Lettings Compliance Manager

Role Overview

Based in the Sevenoaks office. Taking responsibility for second checking that all legal/health and safety checks/requirements have been completed and all relevant processes have been followed before a tenancy commences or renews. 

Key Responsibilities

•  Team: Work as part of the lettings compliance team towards the goal of ensuring all tenancies are compliant before they go ahead. 
• Share trends and case studies of common errors found, support others in the team where relevant and be flexible to assist with additional audits where necessary.
• Compliance checks: carry out and take full responsibility for diligent and thorough checks to ensure that all legal requirements/processes have been followed before signing off a tenancy to begin.
• New process implementation: identify processes that need adapting or new processes that need implementing.
• Reporting: weekly/monthly/quarterly reporting of all checks you have completed and of issues found.
• Organise and implement follow up with repeat offenders to reduce the number of errors.
•  Systems: Improve the quality of data on our systems - Reapit. Identify system development requirements and communicate these to the line manager.
  
• Training: Ensure any compliance error trends are communicated to the line manager and included in relevant training.
  
• Communication: attend team meetings and summarise previous month’s activities and highlight any concerns. 
• Follow the communications plan to keep in regular contact with other departments and discuss improvements that could be made.

Key Skills & Qualifications
ARLA Propertymark Technical Award preferred but not essential.

• 2 years + experience working in the lettings industry (preferred)
• Good working knowledge of IT systems (Reapit preferred)
• Good IT skills
• Good understanding of finance
• Personal skills: building relationships and work well as part of a team
• Good Time management: to meet tight deadlines and not delay tenancy start dates
• Self-Motivation: constantly striving to ensure we are compliant with the best processes
• Attention to detail: in all aspects of all work and thinking outside of the box to get the best solutions 

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