Compliance Analyst

Job Summary

• Seeking a Compliance Analyst support mission and corporate compliance activities within a highly regulated Intelligence Community environment
• This position helps ensure organizational operations remain aligned with applicable laws, executive orders, directives, regulations, policies, and mission requirements
• The ideal candidate brings experience in compliance, legal, auditing, cybersecurity, intelligence, or other mission-related work and is able to apply sound judgment, critical thinking, and risk management practices to complex compliance issues

Primary Responsibilities

• Provide compliance support to ensure organizational activities remain aligned with applicable laws, executive orders, directives, regulations, policies, and mission requirements
• Conduct periodic and systematic evaluations of internal controls, audit trails, and compliance processes
• Identify control weaknesses and recommend improvements to strengthen compliance and oversight
• Monitor and report compliance status, risks, and clearance gaps to leadership
• Help establish and maintain consistent compliance control frameworks across domestic and international locations
• Coordinate compliance training and support updates to procedures resulting from new or revised requirements
• Research and analyze existing, proposed, and newly issued federal and state statutes and assess their potential impact on organizational operations
• Provide guidance to internal departments on required actions, policies, conformance testing, documentation, and ongoing monitoring requirements
• Apply critical thinking and analytical reasoning to make informed compliance determinations
• Prepare and maintain documentation related to compliance incidents, investigations, reviews, and processes
• Manage compliance incidents, including root cause identification, impact assessment, corrective action, and follow-up
• Gather and analyze information regarding applicable legal authorities, obligations, policies, and regulatory requirements
• Conduct compliance examinations using appropriate investigative techniques, standards, policies, and procedures
• Apply relevant mission, policy, and compliance standards when evaluating activities and determining appropriate actions
• Use compliance-related tools to audit, monitor, analyze, and collect oversight and compliance data
• Apply risk management principles and processes to identify, assess, and mitigate compliance risks
• Develop efficient strategies for completing compliance reviews and other assigned activities
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with customers, colleagues, mission partners, and representatives from other organizations and agencies
• Prepare, edit, and review professional documentation including emails, memoranda, meeting minutes, status reports, and production reports
• Communicate compliance findings, risks, recommendations, and requirements clearly and professionally
• Train and mentor new team members on compliance processes, tools, policies, and procedures

Required Qualifications

• Must have active Top Secret/SCI clearance with NSA Full Scope Polygraph
• Relevant experience performing compliance, legal, auditing, oversight, or related work
• Relevant experience may also include mission-related areas such as collection, intelligence, or cybersecurity
• Bachelor’s degree in Law, Business, Accounting, or a related discipline such as Finance, Economics, Management, or Information Technology from an accredited college or university
• Must meet one of the following experience and education combinations:
• • Seven (7) years of relevant experience with a Bachelor’s degree
  • Five (5) years of relevant experience with a Master’s degree
  • Eight (8) years of relevant experience with an Associate’s degree
  • Ten (10) years of relevant experience with no degree, based on the allowable experience substitution
• Demonstrated ability to interpret and apply compliance policies, legal authorities, regulations, and organizational standards
• Experience documenting, investigating, and managing compliance incidents or findings
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Desired Qualifications

• Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills
• Experience conducting audits, compliance examinations, or internal control reviews
• Familiarity with risk management and corrective action processes
• Ability to communicate sensitive or complex compliance issues clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across multidisciplinary teams

Exempt hourly position. 11 paid holidays, minimum of 3 weeks PTO, company sponsored group medical plan, company paid dental, vision, life insurance, and STD/LTD plans. Salary is dependent upon the candidate’s experience and qualifications.