United States onlyThe detail-oriented and proactive Compliance Associate will support our Compliance leadership team in ensuring organizational adherence to applicable U.S. laws, regulations, and internal policies. This role plays a key part in maintaining compliance within the employment screening industry and is essential to the integrity and efficiency of our operations to meet, or exceed, our metrics.
The Compliance Associate will assist in the implementation, monitoring, and continuous improvement of our compliance programs. The role also serves as the primary point of contact for managing and responding to consumer requests under applicable U.S. regulations (e.g., FCRA), and ensuring all relevant licenses and certifications remain active and up to date.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary contact for consumer-related requests or notifications, including responding to requests for procedures, deletion, expungements, and other inquiries in accordance with legal and regulatory requirements.
- Track and ensure timely renewal of private investigator and industry certifications; maintain related records.
- Manage competing priorities and deliver quality information and analysis while adhering to deadlines.
- Research and clearly document domestic compliance requirements and inquiries.
- Create and maintain internal documentation, work instructions, and processes as needed.
- Ensuring procedures, policies, legislation and regulations are correctly followed and complied with as documented and in accordance with applicable law.
- Prepare reports and presentations by summarizing information and metrics.
- Work closely with management to ensure that compliance-related matters are resolved and/or handled appropriately to conclusion.
- Evaluate emerging laws and regulations and their impact on the business.
- Establish, review and report on key metrics related to compliance based services and performance.
Qualifications
- Education: Paralegal or Bachelor’s degree or equivalent degree is preferred. Emphasis on law, compliance administration, business administration, or audit is preferred.
- 2+ years of experience in background screening is preferred.
- Experience with the Fair Credit Reporting Act is required
- Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel
- Research experience is required.
- Superior problem solving skills with a passion for compliance
- Strong decision making skills with proven track record of having excellent judgment in the face of ambiguity and imperfect information
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Ability to conduct and analyze compliance research
- Proven analytical and creative problem solving skills
- Possess strong organizational and time management skills
- High attention to detail
- Ability to perform work with little or no supervision
- Quick learner who thrives doing different tasks on a daily basis
- Flexibility and adaptability
- Demonstrated project management
- Work independently, be a self-starter, and effectively work with individuals with diverse backgrounds and levels
- Ability to utilize resources available to complete assigned projects
- Work overtime as necessary
Accurate will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws.
Special Notice:Accurate is aware of schemes involving fraudulent job postings/offers and/or individuals or entities claiming to be employees of Accurate. Those involved are offering fabricated employment opportunities to applicants, often asking for sensitive personal and financial information. If you believe you have been contacted by anyone misrepresenting themselves as an employee of Accurate, please contact [email protected].
- Please be advised that all legitimate correspondence from an Accurate employee will come from "@accurate.com" email accounts.- Accurate will not interview candidates via text or email. Our interviews are conducted by recruiters and leaders via the phone, Zoom/Teams or in an in-person format.- Accurate will never ask candidates to make any type of personal financial investment related to gaining employment with the Company.
