09 Sep
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Enhancor Services
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Pune
09 Sep
Enhancor Services
Pune
Role & responsibilities
- Flexibility to work during the US shift is essential.
Regulatory Research, Licensing & Registration Determination
- Research and determine the applicability of business licenses, real estate broker/firm licenses, occupational and privilege taxes, and business/tax registration obligations across federal, state, county, and municipal jurisdictions.
- Interpret statutes, municipal ordinances, administrative codes, and regulatory guidance to assess licensing and registration triggers, entity-level obligations, and the correct scope of each requirement.
- Conduct exemption analysis and jurisdictional/boundary determinations (incorporated city vs. county vs. unincorporated area) to confirm the correct issuing authority and business classification.
- Assign and document a confidence level for each determination, clearly flagging items that require authority confirmation, legal interpretation, or further verification based on internal data.
License & Registration Lifecycle Administration
- Prepare, compile, and track license, permit, and registration applications, including supporting documentation and designated-broker or responsible-party requirements.
- Map each license and registration to the correct legal entity and to the specific properties or locations it covers.
- Maintain a comprehensive master register of all entity-level and property-level licensing and registration obligations across the portfolio.
- Coordinate issuance, display, and record-keeping requirements associated with each license across all covered locations.
- Maintain entity tax identifiers and registration records, including Employer Identification Numbers (EINs) and Form W-9 documentation, and ensure each is mapped to the correct legal entity.
- Reference and reconcile entity organizational charts. to map entities within a multi-tier ownership structure.
Document Review & Regulatory Framework Knowledge
- Review and interpret Regulatory Agreements to identify affordability restrictions, compliance covenants, and report obligations that bear on entity-level and property-level licensing and registration.
- Review Loan Agreements and related financing documents to identify covenants, consent requirements, and compliance conditions relevant to licensing, registration,
and portfolio activity.
- Apply working knowledge of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program and other affordable-housing frameworks to assess program-specific compliance and documentation requirements.
Renewal, Cadence & Deadline Management
- Maintain a centralized licensing and registration portal covering every renewal cadence - annual, biennial, triennial, quarterly, monthly, and non-expiring obligations.
- Track last-issued/last-renewed and next-renewal-due dates, computing renewal intervals and lead times to prevent lapses.
- Proactively initiate renewals and periodic filings ahead of statutory deadlines; escalate at-risk or overdue items to senior stakeholders. Compliance Data Management & Quality Assurance
- Maintain accurate, audit-ready licensing and registration records with robust version control, structured classification, and reliable retrieval protocols.
- Perform quality-assurance reviews of licensing and registration data for completeness, classification accuracy, and consistency across entities, states, and properties.
- Reconcile licensing and registration records against portfolio changes - acquisitions, dispositions, and occupancy or office changes and update obligations accordingly.
- Identify and flag process-improvement, standardization, and automation opportunities across the compliance workflow.
Stakeholder Coordination & Advisory
- Serve as a primary point of contact for due diligence requests, and regulatory inquiries with timely and accurate licensing and registration documentation.
- Provide compliance guidance to operational and business teams on licensing and registration requirements, filing obligations, and renewal protocols.
Reporting & Analytics
- Produce periodic status reports, upcoming renewal summaries, and jurisdiction, entity, and property breakdowns for senior stakeholders.
- Maintain dashboards tracking license and registration status,
renewal exposure, confidence levels, and outstanding actions to support data-driven decision-making.
Preferred candidate profile Education & Credentials
- Bachelors degree in law (LL.B.) from an accredited institution - mandatory.
- Master’s degree in law (LL.M.) with specialization in Corporate, Regulatory, or Commercial Law - preferred.
Qualified Experience
- Minimum 5 years of post-qualification legal experience, with substantive exposure to regulatory compliance, business licensing, corporate/entity compliance, or multi-jurisdictional legal research.
- Prior experience in Legal Process Outsourcing or compliance function, a corporate compliance/entity-management team, or a law firm regulatory practice is strongly preferred.
- Hands-on experience with US state and local regulatory frameworks within the US real estate or property management industry - mandatory. Demonstrated ability to interpret statutes, ordinances, and administrative codes and to reach defensible applicability and exemption determinations.
- Exposure to license lifecycle administration and renewal/deadline management preferred.
- Working knowledge of entity-level compliance documentation, including EINs, Form W-9, and entity organizational/ownership structures (org charts).
- Familiarity with Regulatory Agreements, Loan Agreements, and affordable-housing programs such as the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) is strongly preferred.
- Exceptional communication and stakeholder-management skills, with a demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively across geographies and functions.
- Strong analytical capability to interpret complex regulatory language and layered jurisdictional requirements with precision.
- High attention to detail and strong data discipline, with the ability to manage large, structured compliance datasets across many jurisdictions.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word) and enterprise compliance, entity management, or tracking platforms.
- Ability to read and interpret entity, financing, and regulatory documents (organizational charts, Regulatory Agreements, Loan Agreements, and LIHTC documentation) and translate them into concrete compliance actions.
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