Compliance Auditor

Sunrise Preschools; Northern (KY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Sunrise Preschools is seeking a Compliance Auditor to partner with CDS field leaders and oversee audits across markets and regions. The role focuses on identifying trends, ensuring general compliance, and reporting findings to executive leadership.

This remote-first position requires travel up to 90% to sites, bringing rigorous analysis, attention to detail, and a commitment to privacy and accuracy in documenting observations and recommendations.

Qualifications

• Auditing and assessment of processes to determine compliance and identify risks.
• Identify patterns and trends using data-driven observations.
• Maintain confidentiality and independence while evaluating findings.
• Communicate audit findings to stakeholders at all levels.
• Collaborate with leadership to improve compliance and reduce risk.
• Plan and conduct site visits across markets and regions.
• Prepare timely audit reports documenting observations and recommendations.
• Escalate significant concerns per escalation protocols.
• Manage multiple audits and travel requirements.

Responsibilities

• Conduct multiple compliance audits and site visits across markets and regions to assess adherence to policies and regulatory requirements.
• Provide objective observations, feedback, and recommendations to support operational excellence and continuous improvement.
• Identify recurring trends and communicate findings to leadership.
• Prepare clear audit reports with observations, findings, and recommended actions.
• Escalate significant compliance concerns to executive leadership.
• Maintain accurate, confidential audit records and supporting documents.
• Promote a culture of accountability, transparency, quality, and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to strengthen processes and reduce risk.
• Travel regularly to assigned locations for onsite audits and compliance reviews.

Skills

Auditing & Assessment

Analytical Thinking

Attention to Detail

Objectivity & Integrity

Communication

Relationship Building

Executive Presence

Organization & Time Management

Adaptability

Continuous Improvement

Confidentiality & Discretion

Technology & Reporting

Education

Associate degree or higher in Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, Compliance, Risk Management, Quality Management, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Description

Job Summary

The Compliance Auditor serves as a collaborative partner to CDS field leaders. This role focuses on conducting multiple site visits that support identifying trends, indicating general compliance within the organization and notifying executive leadership throughout markets and regions of findings.

* Remote-first, 90% travel

Major Tasks

• Conduct multiple compliance audits and site visits across assigned markets and regions to assess adherence to organizational policies, procedures, regulatory requirements, and established
• Serve as a collaborative checks-and-balances partner to CDS field leaders by providing objective observations, feedback, and recommendations that support operational excellence and continuous improvement.
• Identify recurring trends, patterns, and systemic areas of concern across locations, markets, and regions and communicate findings to appropriate leadership.
• Prepare clear, concise, and timely audit reports documenting observations, findings, areas of compliance, opportunities for improvement, and recommended actions.
• Escalate significant compliance concerns, risks, or recurring findings to executive leadership in accordance with established reporting and escalation protocols.
• Maintain accurate, confidential, and organized audit records and supporting
• Promote a culture of accountability, transparency, quality, and continuous improvement while maintaining an objective and professional approach.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and leadership to identify opportunities to strengthen processes, reduce risk, and improve overall compliance.
• Travel regularly to assigned locations to conduct onsite audits and compliance reviews.

Requirements

Required Skills

• Auditing & Assessment: Effectively evaluates processes, documentation, and operational practices to determine compliance and identify areas of risk.
• Analytical Thinking: Reviews information objectively, recognizes patterns and trends, and uses data and evidence to reach sound conclusions.
• Attention to Detail: Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness when reviewing records, processes, and documentation.
• Objectivity & Integrity: Maintains independence, confidentiality, fairness, and professional judgment when evaluating compliance and communicating findings.
• Communication: Clearly and professionally communicates audit findings, risks, recommendations, and expectations to audiences at all levels of the organization.
• Relationship Building: Establishes productive partnerships with field leaders and operational teams while maintaining appropriate independence as an auditor.
• Executive Presence: Demonstrates confidence and professionalism when presenting findings, risks, and recommendations to senior and executive leadership.
• Organization & Time Management: Effectively manages multiple audits, travel requirements, deadlines, follow-up activities, and competing priorities.
• Adaptability: Demonstrates flexibility and sound judgment when responding to changing regulations, organizational priorities, and operational conditions.
• Continuous Improvement: Identifies opportunities to strengthen processes, mitigate risk, improve outcomes, and promote a culture of compliance.
• Confidentiality & Discretion: Handles sensitive organizational and operational information with appropriate judgment and discretion.
• Technology & Reporting: Proficient in Microsoft Office or comparable business applications and able to use technology to document, analyze, track, and report audit findings.

Minimum / Preferred Educational Level Description

Minimum 2 Year / Associate Associates degree or degree in Business Degree Administration, Healthcare Administration,

Compliance, Risk Management, Quality Management, or a related field; equivalent combination of education and relevant experience may be considered.

Disclaimer

The information contained herein is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties, responsibilities or essential functions of the job, nor are they intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Management may, at its discretion, assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. This job description is not considered a job contract and that employment may be ended by either party at any time.