Compliance Consultant or Auditor

SEDAA•Oakland, Sacramento, CA

2d•$50,000 - $90,000•Hybrid

About The Position

This role involves leading and participating in cross-organizational projects to maintain and strengthen the CLIENT's Shared Services compliance infrastructure. The consultant will analyze current compliance processes, benchmark as needed, and provide guidance to officers, directors, and their staffs. Responsibilities include assisting Shared Services organizations with the design and implementation of best practice guidance, procedures, controls, and metrics to help employees understand and adhere to external and internal compliance requirements. The role also supports the Compliance and Risk Management (CRM) process, which includes understanding and documenting compliance obligations, managing requirement changes, reviewing guidance documentation, ensuring controls provide reasonable assurance, and verifying the implementation and effectiveness of controls and metrics. The consultant will act as a liaison to Shared Services departments, providing support and guidance on compliance processes and questions, and overseeing the development and follow-up of compliance action plans. Additionally, the role involves conducting quarterly Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) key self-assessments, ensuring testing activities are completed on time, well-documented, efficient, and professional, and that remediation actions are coordinated and effective. For Environmental Services and other Shared Services controls, the consultant will conduct testing as requested, ensuring accurate completion and documentation of test steps. The role also includes maintaining and supporting documentation for SOX key control activities and test plans for Supply Chain, updating process maps, and ensuring documentation completeness for external audits. Environmental Compliance Reviews on high-risk areas for facilities and projects will be completed, following all components of the environmental review process, and assisting with annual schedule development for reviews. Finally, the consultant will ensure that value-add controls and learnings are communicated to Line of Business (LOBs).

Requirements

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
Moderate understanding of industry-specific regulations (e.g., CPUC, FERC, OEIS, CAISO)
Ability to identify, evaluate, and mitigate risks
Critical thinking and strategic analysis
Managing change and influencing stakeholders without direct authority
Competence in managing project lifecycles, including planning, execution, and monitoring
Excellent interpersonal skills leading cross-functional teams
Communicating complex compliance requirements to stakeholders
Managing project deadlines ensuring timely completion of a multifaceted project plan

Nice To Haves

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
Utilizing tools such as MS Project or Visio for tracking and reporting

Responsibilities

Lead and participate in cross-organizational projects to 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.
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.
Provide support and guidance as needed for compliance processes as a liaison to Shared Services departments.
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.
Conduct the testing portion of the self-assessment for Environmental Services and other Shared Services controls, 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.
Update process maps and ensure 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.