Compliance Officer Consumer Advocacy

Equifax, Inc.; Toronto; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a junior compliance professional to join their dynamic team. This full-time position offers a fantastic opportunity to enhance your compliance and business skills while working closely with the Senior Compliance Officer. You will be responsible for evaluating compliance regulations, developing key documentation, and consulting with various business teams to ensure operational compliance. Your excellent communication skills and practical judgment will be crucial in navigating regulatory changes and managing stakeholder expectations. If you're ready to take the next step in your compliance career, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of compliance experience with strong analytical and communication skills.
• Ability to manage regulatory expectations and tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate compliance regulations and consult with business teams.
• Develop and implement company policies and monitor regulatory changes.
• Perform audits and lead training sessions on compliance issues.

Skills

Regulatory Monitoring

Regulatory Interpretation

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Business Judgment

Education

Bachelor's Degree in a related field

Job description

Synopsis of the role:

This is an amazing full-time opportunity for an ambitious and hard-working junior compliance professional to join a dynamic team, where you can learn and grow your compliance and business skills. Reporting directly to the Senior Compliance Officer – Consumer Advocate for Canada, you will focus on regulatory compliance and consumer advocacy, performing a range of duties including evaluating all current and new compliance regulations and sub regulatory guidance, reviewing company processes and consulting with business teams on operational compliance. You will be developing and maintaining key compliance documentation and managing communications with various cross-functional stakeholders. To ensure success you will need good practical judgement, excellent communication skills and a business-minded approach.

What you’ll do

• Demonstrate excellent communication, with in-depth knowledge of regulatory monitoring, regulatory interpretation, and regulation change management.
• Develop and implement company policies and regulations.
• Monitor, analyze, and brief business teams on regulatory changes.
• Further develop product compliance knowledge and provide guidance to the business.
• Validate business responses to regulatory changes.
• Design, monitor and assess compliance control systems.
• Review and evaluate company procedures and reports to identify hidden risks or common issues.
• Coordinate with different department managers to review departmental compliance.
• Perform periodic audits on company processes to ensure regulatory compliance.
• Monitor and report on remediation requirements resulting from periodic audits.
• Lead employee training sessions on legal and compliance issues.

What experience you need

• 3+ years’ related compliance experience.
• You possess sound business judgment and extraordinary analytical and contractual skills.
• You will have an exceptional ability to manage internal client and external regulatory expectations (balancing tight and/or conflicting deadlines).
• Excellent writing and communication skills.

What could set you apart

• Bilingual (English and French).
• You have previously had a compliance position in financial services or credit reporting industry.
• Background in a legal or related field (law clerk, paralegal, privacy analyst or officer, security analyst or officer).