Enforcement Jobs

Compliance officers are employed by regulatory bodies to ensure that the actions and procedures of areas of business are operating legitimately and that the rules and principles established by the body are being observed accurately and fully. They regularly review businesses processes and carry out detailed check and measures to ensure compliance to rules and acts. Additionally, they are there to ensure that the regulatory body they are working for are acting within their own set of guidelines.

The roles and responsibilities of a compliance officer includes: monitoring sales processes through regular paperwork and administration checks; performing a series of checks on advertising copy and various forms of literature that the business produces, and signing them off; carrying out often lengthy investigations into suspected breaches of legislation, company rules or customer complaints; spreading the news of new laws throughout the company, ensuring that all members of the body’s team are fully aware and kept up to date; examining and producing reports on the new ways businesses could improve their work in accordance to the guidelines laid out by the regulatory body.

Although there are no specific academic entry requirements for this field of work, the competition for positions of this kind is usually high. At least two years experience in either the auditing, legal, investigatory, accountancy work arenas is essential. An undergraduate degree in a related field would be preferable, however, extensive in-house training is often provided. He or she would show a willingness to study part-time as a means of gaining a relevant qualification whilst receiving intensive supervision as a trainee.

Qualifications: An undergraduate degree (or equivalent) would be preferable, though not essential. On-site training is usually provided.

Experience: Two years in a related field.

Skills: Written and verbal communication skills, research and investigatory skills, team skills, analysis skills.