Compliance Auditor

Position Title: Compliance Auditor

Location: Birmingham, AL (On-site) 80% Travel Required.
Employment Type: Full-Time
Salary: $65,000 - $70,000 Annually (Based on experience)

Company Introduction

With over 30 years serving the light-industrial and manufacturing sectors, this nationally respected staffing organization is known for its strong commitment to employee well-being.

Role Overview

We are seeking an Internal Compliance Auditor who will be based in our Birmingham, Alabama corporate office, but will travel to each of our branch locations.

We are looking for an experienced professional with a relevant internal audit background to enhance the function within the company.The candidate must have a pragmatic and detailed approach as well as extensive audit experience ideally gained in a branch operation. The role has a broad scope with exposure to an extensive range of business operations. It is essential that the candidate has an excellent appreciation of key business functions in a commercial environment. The role will require up to 80% travel.

Core Responsibilities

• Operate and maintain a rolling internal audit program for all branches.
• Assist in the development and review of the audit plan, updating and adjusting as required.
• Create and present, in writing or orally, high-quality audit reports.
• Continuously use internal audits to assess departmental processes and support their re-definition or streamlining for greater operational efficiency and effectiveness.
• Support the business in defining appropriate corrective actions to resolve non-conformances.
• Monitor the timely resolution of non-conformances, ensuring non-conformances are appropriately progressed and closed.
• Analyze and evaluate existing business processes to identify process efficiency and effectiveness improvement opportunities such as bottlenecks, business risks, duplicate activities, and support process improvement activities. Work with functional owners on outputs and collaboratively implement mutually agreed change.
• Analyze and evaluate existing business processes and linkages and identify missing documented processes and lead the team to document, improve and/or implement newly identified processes that can be implemented across the organization.
• Participate in activities associated with process improvement. Engage leadership and other departments to obtain support and buy-in for changes. Partner with management, project champions, and process owners to align improvement initiatives with business objectives.
• Conduct business process training.
• Research best practices and prepare recommendations on appropriate solutions where applicable.
• Lead or support regular business meetings as needed to support corporate objectives.
• Assist with the handling of all other external audits and responses to customers inquiries.

Required Background

• Staffing industry experience preferred

• Minimum of a bachelors degree required. Masters Degree or Juris Doctor preferred.

• A minimum of 3 years of relevant experience in auditing and/or compliance operations.

• Detailed-oriented with strong analytical and organizational skills.

• Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills along with demonstrated ability to collaborate with others.

• Ability to tactfully, independently, and persuasively provide critical and sensitive feedback to the most senior levels of management.

• Proficiency in conflict negotiation and resolution is preferred.

• The ability to perform assignments in an independent and autonomous manner with minimal direct supervision.

• Ability to utilize various computer software to include: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

Compensation & Perks

• Competitive salary based on experience.

• Paid Vacation

• 401k

• 8 Paid Holidays annually

• Medical Insurance

• Dental Insurance

• Paid Time Off