Risk and Compliance Analyst

The Risk and Compliance Analyst reports to the Compliance Manager and plays a vital role in identifying and mitigating business, regulatory, and third-party risks. This position is responsible for supporting risk assessments, compliance testing, evaluating risk exposure, supporting process improvements, and recommending enhancements to internal practices and controls. The ideal candidate demonstrates a strong understanding, or a willingness to develop expertise, in risk identification and mitigation, regulatory frameworks and vendor oversight practices. Success in this role requires a collaborative, solutions-oriented approach to risk management and a commitment to ensuring organizational adherence to applicable requirements and internal policies.

Key Responsibilities:

• Under the supervision of the Compliance Manager, collaborate with Legal, the business, and the enterprise’s risk and compliance departments to identify and manage areas of risk.
• Identify and educate the business on best practices to mitigate risk.
• Execute compliance testing to assess adherence to internal policies, contract terms, and/or regulatory requirements.
• Document testing and prepare detailed audit reports with findings, root cause analysis, and actionable recommendations that mitigate risk and loss and enhance compliance and/or efficiency.
• Support the development and implementation of corrective action plans and/or policies and procedures, and track remediation of the planned actions.
• Present updates and compliance effort results to business leadership.
• Assist in the development and update of compliance dashboards, reporting, and metrics within the governance, risk and compliance tool.
• Evaluate vendor compliance with contractual obligations, data protection standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate with enterprise level teams and business owners to maintain the vendor risk register and support periodic vendor reviews and updates to vendor risk profiles.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of automotive industry regulations applicable to vehicle processing and distribution, and dealership operations.
• Foster proactive stakeholder engagement by building collaborative relationships, clearly communicating compliance project objectives, and testing findings, and facilitate open dialogue to support transparency, accountability, and continuous improvement across operational teams.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Strong emotional intelligence and a demeanor that fosters open communication and builds trust across teams and with stakeholders.
• Excellent analytical and organizational skills and strong attention to detail.
• Effective communication skills, including ability to confidently and clearly present ideas to leadership.
• Experience in risk identification and oversight, compliance, process improvement, vendor management, audit, quality assurance, or operations (automotive, dealership, or distribution industries is highly preferred).
• Familiarity with regulatory frameworks and third-party risk management frameworks is highly preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite; experience with governance, risk and compliance (GRC) tools and/or Data Visualization tools (e.g., Microsoft Power BI) is a plus.
• Ability to work well across departments to build productive relationships with internal and external stakeholders and have a problem-solving mindset.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.
• Ability to travel as needed (< 20%).
• Ability to engage in multiple unrelated projects or initiatives simultaneously with varying degrees of timelines.

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