Principal Compliance Specialist

LOCATION

This position offers remote flexibility and can be based anywhere in the United States.

PRIMARY PURPOSE OF POSITION

Under minimal direction, the Principal Compliance Specialist is responsible for managing, coordinating, and disseminating the Company's state, federal and Company compliance requirements in support of the wholesale and/or retail competitive businesses. In addition, this position is responsible for managing and coordinating the Company's response to state and federal inquiries related to competitive business compliance initiatives. This position has an emphasis on public sector compliance. May supervise other Legal Compliance Analyst(s) or serve as primary point of contact for a particular compliance responsibility for the business and is a member of the Retail Regulatory team.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Develop, implement, and maintain compliance monitoring, policies and procedures, such as audit checklists and documentation retention programs.
• Conduct audits to ensure policies and procedures are followed.
• Under minimal management direction, responsible for responding to routine and specific state and federal inquiries regarding Company business transactions. This includes managing the collection of requested data, analyzing the data, preparing responses to inquiries, and recommending policies and processes to enhance the Company’s compliance procedures and efficiency.
• Develop, recommend and maintain the Company’s compliance information and website to ensure that information is easily accessible and up to date.
• Stay informed of state and federal compliance regulations, and issues. Disseminate information to personnel as needed. Recommend how the Company should adjust to changing regulatory and compliance requirements.
• Manage and ensure regulatory filings are filed timely and accurately filed, including renewal of state licensing applications and all matters related to compliance at the state and federal levels.
• Attend meetings to educate, explain, improve and/or create new processes as required.
• Assist with special projects as assigned.
• Must be able to effectively work across teams within the business unit.
• Administer and track online training programs including evaluating and recommend improvements to these programs.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of relevant experience, or 12 years of experience in lieu of the degree
• 5 years experience with regulatory and compliance policies and procedures
• Possess the ability to comprehend and analyze regulatory and compliance policies and procedures and disseminate appropriate information

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Paralegal experience or experience as a corporate legal compliance specialist highly preferred
• Juris Doctor (JD) degree or paralegal certificate from an accredited program
• Experience with government contracting requirements
• Ability to prioritize work, manage time effectively and manage workload efficiently
• Drive to learn and master new technologies and techniques
• Elevated knowledge in Excel (creating and using pivot tables, macros, and vlookups) and MS Office Suite experience.
• Ability to clearly communicate both orally and in writing and work effectively across business units, functional groups, multiple levels of the Corporation and external stakeholders
• Excellent planning, organization, and problem-solving skills with the ability to successfully handle multiple concurrent priorities simultaneously; attention to detail with emphasis on accuracy; delegate tasks, ability to thrive in dynamic, communicate issues/results, fast paced environment