Compliance Consultant -

At Allstate, great things happen when our people work together to protect families and their belongings from life's uncertainties. And for more than 90 years our innovative drive has kept us a step ahead of our customers' evolving needs. From advocating for seat belts, air bags and graduated driving laws, to being an industry leader in pricing sophistication, telematics, and, more recently, device and identity protection.

Job Description
The Corporate Compliance Specialist is accountable for the ongoing support and maintenance of ACG's (Allstate Companies Group) company-wide Regulatory Compliance Management Program, Audits and Financial Control Framework. The Corporate Compliance Specialist will play a key role in enhancing ACG compliance programs (with direction from Manager, Corporate Compliance & in partnership with ACG Corporate Compliance team) designed to manage regulatory and financial risk - and to mitigate impact of ACG's strategy in terms of financial, reputational, and operational.

Accountabilities:

• Guarantee all policies and procedures are implemented and well documented, performing internal reviews, and identifying compliance gaps/issues that call for formal attention
• Work alongside Manager, Corporate Compliance on all critical initiatives (Regulatory Compliance Management, SOX/Financial Control Framework, Non-Compliance/Audit issues or projects, and new initiatives and project work)
• Support audits throughout planning and execution, including risk assessment, process analysis, and control evaluation.
• Collaborate with Internal Audit team (Allstate US) with risk mitigation through audit engagements (walk-throughs, status meeting, etc.) and escalate where appropriate.
• Lead meetings to outline conditions for closure and track remediation plan execution for identified issues, and report on progress; escalate where appropriate.
• Support the Corporate Compliance (Manager) in the development of training materials, communications, presentations, related to ACG Financial Control and Regulatory Compliance programs. Where, applicable, identify gaps and/or recommendations to support the Compliance programs
• Perform ACG Regulatory Compliance Risk Assessments (Sourcing & Procurement Solutions process) for new vendors, including tracking and assignment (triage) of new contract notifications
• Conduct Regulatory and Financial Control (either risk assessment or spot checks) to identify risks and opportunities to enhance controls and processes. Consult, with support from Manager, Corporate Compliance, key stakeholders and legal
• Educate business areas on changes to our compliance related processes and understand/uncover any roadblocks or gaps in existing programs. Evaluate potential risks and recommend solutions and/or controls to alleviate them
• Ensure connectivity across all cross-functional departments & Enterprise partners to guarantee alignment of current and future processes to key corporate programs
• Answers general inquiries from cross functional departments and/or Enterprise business partners, which requires interpretation of policies, procedures, rules and regulations, research of documented processes
• Prepare and design monthly/ad-hoc reporting; Corporate Compliance Dashboard, Regulatory Spot-check progress and trending reports, and Allstate US (Internal Controls over Financial Reporting, Financial Information Balancing, Findings) reporting
• Support creation of project plans and track progress of compliance/non-compliance projects, financial and regulatory findings; including, collaborate with cross-functional areas, to facilitate and gather information

• Minimum 3-5 years' experience with regulatory or internal control programs
• Post-secondary degree or diploma specialized in Business Management, Finance or Law
• Strong analytical, investigative skills, critical thinking, and sound judgement
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to learn, follow and optimize processes
• Exposure to internal or external audits, process improvement initiatives and other internal control enhancements
• Ability to work as a team player in a dynamic, fast-paced environment with the ability to work well under pressure and prioritize tasks
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office applications. (PowerPoint, Excel, Word, SharePoint)

• Chartered Insurance Professional, or Certified Control Specialist, or Certified Internal Controls Auditor, would be an asset
• Previous experience with regulators or legislative/legal matters

• 4 year Bachelors Degree (Preferred)

• 2 or more years of experience (Preferred)

• This job does not have supervisory duties.

• In lieu of the above education requirements, an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.