Bryan Koh

Candidate Profile
1. Qualified to practice with a minimum PQE of 5 to 7 years.
2. Private practice experience gained at mid to top-tier law firms or inhouse experience at energy sponsor or construction firm is preferred.
3. The ideal candidate would possess a broad range of experience in lease arrangements, land acquisition, renewable energy, construction, corporate and commercial contracts. M&A and debt financing experience would be plus but not essential.
4. The ideal candidate should be able to operate with sufficient autonomy without supervision, interact directly with senior management and personnel of its shareholder(s) with pragmatic legal advice and solutions.
5. This role offers a comprehensive exposure to the complete life cycle of renewable energy projects with high visibility to senior management. This role would suit an individual who is hand-on, able to adapt to a fast-paced environment and is interested in building a legal career in renewable energy.
Job Description
The candidate will be leading the legal affairs and requirements of the group companies Specifically, the candidate will be exposed to the following areas of work:
(a) Pre-transaction documents: drafting, reviewing and negotiating pre-transaction documents such as NDAs, MoUs/term sheets, consortium agreements in connect with the bidding of a project and assisting the business
units with the due diligence and evaluation of potential projects from a legal perspective; (b) Project documents: drafting, reviewing and negotiating all project-related contracts, which may include land acquisition/lease agreements, development services agreement, procurement/supply of products agreements, construction agreements and operations and maintenance agreements;
(c) Financing documents: drafting, reviewing and negotiating financing and security documents applicable to a project and attending to the execution and closing matters;
(d) Corporate secretarial: advising the management ensure Board/Shareholder(s)' meetings are called and convened in accordance with the governance arrangements applicable to a project company; preparing and maintaining minutes and resolutions of such meetings; and ensuring corporate registration and records of the project companies are maintained and kept up to date;
(e) Legal/Regulatory Research: conduct preliminary research on regulatory requirements in respect of government bidding program as well as applicable laws an regulation affecting business in general.
(f) Other general matters:
 Creating and/or establishing template contracts or documents to establish a consistent and efficient contract management system for the business units;
 Researching and advising business units on legal issues which may arise from time to time in connection with the Company's operations, including where relevant, attendance to pre-action correspondence in the event of disputes or correspondence to address regulatory inquiries;
 Working with different business units , human resources, finance and other stakeholders within the group to implement appropriate compliance and/or standard operations procedure to effective manage and control legal and compliance risk exposure; and
 Assisting with resolution of disputes which may arise out or in connection with their business;
 Managing external counsels, as appropriate, to ensure timely execution and implementation of a project within approved budget and timeline.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Senior Compliance Officer

Department: Compliance

Location: Japan

Full-time, permanent


Job purpose:

In order to support this exciting growth in the business, the Compliance department of the Japan office is seeking to hire suitably qualified persons to fill the role as Senior Compliance Associate - Japan

General Duties:

• Reporting to, and working together with the Head of Compliance - Japan, in all aspects of the regulatory obligations of the entity in order to maintain the pre-requisite licenses.
• Key functional responsibilities comprising of regulatory compliance, compliance advisory, compliance monitoring and anti-financial crime compliance.
• Maintenance of Compliance Risk Assessments to ensure that latest regulatory risk exposures are being continuously complied, mitigated and managed.
• Assisting in the documentation of Policies for the firm to articulate regulatory obligations to be mitigated through controls in Procedures by first line functions.
• Assisting in the preparation of the Annual Compliance Plan for Board approval and implementation together with the Compliance Monitoring Program.
• Working together with regulatory agencies (FSA and JSDA), internal and external audit engagements, if required.
• Familiarity with FIEA, FETA & AML Act legislations relating to securities dealing and brokerage; specifically, CFDs, over-the-counter derivatives and foreign exchange transactions.

Qualification and Skills

Qualifications:

• Tertiary-related qualifications including Diploma or Degree or Professional Qualifications.
• Experience in a Compliance function or role for an FSA and/or JSDA regulated entity.
• Fluency in Spoken and Written Japanese
• Competency in spoken and written English.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Outlook/Word/Excel Skills

Skills:

• Ability to work as part of a team, and be a key contributor.
• Keen attention to detail.
• Willingness to work under tight deadlines.
• Comfortable with the use of PC-based enterprise applications
• Cordial, humble and friendly disposition for engagement with multiple internal and external stakeholders.
• Firm and decisive decision making with willingness to assume responsibility and accountability.