Legal Counsel ( Licensing )

• Manage day-to-day legal support of company setups and general company maintenance in various jurisdictions such as Estonia, UK, Cyprus, Poland, Latvia and others
• Open and maintain accounts in banks and other financial institutions (fill out bank forms, communicate during the process of compliance, and process requests in a timely manner)
• Work with questionnaires, applications, legal, corporate, and financial documents, presentations, reports, and other documents and ensure that all of the documentation is up-to-date
• Maintain internal registers and arrange documents
• Conduct correspondence with international law firms and other external providers such as corporate secretaries, accountants, auditors
• Act as the point of contact and manage information flow regarding corporate setups among Legal, Business Development, Partners, Merchants, Finance, AML & Compliance departments
• Conduct legal research across indicated jurisdictions related to corporate and regulatory processes
• Participate in the ad-hoc projects set by company stakeholders related to corporate setups and financial licensing processes across various jurisdictions.
• At least 2 years of proven experience in a legal, project management or compliance role
• Fluency in Russian and English;
• A university degree in Law, Economics, Management or related field;
• Understanding of AML/KYC procedures;
• A solution for non-standard cases thinking;
• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to effectively prioritize work;
• We expect you to undertake work with a high degree of accuracy;
• Experience in international tax optimization would be a plus.

WHAT WE OFFER

• An opportunity to make something great even greater, you can be the reason why we grow, develop, and become the best fintech company on the market!
• Career prospects - we are young, we have huge ambitions, and it is important that our employees grow with us
• Work with coworkers who are passionate about their business
• Compensation that will fully correspond to the competence and knowledge, with yearly performance reviews
• The opportunity to attend conferences, courses, and professional development at the company's expense - we favor the continuous development of our employees
• Remote type of work
• 20 days of vacation time; bank holidays; Sick leaves; Additional birthday day off;

You can find out more about our team, our values, and the unique ways we celebrate our successes here: https://fyst.com/culture

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