Chief Compliance Officer establishing risk management and compliance frameworks for Sezzle Bank ILC. Managing regulatory compliance and risk in financial services with a focus on BSA/AML and OFAC.
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Hybrid Compliance & Audit Advisor – m/f/d
Posted 3 weeks ago
About the role
- Compliance & Audit Advisor ensuring financial compliance for projects in a children's rights organization. Advising on donor regulations and facilitating audits within a global nonprofit framework.
Responsibilities
- Ensure that donor regulations and funding guidelines relevant to the organization (including the German Federal Budget Code - Bundeshaushaltsordnung, funding decisions, regulations and provisions) are understood in their current version and consistently applied in project implementation
- Advise and support program departments and project finance teams in planning, evaluating and following up on projects with respect to all financial compliance matters; proactively take into account audit-related requirements (audit preparedness)
- Establish and monitor a project compliance risk system and advise program departments and project finance teams on preventive and mitigating measures
- Provide advice on all financial compliance issues during contract negotiations with donors, propose appropriate contractual wording and proactively develop solutions, particularly in new and complex program contexts
- Strengthen holistic compliance by supporting program departments in observing and systematically applying donor regulations in program implementation
- Lead coordination of complex and time-consuming donor audits
- Ensure internal communication on all audit matters between teams within the organization and, where relevant, with donors, SCI/SC Europe and the auditors
- Manage and maintain data on the key findings of various audits and follow up on recommendations or requirements arising from audits; include deriving and developing process improvements and internal control systems
- Systematically convey and consolidate expertise on compliance (especially financial compliance), project risks and audit topics within the organization
Requirements
- University degree with a focus on economics, law, public administration or comparable qualifications/experience
- Several years of solid professional experience managing project finances in a large, globally operating nonprofit organization engaged in international cooperation
- Expertise in the following areas: institutional donor policies at EU, federal and state level (in particular ECHO, German Federal Foreign Office) and conducting audits by these donors
- Understanding of and experience in risk management
- Experience using ERP and CRM systems
- Knowledge and experience in nonprofit law is an advantage
- Flexible, positive and solution-oriented mindset
- High degree of initiative, decisiveness and enjoyment in shaping strategic, cross-team processes
- Very good German and English skills, both written and spoken; additional languages, especially French or Arabic, are an advantage
Benefits
- Flexible working hours and up to 60% remote work
- Salary according to the organisation’s internal pay model; starting salary for this position ranges from €3,800 to €5,000 (gross, full-time at 40h/week), depending on relevant professional experience and expertise
- Professional support and development measures
- An international working environment and a values-based organisational culture
- Plenty of scope for independence and initiative
- 30 days of annual leave plus 1 day of special leave
- Choice of an additional benefit: Edenred credit card, supplementary company health insurance, Urban Sports Club membership or subsidy for the Deutschlandticket
- 20% employer contribution to the company pension scheme
- Full continued pay during a child's illness
- Occupational health management
- Family room as well as quiet and prayer rooms in our office
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