Compliance Assistant Manager at Western Alliance Bank handling regulatory compliance oversight and guidance. Leading compliance assessments, collaborating with stakeholders, and supporting compliance programs.
About the role
- Independent contractor analyzing whistleblower reports and compliance matters in the energy sector. Relieving operational workload for General Counsel in sensitive investigations.
Responsibilities
- Review incoming whistleblower reports and allegations.
- Conduct initial fact assessment to determine materiality and urgency.
- Distinguish between whistleblower matters and HR/grievance issues.
- Provide recommendation to General Counsel on next steps.
- Conduct desk-based investigations (review of financial flows, invoices, approvals, policy adherence).
- Assess compliance with internal policies (e.g., asset disposal procedures).
- Identify potential breaches of anti-bribery and corruption (ABC) standards.
- Manage end-to-end whistleblower process including documentation and reporting.
- Analyze transactions and payment flows within internal systems.
- Validate whether payments align with approvals and policy thresholds.
- Assess commercial rationale and procedural compliance.
- Support scoping and engagement of external forensic auditors for serious matters.
- Coordinate workstreams across forensic advisors and internal stakeholders.
- Review and interpret forensic findings.
- Identify policy gaps arising from investigations.
- Recommend updates to internal compliance or ABC policies where relevant.
Requirements
- Experience handling whistleblower reports and/or internal investigations.
- Background in compliance, internal audit, forensic accounting, risk, or legal.
- Exposure to anti-bribery and corruption frameworks (UK Bribery Act alignment essential).
- Experience operating in infrastructure, energy, or regulated environments preferred.
- Ability to exercise sound commercial judgment.
- Familiarity with UK and/or South African anti-bribery and corruption legislation.
- Ability to analyze financial records, invoices, and payment flows.
- Strong documentation and reporting capability.
- Competence managing confidential investigations.
- High discretion and confidentiality.
- Independent judgment with pragmatic decision-making.
- Clear written and verbal communication.
- Ability to challenge constructively and escalate appropriately.
- Ability to work on an ad hoc, flexible basis.
- Available to scale effort during investigation spikes
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