JOB DESCRIPTION
The Senior Compliance Specialist - Audit and Training (SCS-AT), is responsible for the audit of Compliance obligations against established business processes. Based on the strategic direction from the Manager, Trade Compliance (TCM), the SCS-AT is also responsible for the creation, development, implementation, delivery, and maintenance of educational materials based on contractual and regulatory obligations, and audit findings on behalf of the Compliance Team.
RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible to communicate with internal and external stakeholders, from an obligation perspective. Foster relationships with the internal and external customer, to ensure audit findings and educational material are communicated and delivered to applicable business stakeholders.
• Lead and support internal audits and audit lites on behalf of Compliance, to ensure compliance with contractual and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Supervise coordination of, action required, and reporting of nonconformities and corrective actions on behalf of the Compliance function, provide support to the Compliance Teams as required for timely actions and closure.
• Responsible to create, develop, execute, and maintain a department auditing plan, to ensure business processes are compliant with regulatory and contractual requirements.
• Act as a BMM Super User on behalf of the Trade Compliance team, to support auditing activities.
• Work in collaboration with the Senior Compliance Specialist - Integration (SCS-I), to ensure training is created in relation to process gaps, to better educate the business on its Compliance obligations and requirements.
• Lead colleagues to create, develop, and deliver training material to the entire business, pertaining to regulatory obligations and contractual requirements. Ensure up-to-date training material is delivered to the business on regular intervals. Responsible to create, implement, develop and maintain appropriate record keeping for the above activity, through formal repositories and trackers.
• Lead colleagues by communicating the assignment of audit and training related work for the department. Monitor work by reporting key contractual metrics and KPIs, establish emergent risks, review and identify areas for continuous improvement. Provide regular metric reports to the TCM for presentation to senior leadership.
• Generates metrics and KPIs for auditing and training activities on behalf of the Compliance function. Design, create and deliver a formalized metrics/KPI dashboard. Prepares reporting and presentations to deliver to senior leadership.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Post-secondary education preferred.
• ISO certification(s) considered an asset.
• 7+ years of experience in Shipbuilding, Defense Projects, Trade Compliance, Human Resources, Legal, Document Control, or Procurement.
• Demonstrated experience with trade compliance, auditing, process creation/development, creation of training materials, document control, formatting and contracting.
• Experience with developing and coordinating auditing plans.
• Experience with MS Office Suite; emphasis with MS Word, Visio and PowerPoint.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills to assess contractual and regulatory needs and lead development of Trade Compliance solutions. Analytical skills to determine gaps against business practices and processes.
• Oral and written communication skills to provide information to all stakeholders, through briefings, presentations, management plans, processes, and policies.
• Organizational, project management and time-management skills to manage multiple and concurrent projects, deliverables, priorities, and deadlines, and to carry out both technical and administrative responsibilities of special projects and to attain concurrence with internal stakeholders and government clients.
• Communication and collaboration.
• Problem solving.

ABOUT US
Founded in 1882, J.D. Irving, Limited (JDI) has operations in Canada and the United States and are a team of 20,000 dedicated employees. At J.D. Irving, Limited, you are part of a dynamic team of professionals who lead with integrity and are passionate about delivering results. With a culture that nurtures talent and creates an inclusive workplace, you can grow your career across our various operating divisions.
We are committed to creating accessible environments for our colleagues, candidates, and customers. Requests for accommodation due to a disability (which may be visible or invisible, temporary, or permanent) can be made at any stage of application and employment. We encourage candidates to make their accommodation needs known so that we can provide equitable opportunities.
Worried you do not meet all the requirements? Studies have shown that many applicants apply only to job opportunities when they feel they meet 100% of the criteria. We promote an inclusive environment where everyone is appreciated, recognized, and empowered to contribute fully. If you are interested in this position but are worried you did not meet all the requirements, we would encourage you to still apply.
We appreciate your interest in our company however only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
ABOUT THE TEAM
Irving Shipbuilding is proud to be Canada's National Shipbuilder. Our team is constructing more than 20 modern patrol ships and destroyers for the Royal Canadian Navy and Canadian Coast Guard as part of the largest defence procurement project in Canadian history.
By joining our team of more than 2,400 shipbuilders, you can enjoy a dynamic and exciting career with a company dedicated to your success, development, and safety.
At Irving Shipbuilding, we're making history - why not make it with us? Learn more about careers at Irving Shipbuilding: shipsforcanada.ca/opportunities.
We invite applications from all qualified candidates, including racially visible persons, women in underrepresented roles, persons with disabilities, Indigenous persons, and members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, and encourage applicants to self-identify.