Compliance Specialist

Emergent Cold LatAm; San Pedro Garza García; On-site; MXN 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Emergent Cold LatAm is seeking a Regional Compliance Audit Lead to direct annual audit plans across Mexico and the Caribbean, defining methodology and reporting templates. You will coordinate with cross-country teams, review reports, and support investigations while ensuring internal controls meet regional standards.

Requirements include a CPA or law degree with 2–3 years in compliance or audit, Big 4 or multinational experience preferred, and strong English and Spanish communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Auditing (CPA) or Law is required.
• 2–3 years of compliance or audit experience you bring.
• Big 4 or multinational experience is desirable.
• Advanced Excel and data analysis skills are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead regional compliance audits and monitor plans and reports.
• Coordinate with cross-country teams and train regional staff.
• Manage third parties under due diligence policy and dashboards.
• Support investigations and maintain whistleblower processes.
• Ensure controls and reporting align with regional standards.

Skills

Integrity

Analytical thinking

Clear communication

Autonomy

Results orientation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Auditing or Law

Postgraduate studies in Compliance (Desirable)

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Job description

We are excited to provide you with opportunities to grow.

Responsabilities

• Regional lead – Compliance Audit Plan: define the annual plan, methodology, report templates and severity criteria; assign the cross-audit rotation; review the quality of all audit reports; consolidate metrics (plan progress, findings by severity, open/overdue action plans, closure time, recurrence) and whistleblower channel metrics, and support internal investigations as required and prepare reports for the Compliance Director and the Compliance Committee; coordinate with Internal Audit (once established) on the audit universe and calendar to avoid duplication.
• Execute the Compliance Monitoring Plan in Mexico and the Caribbean: control testing, sample reviews and follow-up of third parties.
• Act as cross-auditor in formal compliance audits (second line) of other platforms, according to the regional audit plan and rotation; never auditing their own platform or a process whose methodology they lead.
• Support audits of Mexico and the Caribbean performed by other analysts (local coordination, documentation and logistics).
• Follow up on action plans with local management in Mexico and the Caribbean until closure, recording findings and status in the regional tracker.
• Propose internal controls based on the results of audits and monitoring activities.
• Deliver the regional training in Mexico and the Caribbean with the support of local Legal, adapting it locally (language, examples, in-person sessions); own the follow-up on completion with local management; contribute subject-matter content to the regional plan.
• Manage third parties in Mexico and the Caribbean in accordance with the regional Due Diligence Policy and the supplier portal.
• Coordinate compliance initiatives in Mexico and the Caribbean and align methodology and reporting with the other platform analysts.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Auditing (CPA) or Law (required).

Additional Education

Desirable: postgraduate studies in Compliance.

Required Experience / Desireable

• Required: minimum 2–3 years of relevant experience in compliance or audit roles.
• Desirable: experience at a Big 4 firm and/or a multinational company.

Technical knowledge

• Elements of corporate compliance programs (anti-corruption, antitrust, code of conduct, whistleblower channel).
• Audit and monitoring methodologies, risk assessment and internal control design.
• Third-party due diligence processes.
• Internal audit standards and methodology (IIA).
• Mexican regulatory framework on anti-corruption, economic competition and personal data protection; Caribbean frameworks desirable.
• Advanced Excel; data analysis and reporting tools (Power BI desirable).

Other Skills / Behavioral Competences

• Integrity and confidentiality.
• Analytical thinking and attention to detail.
• Clear written and oral communication, including training delivery.
• Autonomy and ability to coordinate with multicultural, multi-country teams.
• Results orientation and follow-through.

Languages

• Spanish: native or advanced.
• English: intermediate (minimum).

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