Compliance Consultant or Auditor at SEDAA

, California, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

13 Sep, 26

Salary

90000.0

Posted On

15 Jun, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Regulatory Compliance, Risk Management, Internal Auditing, Controls Testing, Project Management, SOX Compliance, Data Analysis, Stakeholder Management, Process Improvement, Technical Writing, MS Visio, MS Project, MS Teams, SharePoint, Environmental Compliance, Benchmarking

Industry

Business Consulting and Services

Description

**********LOCAL CANDIDATES ONLY***NO C2C*************** Title – Senior Compliance Consultant Job id - Sedaa4475 Location - Oakland, CA (hybrid) Pay Range: 70k -90k/annum ONLY LOCAL CANDIDATES CURRENTLY RESIDING IN BAY AREA/NEAR WORK LOCATION - OAKLAND. ASSIGNMENT IS HYBRID AND REQUIRED ON-SITE AT OAKLAND GO 3 DAYS A WEEK. CLIENT LAPTOP WILL BE ISSUED. ANY ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT NEEDED IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE SUPPLIER. CALLS AND MEETINGS WILL BE VIA MS TEAMS. TOP THINGS LOOKING FOR: Regulatory Knowledge and Compliance Expertise: Moderate understanding of industry-specific regulations (e.g., CPUC, FERC, OEIS, CAISO) - interpreting legal requirements, ensuring adherence, and staying updated on changing regulatory environments. Risk Management and Analytical Skills: The ability to identify, evaluate, and mitigate risks, combined with critical thinking and strategic analysis. Paying close attention to detail, ensuring accuracy in documentation and reporting, managing change and influencing stakeholders without direct authority, and utilizing tools such as MS Project or Visio for tracking and reporting. Project Management and Communication: Competence in managing project lifecycles, including planning, execution, and monitoring, along with excellent interpersonal skills leading cross-functional teams, communicating complex compliance requirements to stakeholders, and managing project deadlines ensuring timely completion of a multifaceted project plan. Job Description: Lead and participate in cross-organizational projects that will maintain and strengthen CLIENT's Shared Services compliance infrastructure. Analyze current compliance processes, benchmark as needed, and provide guidance to officers, directors, and their staffs. Assist Shared Services organizations with the design and implementation of best practice guidance, procedures, controls, and metrics that facilitates employees' ability to find and understand the external and internal compliance requirements that apply to them. Assist with moving the Compliance and Risk Management (CRM) process which consists of the following: Understand and document state, federal, and local compliance obligations Manage requirement changes Review guidance documentation Ensure controls provide reasonable assurance Ensure controls and metrics are implemented and effective Audit compliance processes for adherence to documented procedures and controls As a liaison to Shared Services departments: Provide support and guidance as needed for compliance processes; support as needed concerning any compliance questions that may arise; oversee compliance action plan development and follow-up on open items. Conduct quarterly Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) key self-assessments in accordance with FCC (Finance Compliance & Controls) requirements. Ensure that all testing activities are completed on time, are well documented, are conducted efficiently and professionally, and that all remediation actions are coordinated and effective. For Environmental Services and other Shared Services controls, conduct the testing portion of the self-assessment, as requested by the appropriate SOX Team Leads, ensuring that all test steps are completed and documented accurately. Maintain and support documentation for SOX key control activities and test plans for Supply Chain. This includes updating process maps and ensuring that all supporting documentation is correct and complete for responding to requests from external auditing entities. Complete utility-wide Environmental Compliance Reviews on high risk areas for facilities and projects. Follow all components of environmental review process. Assist with annual schedule development for reviews. Ensure value-add controls and learnings are communicated to LOBs. Minimum Qualifications 5 years experience at the senior consultant level Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience required Strong regulatory familiarity and expertise Excellent compliance and risk experience in corporate environment Strong knowledge and experience in compliance functions and documentation Strong research, analytical and information gathering skills Strong attention to detail and organizational skills, ensuring quality in deliverables Excellent skills in understanding complex business processes, working with the business compliance experts, and providing clear, concise guidance Proven ability to partner and work collaboratively as a team player; relationship building Ability to managing performance and be resourceful and adaptable to change Demonstrated ability in advocacy and influence, conflict resolution, and process improvement Excellent communication and presentation skills Process Improvement utility industry knowledge Strong Excel, Word, PowerPoint skills; technological savvy Desired Qualifications Advanced degree desired Excellent Microsoft Visio skills SharePoint design and management Utility industry experience a plus Experience in utility related regulations, benchmarking, operational efficiency evaluation, and risk assessment *************************************** Title -Senior Compliance Analyst Location - Oakland, California (hybrid) Pay Range: 50k -90k/annum Job id - 3761 Description: LOOKING FOR CANDIDATES CURRENTLY RESIDING NEAR WORK LOCATION-OAKLAND/BAY AREA OR SACRAMENTO. ASSIGNMENT IS HYBRID. TEAM REPORTS AT THE OAKLAND GENERAL OFFICE OR SACRAMENTO SERVICE CENTER 3 TIMES A WEEK INCLUDING EVERY TUESDAY EACH WEEK. THE OTHER TWO IN OFFICE DAYS WILL BE DETERMINED WITH YOUR SUPERVISOR. LAPTOP WILL BE ISSUED AND DOCKING STATION. ANY ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT NEEDED TO BE PROVIDED BY SUPPLIER. TEAMS WILL BE USED FOR CALLS. TOP THINGS LOOKING FOR: Hiring Manager will be viewing these skills through a compliance, regulatory, and governance lens. Internal auditing or controls testing experience. Ability to analyze data, metrics (to assess program performance), and complex situations, identify root causes, and make informed decisions and program adjustments as needed. Effective planning, communication, tracking/follow-up on requirements/commitments, time management, and organizational skills. Ability to identify potential risks, develop mitigation strategies, and monitor the various programs for risks. Prefer electric engineering, advance degrees or equivalent years of experience in the utility industry. The Compliance & Risk Consultant supports the development, implementation, and maintenance of the framework for compliance and/or risk management. The primary function will be identifying key controls and performing design and effectiveness testing of those controls. May be assigned to support a specific department or area of the business. Scope may be limited to one regulatory agency or may include multiple agencies, laws, and regulations applicable to a specific department or area of the business. Supports revisions to the compliance and/or risk programs and tools as needed based on changes to applicable laws, regulations, and standards. For risk management, develops and maintains a risk register, coordinating with various risk owners to track operational & enterprise risks and the effectiveness of risk mitigation activities. Partners with Subject Matter Experts (SME), Requirement/Risk Owners, and business SMEs to develop controls, and metrics to hold the assigned owners accountable for compliance and/or risk management performance. Supports change management, training, and communication of compliance standards, processes & results and/or risk management standards and risk analyses & assessments. The Compliance & Risk Consultant may also act as a liaison with regulatory agencies and respond to data/reporting inquiries. Potential Responsibilities: • Collaborate with Subject Matter Experts to define controls process Perform and document controls testing for complex utility operational steps. Support the establishment and maintenance of Compliance Management standards, procedures, and reporting Develop and drive action plans to achieve and maintain Compliance Program Maturity Lead or support the inventory and maintenance of regulatory requirements, including confirmation of compliance owners, and mapping to guidance documents, controls, and risk rankings Perform compliance gap assessments and provide guidance to Requirement/Risk Owners for mitigation plans Provides expertise to leadership and cross-functional teams regarding development, implementation, and monitoring of controls and mitigation plans. Support the development and implementation of Electric’s Compliance Controls Program Lead or support the development and implementation of Shared Compliance Program Maintain or support the Electric Compliance Management Communications & Training Plan Develop and provide compliance related best practice training and training materials Drive process improvements learned from benchmarking and peer-to-peer reviews Conduct quality reviews on programmatic compliance activities May act as team lead but does not have any direct reports. Prefer: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience 7+ years of relevant experience

Responsibilities

Lead cross-organizational projects to strengthen compliance infrastructure and perform design and effectiveness testing of key controls. Develop risk registers, conduct SOX self-assessments, and provide guidance to stakeholders on regulatory obligations.