Sr. Compliance Manager - 2025829

Are you a person of compassion? An advocate for justice? Someone who stands up for the rights of the vulnerable and speaks out for the marginalized, the exploited and the forgotten? Do you believe in our calling as Christians to welcome the least of these and love our neighbor?

If you answered ‘yes’, to any of the above, World Relief, and millions of people around the world need you.

At this pivotal moment in time, we are rapidly expanding and growing our team to meet the increasing needs of our world. We are looking for people who want to use their gifts and talents to make a real and tangible difference in our world and the lives of the suffering.

If you’re looking for a purpose-driven career in which you can grow your talents, while also standing up for the rights of the vulnerable, we want you to join us today.

World Relief is a global Christian humanitarian organization whose mission is to boldly engage the world’s greatest crises in partnership with the church. The organization was founded in the aftermath of World War II to respond to the urgent humanitarian needs of war-torn Europe. Since then, for 80 years, across 100 countries, World Relief has partnered with local churches and communities to build a world where families thrive and communities flourish.

Today, organizational programming focuses on humanitarian and disaster response, community strengthening and resilience, and refugee & immigrant services and advocacy.

The Sr. Compliance Manager provides leadership for World Relief’s finance compliance, internal audit, investigations, policy development, and related systems support functions. The role ensures compliance with Uniform Guidance, GAAP, donor requirements, certification standards, and organizational policies while strengthening internal controls, operational discipline, and risk management across Home Office, domestic, and international offices. This position supervises an internal audit staff, coordinates internal audit and investigation follow-up, supports offices with practical corrective action plans, coaching, and system enhancements, and partners with Finance, Operations, Programs, and system owners to ensure that policies, procedures, and systems of record operate coherently and effectively.

• Compliance & Internal Audit
• Compliance leadership and risk management:
  Lead World Relief’s finance compliance function, ensuring adherence to Uniform Guidance, GAAP, donor requirements, certification standards, state and local filing requirements, and organizational policies; maintain a compliance calendar; identify emerging financial, operational, and regulatory risks; and coordinate practical mitigation plans with Finance, Operations, Programs, and office leadership.
• Internal audit and investigations:
  Develop and maintain a risk-based audit philosophy and annual audit plan; supervise internal audit staff; plan, conduct, and oversee financial, operational, and compliance audits and investigations for Home Office, domestic, and international offices; ensure entrance and exit conferences are effective; and issue clear reports with well-supported findings, recommendations, management responses, and follow-up expectations.
• Corrective action and office support:
  Provide structured support to offices after each audit or investigation through a follow-up plan that identifies root causes, corrective actions, owners, timelines, coaching needs, and system or process enhancements needed to help offices return to compliance and operate sustainably.
• Policy, procedure, and systems alignment:
  Lead development, review, revision, and retirement of finance policies and related procedures, ensuring each policy is supported by practical procedures that align with Cyrus and other relevant systems of record; review existing policies for appropriate linkage, consistency, or updates; and partner with system owners to promote coherent workflows, accurate documentation, and smooth operations.
• Training, capacity building, and stakeholder support:
  Develop and deliver finance compliance, internal control, audit readiness, and policy/procedure training for…