Senior Compliance Specialist

Independence Pet Group; Ontario; Remote; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the pet care industry is seeking a Compliance Specialist to ensure regulatory compliance across products and operations. This remote position offers an opportunity to manage compliance risks, conduct audits, and train internal teams. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's Degree and 5 years of relevant experience, especially in the insurance sector.

Qualifications

• 5 years’ experience in internal audit or compliance.
• Insurance industry experience preferred.
• Ability to manage project timelines and deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Research and document regulatory compliance.
• Conduct audits and monitoring of operational functions.
• Facilitate organizational compliance training.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Risk assessment

Audit

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

Job Summary : Responsible for researching, assessing, and documenting regulatory compliance. Provides regulatorycompliance support and guidance affecting the organization’s products, business practices, policies, and procedures.Job Location : Remote – Oakville, OntarioMain Responsibilities : Maintains and applies knowledge of regulations and regulatory changes relevant to the industry and the organization.Works with business relationship owners and vendors to train, educate, mitigate compliance risks, and drive industry bestpractices.Ensures regulatory standards are applied to organizational policies, procedures, and / or products.Performs risk assessments on operational areas with regulatory lines of business. Contributes to monitoring and auditing workplans. Conducts monitoring, auditing, and surveillance of operational functions, reports results to stakeholders, andtakes compliance actions in response to findings.Responds to compliance related questions, complaints, and incidents.Works with stakeholders to develop corrective action plans.Facilitates organizational compliance training on general compliance and other topics required by regulation.Manages timelines and deliverables, coordinating, and evaluating internal responses. Analyzes and communicates business impact and potential risks to leadership.May identify areas of non-compliance.May develop relationships with regulators and respond to inquiries, surveys, and audits, as requested.Performs other duties and responsibilities as assignedBasic Qualifications : Experience : 5 years’ internal audit, legal, compliance, insurance, government program, or relevant experienceEducation : Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience (One-year relevant experience is equivalent to one-year college)Insurance Industry BackgroundLevel Specific Responsibilities : Independently manages project timelines and deliverablesDevelops relationships with regulators and responds to inquiries, surveys, and audits, as requestedIdentifies areas of process improvement and maintains documentationProject team leadAddresses escalated compliance matters and refersmatters to leadership for collaboration and consultationDelivers well-reasoned and detail-oriented work product of the highest qualityAccountability / Complexity : May manage projects requiring the responsibility of delegation of work and review of resulting work productWorks independently under limited supervisionMay be responsible for providing guidance, coaching, and training to other employees within job area

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