Job Summary
The Compliance Auditor serves as a collaborative partner to CDS field leaders. This role focuses on conducting multiple site visits that support identifying trends, indicating general compliance within the organization and notifying executive leadership throughout markets and regions of findings.
* Remote-first, 90% travel
Major Tasks
- Conduct multiple compliance audits and site visits across assigned markets and regions to assess adherence to organizational policies, procedures, regulatory requirements, and established
- Serve as a collaborative checks-and-balances partner to CDS field leaders by providing objective observations, feedback, and recommendations that support operational excellence and continuous improvement.
- Identify recurring trends, patterns, and systemic areas of concern across locations, markets, and regions and communicate findings to appropriate leadership.
- Prepare clear, concise, and timely audit reports documenting observations, findings, areas of compliance, opportunities for improvement, and recommended actions.
- Escalate significant compliance concerns, risks, or recurring findings to executive leadership in accordance with established reporting and escalation protocols.
- Maintain accurate, confidential, and organized audit records and supporting
- Promote a culture of accountability, transparency, quality, and continuous improvement while maintaining an objective and professional approach.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams and leadership to identify opportunities to strengthen processes, reduce risk, and improve overall compliance.
- Travel regularly to assigned locations to conduct onsite audits and compliance reviews.
Required Skills
- Auditing & Assessment: Effectively evaluates processes, documentation, and operational practices to determine compliance and identify areas of risk.
- Analytical Thinking: Reviews information objectively, recognizes patterns and trends, and uses data and evidence to reach sound conclusions.
- Attention to Detail: Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness when reviewing records, processes, and documentation.
- Objectivity & Integrity: Maintains independence, confidentiality, fairness, and professional judgment when evaluating compliance and communicating findings.
- Communication: Clearly and professionally communicates audit findings, risks, recommendations, and expectations to audiences at all levels of the organization.
- Relationship Building: Establishes productive partnerships with field leaders and operational teams while maintaining appropriate independence as an auditor.
- Executive Presence: Demonstrates confidence and professionalism when presenting findings, risks, and recommendations to senior and executive leadership.
- Organization & Time Management: Effectively manages multiple audits, travel requirements, deadlines, follow-up activities, and competing priorities.
- Adaptability: Demonstrates flexibility and sound judgment when responding to changing regulations, organizational priorities, and operational conditions.
- Continuous Improvement: Identifies opportunities to strengthen processes, mitigate risk, improve outcomes, and promote a culture of compliance.
- Confidentiality & Discretion: Handles sensitive organizational and operational information with appropriate judgment and discretion.
- Technology & Reporting: Proficient in Microsoft Office or comparable business applications and able to use technology to document, analyze, track, and report audit findings.
Minimum / Preferred Educational Level Description
Minimum 2 Year / Associate Associates degree or degree in Business Degree Administration, Healthcare Administration,
Compliance, Risk Management, Quality Management, or a related field; equivalent combination of education and relevant experience may be considered.
Disclaimer
The information contained herein is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties, responsibilities or essential functions of the job, nor are they intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Management may, at its discretion, assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. This job description is not considered a job contract and that employment may be ended by either party at any time.
Skills Required
- Associate degree or degree in Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, Compliance, Risk Management, Quality Management, or a related field
- Equivalent combination of education and relevant experience may be considered
- Auditing and assessment skills
- Analytical thinking and ability to identify patterns and trends
- Attention to detail and accuracy when reviewing records and documentation
- Objectivity, integrity, confidentiality, and professional judgment
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to build relationships while maintaining auditor independence
- Executive presence and ability to present findings to senior leadership
- Organization and time-management skills for managing multiple audits, travel, deadlines, and follow-up activities
- Adaptability and sound judgment in changing regulatory and operational conditions
- Continuous improvement and risk mitigation skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office or comparable business applications
- Ability to travel approximately 90% for onsite audits and compliance reviews
What We Do
Child Development Schools operates three early childhood education brands, providing child care and early education to over 30,000 children across 11 states, utilizing adaptive digital learning platforms.
