Compliance Analyst

Kawasaki Motors Retail Finance, LLC; Lake Forest (CA); On-site; USD 48,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision and Pet ins.

401(k) match

Life and Disability benefits

Generous PTO policy

Up to 12 paid company holidays

Employee discounts on Kawasaki product

Onsite fitness center

Job summary

Kawasaki Motors Retail Finance (KMRF) is seeking a Compliance Analyst to support regulatory compliance, state licensing, testing, and vendor management in a fast-growing captive finance environment.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years in consumer finance compliance, familiarity with NMLS/SES, and strong Excel/Office skills. This on-site role offers competitive pay and benefits aligned with Kawasaki's payroll policies.

Qualifications

• Experience in consumer finance compliance, preferably retail installment lending, auto finance, or powersports.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to prepare reports and audit responses.
• Experience conducting compliance testing and working with state licensing systems (NMLS, SES).
• Ability to work cross-functionally with legal, risk, and operations teams.

Responsibilities

• Assist in filing and tracking annual state license reports.
• Support in filing and tracking annual state license renewal.
• Partner with Compliance Manager in performing compliance testing across operational areas.
• Perform complaint management activities, tracking regulated complaints and ensuring timely responses.
• Maintain centralized document library for policies, procedures, and training materials.
• Monitor regulatory updates and assess operational impact with compliance leadership.
• Assist in onboarding new vendors.

Skills

Communication skills

Root cause analysis

Data analysis

Multi-state lending experience

Collaboration across teams

Education

Associate or Bachelor’s degree in business or finance

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Kawasaki Motors Retail Finance (KMRF) is seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Compliance Analyst to join our dynamic and fast-growing captive finance company. This role is primarily responsible for supporting regulatory compliance, state licensing, compliance monitoring and testing, and vendor management activities. The ideal candidate will have experience in finance, automotive, or powersports compliance, along with strong skills in state licensing reporting and renewals, policy development, compliance testing, and risk assessment. This position reports to the State Licensing & Regulatory Compliance Manager.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist in filing and tracking annual state license reports.
• Support in filing and tracking annual state license renewal.
• Partner with Compliance Manager in performing compliance testing across operational areas.
• Perform complaint management activities, including tracking and documenting regulated complaints, monitoring resolution timelines, and validating that responses are timely, accurate, and compliant.
• Assist in maintaining a centralized document library of all policies, procedures, and training materials for each business unit, ensuring updates are reviewed, approved, and archived annually.
• Support ongoing monitoring of regulatory updates across state and federal levels and assess operational impact in collaboration with compliance leadership.
• Assist in onboarding new vendors

Qualifications:

• Associate or bachelor’s degree in business, finance or a related field preferred; equivalent professional experience will be considered.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in consumer finance compliance, preferably within retail installment lending, auto finance, or powersports industries.
• Hands-on experience supporting compliance programs in multi-state lending environments, with exposure to operational compliance across marketing, originations, servicing, collections, and payment processing.
• Familiarity with state licensing systems (NMLS, SES).
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel (pivot tables, data validation, etc.), Word, and PowerPoint.
• Proven ability to conduct root cause analysis, document findings, and develop actionable recommendations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience drafting reports, summaries, policies, and audit responses.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented with a methodical approach to testing and documentation.
• Team player with a collaborative mindset and the ability to work effectively across compliance, legal, risk, and operational teams.

Profile Differentiators:

• Experience in working in a fast-paced startup environment.
• Experience in Powersports indirect finance industry.
• Experience in supporting a Compliance department in a captive financial institution.
• Knowledge of consumer regulatory requirements.
• $35.00-$37.00/hr.

To support your health and wellness goals, Kawasaki provides a comprehensive benefits program dedicated to the well-being of our employees and their families.

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary based on experience
• Medical, Dental, Vision and Pet insurance
• 401(k) match
• Life and Disability benefitsGenerous PTO policy
• Up to 12 paid company holidays
• Employee discounts on Kawasaki products
• Onsite fitness center

KMRF is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with KMRF is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

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