Compliance Managers

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Job Outlook:
None
Education: Bachelor's degree
Salary
High: $218,550.00
Average: $141,190.00
Hourly
Average: $67.88

What they do:

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization to ensure compliance with ethical or regulatory standards.

On the job, you would:

  • Report violations of compliance or regulatory standards to duly authorized enforcement agencies as appropriate or required.
  • Identify compliance issues that require follow-up or investigation.
  • Discuss emerging compliance issues to ensure that management and employees are informed about compliance reporting systems, policies, and practices.

Personality

A3 Your Strengths Importance

Characteristics of this Career

95% Integrity  -  Job requires being honest and ethical.
91% Attention to Detail  -  Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
90% Stress Tolerance  -  Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations.
89% Dependability  -  Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
85% Persistence  -  Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
85% Self-Control  -  Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
83% Leadership  -  Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.
81% Initiative  -  Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
80% Achievement/Effort  -  Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
80% Cooperation  -  Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
77% Independence  -  Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
76% Analytical Thinking  -  Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.
74% Concern for Others  -  Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.
73% Adaptability/Flexibility  -  Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
67% Innovation  -  Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Strengths

78% Conventional  -  Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or human resources.
72% Enterprising  -  Work involves managing, negotiating, marketing, or selling, typically in a business setting, or leading or advising people in political and legal situations. Enterprising occupations are often associated with business initiatives, sales, marketing/advertising, finance, management/administration, professional advising, public speaking, politics, or law.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Values of the Work Environment

67% Achievement  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.
67% Support  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical.
61% Recognition  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value offer advancement, potential for leadership, and are often considered prestigious. Corresponding needs are Advancement, Authority, Recognition and Social Status.
61% Relationships  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service.
61% Independence  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.

Aptitude

A3 Your Strengths Importance

Abilities | Cognitive, Physical, Personality

78% Problem Sensitivity  -  The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
78% Oral Expression  -  The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
78% Written Expression  -  The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
75% Inductive Reasoning  -  The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
75% Oral Comprehension  -  The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
75% Written Comprehension  -  The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
75% Deductive Reasoning  -  The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
66% Near Vision  -  The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
66% Speech Clarity  -  The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Skills | Cognitive, Physical, Personality

66% Monitoring  -  Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

Job Details

Responsibilities
Develop computer or information systems.
Liaise between departments or other groups to improve function or communication.
Maintain regulatory or compliance documentation.
Confer with organizational members to accomplish work activities.
Confer with organizational members to accomplish work activities.
Advise others on business or operational matters.
Examine marketing materials to ensure compliance with policies or regulations.
Conduct employee training programs.
Communicate with government agencies.
Collaborate on research activities with scientists or technical specialists.
Prepare reports related to compliance matters.
Monitor organizational compliance with regulations.
Identify actions needed to bring properties or facilities into compliance with regulations.
Communicate organizational policies and procedures.
Maintain regulatory or compliance documentation.
Implement organizational process or policy changes.
Develop operating strategies, plans, or procedures.
Conduct financial or regulatory audits.
Determine operational compliance with regulations or standards.
Advise others on legal or regulatory compliance matters.
Conduct environmental audits.
Implement organizational process or policy changes.
Develop sustainable organizational policies or practices.
Manage environmental sustainability projects.
Evaluate green operations or programs for compliance with standards or regulations.
Evaluate green operations or programs for compliance with standards or regulations.
Develop organizational policies or programs.
Communicate organizational policies and procedures.
Advise others on legal or regulatory compliance matters.
Verify accuracy of records.
Implement organizational process or policy changes.
Communicate organizational policies and procedures.
Stay informed about current developments in field of specialization.
Update knowledge about emerging industry or technology trends.
Maintain knowledge of current developments in area of expertise.
Develop organizational policies or programs.
Develop operating strategies, plans, or procedures.
Manage control system activities in organizations.
Analyze risks to minimize losses or damages.
Develop emergency response plans or procedures.
Monitor organizational procedures to ensure proper functioning.
Coordinate reporting or editing activities.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Attributes & Percentage of Time Spent

100% Electronic Mail  -  How often do you use electronic mail in this job?
95% Telephone  -  How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?
95% Face-to-Face Discussions  -  How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job?
94% Work With Work Group or Team  -  How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job?
93% Indoors, Environmentally Controlled  -  How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions?
92% Contact With Others  -  How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?
91% Importance of Being Exact or Accurate  -  How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?
83% Structured versus Unstructured Work  -  To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals?
83% Time Pressure  -  How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?
82% Freedom to Make Decisions  -  How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?
82% Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results  -  What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer?
78% Coordinate or Lead Others  -  How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job?
77% Frequency of Decision Making  -  How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization?
75% Responsible for Others' Health and Safety  -  How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job?
75% Spend Time Sitting  -  How much does this job require sitting?
73% Responsibility for Outcomes and Results  -  How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers?
73% Deal With External Customers  -  How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job?
71% Importance of Repeating Same Tasks  -  How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job?
71% Letters and Memos  -  How often does the job require written letters and memos?
86% Duration of Typical Work Week  -  Number of hours typically worked in one week.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Tasks & Values

94% Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards  -  Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
94% Getting Information  -  Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
94% Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates  -  Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
92% Working with Computers  -  Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
89% Documenting/Recording Information  -  Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
86% Making Decisions and Solving Problems  -  Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
85% Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge  -  Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
84% Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships  -  Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
83% Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events  -  Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
81% Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work  -  Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
81% Communicating with People Outside the Organization  -  Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
79% Processing Information  -  Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
77% Performing Administrative Activities  -  Performing day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork.
77% Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People  -  Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
76% Analyzing Data or Information  -  Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
75% Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others  -  Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.
75% Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others  -  Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.
75% Training and Teaching Others  -  Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
71% Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings  -  Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
69% Scheduling Work and Activities  -  Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
69% Developing Objectives and Strategies  -  Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.
69% Developing and Building Teams  -  Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
67% Providing Consultation and Advice to Others  -  Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics.
66% Coaching and Developing Others  -  Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.
65% Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others  -  Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.
65% Thinking Creatively  -  Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.

Getting Started

Education:
63%
Bachelor's Degree
14%
Master's Degree

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