Risk & Compliance Consultant

Job Description:

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Risk & Compliance Consultant for Building Constructions Products (BCP)

The Opportunity: We have an exciting opportunity for a Risk & Compliance Consultant supporting the Building Constructions Products Division within Construction Industries (CI). In this role, you will manage the audit lifecycle activities for risk-based audits, work with the BCP facilities on pre-audit readiness, assist with providing communications and instructor-led learning and engagement events, and act as the trade compliance subject matter expert in partnership with the Trade COE. You will work closely with leaders within the business as well as the CI segment and others within the compliance community.

What You Will Do:

• Facilitate the audit lifecycle activities in support of IAAS internal audits, including coordination with internal audit and the business.
• Direct and participate in the risk and compliance education, ensuring ongoing and follow up education including regulations, policies, procedures, and trends.
• Partner with the business to provide deeper insights and solve challenges with a customer-oriented mindset including global trade related issues.
• Collaborate with the Trade COE on trade compliance activities; act as the subject matter expert for the division, monitoring and communicating global trade regulations, trade alerts and other trade compliance related activities.
• Work with the legal team on legal and regulatory topics.
• Assist with projects in support of the BCP and CI Compliance team efforts.
• Provide visibility of compliance issues/concerns to the division compliance manager.
• Influence our compliance culture by demonstrating desired behaviors.

What You Have:

• Accuracy and Attention to Detail: Understand the necessity and value of accuracy; ability to complete tasks with high level of precision. Champion the compliance team’s brand as we strive for excellence.
• Intellectual Curiosity / Courage : Initiative to dig into the details and understand the “why” while connecting those details to the bigger picture and challenging the status quo where necessary.
• Analytical Thinking: Knowledge of techniques and tools that promote effective analysis; capacity to determine root cause of organizational problems and create alternative solutions to resolve those problems.
• Effective Communication : Utilize effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.
• Vision for Change: See opportunities for change and establish the big picture vision as well as drive thinking and planning towards a long-term strategic goal.
• Manage Multiple Priorities: Knowledge of effective self-management practices; manage multiple concurrent objectives, projects, groups, or activities, making effective judgments as to prioritizing and time allocation.
• Decision Making: Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; capable of accurately analyzing situations and reaching productive decisions based on informed judgment.

Top Candidates Will Have:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in accounting or finance degree
• 5+ years of audit and trade compliance experience.

Additional Info:

• This position can be in our Cary, Clayton, or Sanford North Carolina offices, and Athens, GA.
• This role is a full time, hybrid position and currently requires 3 days a week in office.
• Domestic relocation assistance is available for those who qualify.
• Sponsorship is not available.
• May require international and/or domestic travel up to 15%.