Sr. Compliance Analyst

Earthjustice•Washington, DC

8d•$83,000 - $108,400

About The Position

The Senior Compliance Analyst is a non-supervisory role within Earthjustice’s General Counsel’s Office. The position builds and manages a centralized system to track, coordinate, and support regulatory compliance obligations for Earthjustice (501(c)(3)), Earthjustice Action (501(c)(4)), and Earthjustice Action’s associated political committees. The work is intended to reduce legal, financial, and reputational risk by coordinating high-risk filing, registration, reporting, recordkeeping, and deadline-management obligations across departments. The role initially focuses on federal and state campaign finance compliance; electoral and political action committee compliance; federal and state lobbying compliance; and multi-state employer compliance. The analyst works with the Office of General Counsel, Policy and Legislation, Finance, Human Resources, vendors, and other stakeholders to gather information, track filing triggers and deadlines, prepare and coordinate accurate, timely submissions, and improve cross-functional coordination. The analyst prepares filings directly, conducts preliminary reviews, manages reviews of vendor-prepared filings, and works with counsel on legal interpretation and advice. The position is full-time at 37.5 hours per week and may be hybrid or remote. For hybrid applicants, Earthjustice prefers individuals based in Washington, D.C., or San Francisco, California. Salary depends on work location and experience: $97,600–$108,400 in San Francisco; $92,700–$103,000 in Washington, D.C.; and $83,000–$108,400 for remote locations, depending on the candidate’s location.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
At least 5 years of progressively responsible compliance, legal operations, political law, campaign finance, government-affairs, nonprofit, or regulatory experience, including responsibility for deadline-driven filings or registrations.
Ability to prepare, review, or coordinate accurate regulatory filings and reconcile underlying financial, payroll, timekeeping, expenditure, contribution, or activity data.
Experience building and maintaining compliance calendars, matter trackers, ownership matrices, written procedures, internal controls, and audit-ready records.
Exceptional organization, attention to detail, and judgment, including the ability to manage competing statutory deadlines and confidential or sensitive information.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate complex requirements into practical guidance and work effectively with Legal, Finance, HR, advocacy teams, vendors, and outside counsel.
Proficiency with Microsoft 365 and experience using compliance, campaign-finance, lobbying, document-management, workflow, or database systems.
Demonstrated commitment to Earthjustice’s values of Justice, Excellence, Inclusion, and Partnership.

Nice To Haves

Advanced spreadsheet skills.
Direct experience supporting a 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), PAC, ballot-measure committee, political organization, law firm political-law practice, or comparable advocacy organization.
Familiarity with FEC, IRS, state campaign-finance, lobbying-disclosure, pay-to-play, and nonprofit tax-compliance frameworks.
Experience responding to regulator inquiries or supporting audits, examinations, or internal compliance reviews.
Comfort using project management software, including Monday.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain compliance calendars, deadline-tracking tools, ownership charts, filing and registration records, and internal workflows for recurring and trigger-based obligations across entities.
Monitor and coordinate compliance obligations and work with internal stakeholders to support timely and accurate filings, registrations, and disclosures.
Coordinate with Legal, Policy and Legislation, Finance, Human Resources, and other departments to gather information; monitor lobbying limits, political-activity restrictions, ballot-measure activity, and shared-resource issues; and maintain audit-ready documentation and written procedures.
Prepare and coordinate lobbying, ballot, and nonprofit advocacy registrations, reports, amendments, terminations, and supporting schedules, including reviewing and reconciling source data with Finance, HR, payroll, or PAC records.
Advise internal teams on compliance requirements related to lobbying, advocacy, and affiliated-entity activities; monitor regulatory developments and logged time; identify, escalate, and help mitigate compliance risks.
Administer and coordinate federal, state, and local employer registration, reporting, and recordkeeping requirements, including payroll tax, unemployment insurance, paid leave, workers’ compensation, and new-hire reporting.
Coordinate with HR, Finance, and other departments on compliance requirements arising from organizational growth, remote work, expansion into new jurisdictions, or changes in workforce structure.
Maintain employer-compliance tracking systems, monitor deadlines, identify emerging obligations and regulatory risks, and elevate significant issues to the General Counsel’s Office.
Support federal, state, and local campaign finance compliance for Earthjustice Action and associated political committees, including political committee obligations, reporting, disclosures, registrations, filings, and related recordkeeping.
Interface with external vendors and internal stakeholders to coordinate recurring and event-triggered electoral and PAC compliance obligations and support accurate, timely filings and disclosures.
Provide practical compliance guidance under counsel’s direction regarding election advocacy and affiliated-entity activities; monitor regulatory developments and staff time reporting; and identify, escalate, and help mitigate compliance risks.
Pursue professional development, build skills, and share knowledge to contribute to a culture of learning.
Perform other duties that may be assigned as part of the job requirements.