Senior Compliance Specialist

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

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Regulatory Compliance Specialist to support its compliance efforts and manage relationships with regulators. The role involves ensuring compliance with regulations, conducting audits, and educating internal stakeholders. This position requires a Bachelor's Degree and 5 years of relevant experience, with opportunities for project management and process improvement in a dynamic industry.

Qualifications

• 5 years experience in internal audit, compliance, or relevant field.
• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience.

Responsibilities

• Maintains knowledge of regulations and implements compliance measures.
• Conducts risk assessments and reports findings.
• Facilitates compliance training and manages project timelines.

Skills

Regulatory Knowledge

Risk Assessment

Compliance Training

Project Management

Audit Processes

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Responsible for researching, assessing, and documenting regulatory compliance. Provides regulatory

compliance support and guidance affecting the organization's products, business practices, policies, and procedures.

Job Location : Remote - Oakville, Ontario

Main 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 best
• practices.
• 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, and
• takes 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 assigned

Basic Qualifications :

Experience : 5 years' internal audit, legal, compliance, insurance, government program, or relevant experience

Education : Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience (One-year relevant experience is equivalent to one-year college)

Insurance Industry Background

Level Specific Responsibilities :

• Independently manages project timelines and deliverables
• Develops relationships with regulators and responds to inquiries, surveys, and audits, as requested
• Identifies areas of process improvement and maintains documentation
• Project team lead
• Addresses escalated compliance matters and refers
• matters to leadership for collaboration and consultation
• Delivers well-reasoned and detail-oriented work product of the highest quality
• Accountability / Complexity :
• May manage projects requiring the responsibility of delegation of work and review of resulting work product
• Works independently under limited supervision
• May be responsible for providing guidance, coaching, and training to other employees within job area

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