Senior Business Analyst, Audit & Compliance

Wolters Kluwer•Clayton, MO

4d•$71,300 - $124,500•Hybrid

About The Position

As the Senior Business Analyst, Audit & Compliance, you will be an individual contributor responsible for managing and supporting end-to-end audit, compliance, and documentation validation activities across Service Operations, Accounting, Marketing, and cross-functional teams. This role combines process ownership, project management support, investigative and documentation skills, change management, and data-driven decision making to ensure operational compliance, support audits, maintain financial and regulatory controls, and strengthen risk mitigation. You will partner across functional areas to execute compliance workflows, coordinate audit responses, improve documentation accuracy, and streamline processes supporting internal controls and customer obligations. In this role, you will report to the Manager, Business Analysis and work a hybrid schedule (2 days in office, 3 days remotely).

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required (Business, Accounting, Operations, Compliance, Information Systems, or related field preferred).
5+ years in audit support, compliance operations, service operations, accounting support, or business analysis.
Experience gathering and analyzing documentation and preparing audit-ready artifacts.
Strong analytical and documentation review skills.
Hands-on experience with process mapping tools (Visio, Lucid, Miro, Smartsheet).
Strong Excel skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including compliance summaries and PowerPoint.
Familiarity with enterprise systems, data analytic tools (i.e. Power BI), skills in audit tools and software are a plus.
Strong analytical and critical thinking skills with the ability to interpret data, identify root causes, and develop actionable solutions with proficiency in Excel, Power BI, analytics and workflow tools.
Efficiently handle multiple audit projects.
Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution, endless curiosity, and passion for improving processes.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to influence and lead cross-functional teams and senior leadership.
Clear and effective reporting of audit results.
Lead and support team efforts in auditing tasks.
Proven ability to lead teams and stakeholders through change, conflict resolution, and dynamic environments.

Nice To Haves

MBA is a plus.
Power BI is a plus.
Six Sigma, PMP, Internal Controls/Compliance are a plus.

Responsibilities

Manage audit and compliance workflows from intake through documentation, validation, and resolution.
Ensure adherence to internal control mechanisms and regulatory requirements.
Conduct detailed documentation reviews to meet compliance and audit needs.
Drive standardization of compliance processes and controls to increase accuracy and audit readiness.
Communicate audit findings to stakeholders.
Participate in the continuous improvement of audit processes.
Resolve non-standard audit queries and discrepancies.
Serve as a liaison for external audits by gathering required documentation and coordinating fast turnaround.
Support Accounting’s annual audit cycle by preparing and delivering required artifacts.
Monitor Terms & Conditions reporting and manage the related annual audit for top customers.
Maintain audit-ready documentation and ensure compliance workflows meet requirements.
Ensure adherence to internal controls and regulatory requirements.
Execute Business Unit (BU)-specific privacy tasks.
Coordinate work such as updating notices/websites.
Report BU status to Division Privacy Manager & Executive Sponsor.
Coordinate BU resources for Privacy Incident Management events.
Assist with annual Critical Process refresh- data collection, owner identification, gap analysis.
Support BBB complaint investigations through coordinated research and documentation.
Prepare clear summaries for Marketing leadership for formal BBB submission.