Compliance Associate

JOB DESCRIPTION

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Compliance Associate is responsible for conducting overall compliance activities for the local finance team, supporting key compliance processes, reviewing of controls and compliance with local laws inclusive but not limited to the Value Added Tax Act.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• •Perform annual and ongoing self-assessment function and continuous review of internal processes to ensure compliance.
• •Quarterly self-assessment
• •Assist with Business license reviews.
• •Key processes review to reduce risk
• •Internal audit
• •Periodic system access audit
• •Recommend necessary actions to remediate process control deficiencies identified
• •Ensure controls of day-to-day operations of the Finance/Accounting Department, Operations and Sales.
• •Consistently provide comprehensive audits of internal company operations
• •Annual self-assessments, Internal Audit, Annual system access audit, FAMM compliance
• •Work with Internal Audit during audit.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Minimum Qualifications

High School diploma

3 years internal control audit experience

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Business, Accounting, or Economics

5 years combination of financial analyst and/or accounting experience

Internal audit experience a plus

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS:

Ability to read and interpret documents

Ability to write routine reports and correspondence

Ability to speak effectively

Must have exemplary listening skills to facilitate effective two- way communication

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals

Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to interpret bar graphs

Strong problem-solving skills

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Microsoft Office skills