Compliance Officer Career Guide and Counseling

Question: compliance officer? what is a compliance officer and what is there job?

Answer: A Compliance Officer is someone who ensures compliance with rules and regulations. For example the Compliance Manager in my last job was responsible for ensuring the company complied with all the relevant Health & Safety and Environmental Laws and Regulations. Hope this helps.

Question: How can I become a health care compliance officer ? I want to become a health care compliance officer. I have the credentials but no experience in the field.I have a Master Degree in the health arena. All the jobs I've seen or even called to inquire on require 3-5 years experience. Even Internships are not available.What can I do?

Answer: we just hired two people in the compliance department at the hospital where I work. Neither had experience in compliance but lots of experience in healthcare. Keep watching for job opportunities, read as much as you can about compliance - the regulations seem to change daily!

Question: Landing a job as a compliance officer? What do I need to do in order to qualify for a job as a compliance officer. I have a JD but no experience in finance. I've applied to many compliance positions but I have never gotten a call back. Is there any chance that I can get a job in compliance or should I just give up?

Answer: Compliance officers constantly review their company's business processes to make sure that they are operating legitimately. They may also: * communicate company policies to employees * monitor sales processes, routinely checking paperwork and telephone recordings * check and sign off advertising literature * investigate customer complaints and any suspected breaches of the rules Entry is competitive. The main employers include banks, insurance companies, stockbrokers, firms of independent financial advisers, investment specialists and foreign exchange trading houses. There are no set minimum qualifications for entry to this work. Individual employers tend to have their own entry requirements. Typically, they look for applicants with a legal, accountancy or auditing background with a relevant degree-level qualification. Many adults transfer into this work after gaining experience in financial sales, marketing or insurance underwriting. I would recommend looking for an online training program. I also would recommend checking out ComplianceCrossing.com . It is a job search site dedicated to Compliance jobs. They have: A comprehensive collection of over 1 million researched job openings Compliance job openings from all Fortune 500 companies Compliance job openings from virtually every employer career webpage in America Start using the search engines to get more details about qualification. Once you do that you can rewrite your resume and get some interviews. Good Luck!

Question: What should a Casino compliance officer make in pay? What should a Casino compliance officer make in pay? Hr rate

Answer: about 50 k a year. At least in Vegas they do. Might be less in other places.

Question: What are the duties of a compliance officer in a bank and what is his detailed plan of work? Complete duties related to business of the bank. Compliance Charter Detailed plan of work Any other internet sites where additional information can obtained

Answer: A compliance officer creates policies and procedures to be followed in a bank to make sure the customers are complying with policies. The two areas of concern today are the "Know your customer rules" and the anti-money laundering measures. Offshore banks are especially keen to follow such rules since they are in the spotlight so much. This website may prove helpful: http://www.panamalaw.org

Question: what is a customer compliance officer in job centre? i have had a letter to attend an interview with a customer compliance officer, and i dont know why.im not living with any one nor am i working on the side. the farther to my eldist is in my house every day and somtimes stays over in spear room as i dont like to be alone, i know this sounds odd but he is twice my age and im best friends with his eldist how lives next door. he his just a realy good friend that i need at the moment. so i dont know what the query might be im realy worried as i already have a courtion on police record. please any one can you tell me what the officers are for.

Answer: It sounds to me like you're claiming benefits as a single person, but someone who lives near you has spotted your ex and reported you to the social services. I've never claimed benefits so I'm not 100% about this, but I'm pretty sure that if you're claiming as a single person, you're not allowed to have someone staying over more than a certain number of times per week (3?). If your ex is there every day, it's easy for someone to think that you're living with him and that you're defrauding the system.

Question: how do i become a compliance officer? How do I get FAR, CAS and DFAR experience ? I already have a bachelor's degree, but not in finance. I work in the legal field as a paralegal, but I'm at the top of the ladder there. Any suggestions on an alternative but related career path?

Answer: I work in a financial institution but as admin staff. I know there are companies that give you the continuing education you need to get into the Financial compliance fields, such as Kaplan continuing education, Dearborne, you can try to contact the NASD or your state licensing comptroller. I know you need special state license to work in the very profitable job field you want, regardless of what US state you are in. Try www.nasd.com. Good luck.

Question: How should an organization determine who is an appropriate ethics compliance officer? What type of characteristics would you expect this person to have? What type of education and professional experience should this individual hold?

Answer: That depends on what the job description is, and what duties they will be required to do. If the person has good leadership abilities then they can still get the job done without having to know everything in detail.

Question: What questions are asked by a Compliance Officer to Quality Managers?

Answer: It depends upon the organization and the product that is being dealt with by the organization. Usually, the list of tasks to be a accomplished by a manager by a period of time is reviewed periodically by the Compliance Officer

Question: What does a chief compliance officer do? What is his/her duties, salary, work environment like?

Answer: Here's a complete job description from Salary.com Responsible for all aspects of an organization's compliance with financial policy and reporting regulations. Plans and directs programs, policies, and practices to ensure that all business unit's activities are in compliance with regulatory requirements. Tracks laws and regulations that might affect the organization's policies and implements necessary changes. Requires a bachelor's degree in area of specialty and at least 15 years of experience in the field or in a related area. Demonstrates expertise in a variety of the field's concepts, practices, and procedures. Relies on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Performs a variety of tasks. Leads and directs the work of others. A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected. Typically reports to top management. As far as a work environment, it would be a normal business office environment. Most likely has own office, works out of the office, will probably often refer to legal books and legal research databases. For a top corporate compliance officer, who manages compliance for a large public company salary range would be $125,000 to $250,000. I would think for a smaller private company its probably closer to $70,000 to $125,000.