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Compliance

The Compliance Manager leads and advances institutional compliance programs by ensuring adherence to applicable federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and University policies; is responsible for fostering a culture of ethics, integrity, accountability, and risk awareness across the University community; provides strategic direction, oversight, and operational leadership for compliance initiatives, including program development, audits, investigations, policy management, training, and regulatory monitoring; partners with leadership and key stakeholders to embed effective compliance practices into academic, administrative, and operational functions, while proactively identifying and mitigating institutional risk.

• Lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of comprehensive University compliance programs
• Establish strategic priorities, goals, and performance metrics for institutional compliance efforts
• Develop, update, and implement compliance policies, procedures, protocols, programs, preventative measures, and internal controls
• Ensure alignment of compliance initiatives with applicable laws, regulations, and higher education best practices
• Promote a proactive, risk-aware culture aligned with institutional values and ethical standards
• Serve as a subject-matter expert on compliance-related matters, providing guidance to leadership and University stakeholders
• Foster collaborative relationships with campus partners (e.g., General Counsel, Human Resources, Finance, Student Affairs, academic and administrative units)
• Ensure trustees, executives, administrators, faculty, staff, and students are informed of and understand compliance obligations, ethical standards, and institutional policies
• Translate complex regulatory requirements into clear, actionable guidance for diverse audiences
• Facilitate communication regarding compliance responsibilities, expectations, and risk mitigation strategies
• Direct, manage, and oversee compliance risk identification, assessments, and monitoring activities
• Plan and lead annual, periodic, and targeted internal audits across functional areas
• Oversee external audit preparation, pre-inspections, and regulatory reviews
• Ensure audit findings are accurate, justified, and reported appropriately to relevant stakeholders
• Identify compliance risks, gaps, and control weaknesses; develop and implement mitigation strategies
• Oversee and conduct investigations into allegations of non-compliance or misconduct; ensure timely, thorough, and objective review of compliance concerns and reports
• Direct the development and implementation of corrective action and remediation plans; monitor remediation efforts to ensure effectiveness and sustained compliance
• Develop, implement, and evaluate comprehensive compliance education and training programs
• Ensure tracking and reporting of required training participation and completion
• Stay current on evolving statutory and regulatory requirements impacting higher education

Level:

– Manager

Base Description:

– Manages direct reports where primary duty is the management of a working unit.

Level Summary:

– Demonstrates proficient ability in work design, project management, financial planning and development of goals for accomplishing unit assignments. Reviews and guides work to ensure conformity to policy and effective approaches. Evaluates employee performance and recommend development opportunities. Demonstrates ability to coach employees. Presents and communicates key university indicatives and connects it to unit contributions. Provides broad guidelines. Develops, evaluates, enhances, and/or implements quality improvement practices. Recommends innovative solutions.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

– Oversees a team (typically 4 or more; no fewer than 2) full
– time direct reports of individual contributors and/or first level supervisors.

Fiscal Responsibilities:

– Monitors and tracks department/area budget
– May plan, forecast, and/or assist in developing budgets
– May have final signature authority for specific area

Problem Solving:

– Encounters varied and complex problems
– Helps to develop creative and/or novel approaches to resolve problems that are difficult in nature but within limited scope
– Modifies, adapts, or refines guidelines if necessary to resolve issues or problems

Independence of Action:

– Works independently on complex or strategic assignments
– Uses existing practices and advanced working knowledge to determine appropriate work methods for the team
– Reviews completed work of others for conformity to policy, and effectiveness of approach
– Delegates advanced tasks to others

Communication and Collaboration:

– Communicates with both internal and external audiences
– Collaborates closely with team members and various areas across the University
– Prepares written and/or verbal presentations or proposals on complex issues and delivers to a broad variety of audiences
– Communicates key university initiatives and how unit’s work contributes to their achievement
– Presents ideas, concepts and instructions in a clear manner, and uses persuasion and negotiation to build consensus and cooperation
– Establishes and maintains networks to facilitate successful communication among units

• Comp Grade – 14
• Minimum – $97,100.00
• MidPoint – $121,400.00
• Maximum – $145,700.00

• Audit Management
• Audit planning
• Auditing
• Consulting
• Investigation
• Negotiation
• Policy analysis
• Presentation Skills
• Project planning
• Regulatory compliance
• Report writing