Compliance Officer, PEXA
£42-46k
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Online property settlement, tracking and insights
Be an early applicant
Online property settlement, tracking and insights
21-100 employees
Be an early applicant
£42-46k
More information about location
21-100 employees
Company mission
To transform property experiences.
Role
Who you are
- 3+ years’ experience in legal sector risk and compliance (experience with conveyancing compliance preferred but not essential)
- Strong understanding of the Money Laundering Regulations, SRA Standards and Regulations, and CLC Code of Conduct
- Working knowledge of Lexcel and CQS accreditation frameworks
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present clearly and confidently
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with attention to detail
- Highly organised, able to manage competing priorities and work independently
- Genuine enthusiasm for compliance and supporting clients
- A team-oriented mindset with a collaborative approach
- Strong presentation and client-facing skills
- High level of organisation, with the ability to work autonomously and proactively
What the job involves
- The Compliance Officer plays a key role in supporting conveyancing firms with their risk and compliance requirements, carrying out AML audits and compliance reviews, and ensuring firms meet the regulatory standards necessary for successful onboarding
- The position also contributes to the delivery of Legal Eye’s professional services, supporting internal teams including sales and proposition development
- Conduct compliance reviews and audits for conveyancing firms, with emphasis on Regulation 21 AML audits and related AML policies, controls, and procedures
- Prepare detailed written reports highlighting audit findings, risks, and clear recommendations for improvement
- Remain up to date with regulatory developments relevant to the conveyancing sector, including AML regulations, SRA Standards and Regulations, CLC Codes, and wider legal compliance changes
- Support conveyancers in assessing compliance and operational risks, helping them design and implement effective risk-management frameworks
- Work collaboratively with colleagues to maintain strong client relationships and deliver exceptional service outcomes
- Provide compliance insights to support sales and proposition teams, including presenting and advising on Legal Eye’s compliance and audit services
- Contribute to team projects and undertake additional compliance-related duties as required to support the delivery of Legal Eye’s services
Our take
Even as industries embrace the digital revolution, some practices lag behind. For example, property exchange and remortgaging still involve a host of paperwork and back-and-forth between parties. PEXA supplies an eConveyancing platform to automate and simplify these processes, improving accuracy and efficiency while reducing costs.
PEXA was founded in 2010 to bring automation to the Australian property market, before expanding to the UK. The company created its eConveyancing service from scratch, including developing the technology behind it, and can serve property exchange, purchase, development and more; though the PEXA UK division is currently focussed solely on its novel remortgaging solution, as the volume of UK remortgages is expected to rapidly escalate with growing interest rates.
PEXA has benefitted from the pandemic-instigated digital transformation, as well as the similarly fuelled property market boom, which allowed the company to grow rapidly in Australia. Having brought its platform to the much larger UK property market, the company has a chance to demonstrate the value of its digital property settlement solution to a new range of customers, and the potential for massive growth.
Freddie
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Company
Company HQ
Civic Quarter, Leeds, UK
Leadership
Joe Peppe
(CEO)They joined PEXA UK in 2023 as CEO. Prior to this, they were the CEO of tmgroup, Managing Director at EDM Group, Business Development Director at RR Donnelley, and Senior Account Manager at Williams Leaf.
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