• Draft the monthly legislative newsletter.
• Assist the Client Success Team when necessary.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Professional Qualifications:

The following knowledge, skills, education, licensure, and experiences are required:

• Associates degree
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to read and understand legal language, principles, and research methods.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and communication skills.
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to coordinate, prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to function well in a high-paced and at times stressful environment.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality, and to exercise discretion and good judgment.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
• Ability to react with appropriate levels of urgency to situations and events that require quick response or turnaround.

The following knowledge, skills, education, licensure, and experiences are preferred:

• Prior Paralegal experience

Why Consider Joining FIS now?

• The business is poised for accelerated growth.
• The company's story is one of protecting financial institutions and consumers alike with respect to F&I products.

The following behaviors are required:

• Leadership – moves quickly and takes a well-founded point of view without being abrasive. Leads by personal example and acts like an owner rather than an employee. Capable of communicating effectively and dealing persuasively with the organization and with key managers.
• Delivery – achieves commitments and delivers on personal objectives and those of the team. Demonstrates passion and innovation to continuously deliver improved results without taking “short cuts.”
• Organization and planning – plan and organize in an effective manner focusing on the key priorities.
• Change – implements change with a “down to earth” approach. Comfortable managing ambiguity & complexity.
• Collaborative – charts course with colleagues having sought their views.
• Influence – persuades others to pursue a course of action.
• Integrity – does what is right not what is politically expedient. Earns trust and maintains confidence.
• Attitude – has a positive energy that is contagious and has a “can do” attitude. Thinks big and takes on big challenges – sets challenging targets, never satisfied with results, achieves results the right way – planning, perseverance, and overcomes obstacles.
• Approach – Tolerant of others and culture while being able to influence team toward common goal. He/she will be a great communicator who will be empathetic of culture while actively pursuing an agenda of continuous improvement.

F&I Sentinel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.