Compliance Specialist

Location:  Kansas City or New York; Hybrid - 3 days onsite

Position Overview

The Compliance Manager assists in ensuring that the organization operates within the internal financial control framework. This role involves monitoring, evaluating, and documenting compliance with internal controls, assisting in the design, documentation and deployment of company internal financial controls. The Compliance Manager plays a critical role in managing internal and external audits and works closely with general accounting, client finance, auditors and Risk and Controls Group.   Position will also assist in general accounting and special projects as needed and primary responsibilities allow.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Control Compliance

• Track and interpret changes to internal control requirements
• Collaborate with various groups within company to design and document updates to controls and processes.
• Monitor and facilitate timely compliance with controls.

Policy Development and Implementation

• Assist in creating and updating company policies and procedures to ensure alignment with internal control requirements and operational efficiency.
• Communicate and interpret compliance-related matters to employees.
• Communicates changes to controls and processes throughout organization

Monitoring

• Conduct ongoing assessments to identify potential compliance issues.
• Investigate and resolve compliance-related concerns or complaints.
• Manage remediation of audit findings

Reporting and Documentation

• Maintain thorough records of control designs, audit findings and ensure performance of controls is well documented and organized.   
• Prepare reports for management and auditors as required.

Audit

• Serve as a point of contact for internal and external auditors.
• Coordinate audit meetings, submission of required documents (with assistance of staff accountant)
• Open communications of status and issues to Controller/Managing Director of Accounting

Continuous Improvement

• Proactively recommend and implement process improvements to streamline processes and enhance compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, CPA a plus
• 2-5 years of experience in accounting or auditing in a public company, preferably in advertising.
• Experience in internal controls, audit, policies and procedures.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Attention to detail and ability to handle pressing deadlines during audits
• Strong organizational skills
• Ability to work effectively with diverse personalities
• High proficiency in learning enterprise software.