Top Compliance Manager Jobs in Los Angeles, CA

Provides embedded compliance guidance for Square product teams, leading product compliance reviews, risk assessments, control evaluations, testing, monitoring, issues management, audits, regulatory change management, and remediation. Partners with Product, Engineering, Design, Legal, Risk, and international teams to translate regulations into practical controls, maintain compliance inventories, manage examinations, and report compliance metrics.

Own compliance advisory for the Affirm Card program across marketing, onboarding, payments, disputes, servicing, and new product features. Apply consumer finance regulations, review disclosures and UX, lead root-cause analysis and remediation, maintain risk assessments and controls, support regulatory exams and audits, and develop compliance training. Partner closely with Product, Engineering, Operations, Legal, Risk, and senior leadership to make independent, risk-based decisions.

Own Motive’s global financial products compliance program across AML/BSA, sanctions, KYC/KYB, PEP screening, transaction monitoring, lending compliance, audits, and regulatory relationships. Develop policies and controls, ensure operational effectiveness, manage bank and card network partners, monitor regulatory changes, support compliant product launches, and establish governance across multiple jurisdictions including the US, Canada, and UK/EU. Build the compliance function and advise leadership on compliance risk.

Lead the BSA/AML and Sanctions compliance program for a regulated fintech payments business. Responsibilities include maintaining policies, risk assessments, controls, and governance; translating regulations into product and control requirements; conducting counterparty due diligence; delivering training; supporting audits and regulatory examinations; and advising Product, Engineering, Legal, Sales, and other teams on compliance risks. The role requires deep payments, digital assets, blockchain, sanctions, AML, and fintech compliance expertise.

Manages regulatory compliance monitoring and testing for a fintech financial services platform. Designs testing protocols, audits lending disclosures and credit notices, reviews marketing and complaint trends, monitors regulatory changes, conducts compliance audits, and recommends remediation. Partners with legal, compliance, business, and operational teams to identify risks and implement practical controls across U.S. lending products.

Oversee multi-state and local tax compliance across multiple entities and jurisdictions, including sales and use tax filings, registrations, audits, notices, tax accruals, and risk mitigation. Manage and mentor a Sales Tax Specialist, coordinate income and franchise tax matters with external firms, maintain Avalara and NetSuite integrations, support tax configuration, and improve compliance processes and reporting.

Leads domestic and international royalty, licensing, participation, and contract compliance audits from planning through settlement. Responsibilities include risk assessment, contract interpretation, financial and operational testing, data analysis, client reporting, recovery quantification, negotiations, quality assurance, and staff supervision. The role manages multiple engagements, collaborates with legal, finance, licensing, and client teams, and uses analytics and visualization tools to identify anomalies and improve compliance programs.

Oversee internal audits, regulatory compliance, internal controls, risk management, governance, and fraud investigations. Plan and execute audits, identify control weaknesses, recommend corrective actions, prepare reports, monitor remediation, support external audits and regulatory inspections, and collaborate with stakeholders to improve operational efficiency and compliance.

Provide fractional compliance advisory to alternative investment firms and family offices: develop and implement compliance programs, Form ADV filings, policies, controls, training, regulatory exam readiness, risk assessments, remediation, and ad-hoc projects.

Leads IT compliance for usage-based revenue processes, including platform consumption controls, cloud partner reconciliations, SOX-ready engineering workflows, and paid-usage metering data governance. Partners with Engineering, Finance, Accounting, and Internal Audit to resolve discrepancies, assess revenue recognition impacts, automate reconciliation processes, and maintain reliable revenue datasets.

Leads Order to Revenue process compliance for a usage-based revenue engine. Oversees usage remediation, root-cause analyses, partner reporting, metrics, financial reserves, revenue recognition adjustments, SOPs, and cross-functional collaboration with Engineering and business teams. Ensures operational execution aligns with compliance requirements and partnership terms while improving financial accuracy and resolving recurring issues.

Leads sector-wide compliance and audit management for government acquisition and procurement pricing. Oversees adherence to FAR, DFARS, DCAA CAM, company policies, and regulations; coordinates with U.S. government auditors; ensures internal controls and performance metrics remain effective; and manages proposal, cost-estimating business system, and post-award audits. Presents analyses to senior leadership and leads a team of compliance professionals while serving as the primary focal point for government officials and the organization.

Manages compliance and privacy governance, strategic initiatives, risk tracking, reporting, documentation, and accountability across cross-functional teams. Coordinates governance forums, KPIs, dashboards, issue remediation, controls, workflows, communications, and audit-readiness activities. Partners with business, legal, compliance, audit, and operations stakeholders to standardize processes, embed requirements, improve efficiency, and support change management.

Leads state and local income tax compliance operations, supervises multiple engagements, reviews complex multistate returns, handles tax authority notices and client representation, researches complex tax matters, and drives business development. Manages budgets, develops employees, coordinates department activities, and provides firm leadership. Requires deep expertise in state tax concepts, pass-through taxation, compliance technology, client service, and team management.

Leads domestic and international royalty, licensing, participation, and contract compliance audits from planning through settlement support. Responsibilities include interpreting agreements, directing fieldwork, analyzing financial and operational records, identifying recoveries, preparing executive reports, managing client and third-party relationships, using analytics and visualization tools, and supervising audit staff. The role also oversees budgets, staffing, schedules, risk-based audit selection, quality reviews, and continuous improvement across a global portfolio.

Manage tax planning, compliance, and reporting across a multi-entity organization. Serve as primary tax authority, coordinate with external advisors, oversee partnership and indirect tax compliance, maintain filing calendar, handle information reporting (1099/1042), support international tax matters, liaise with government authorities, and improve tax processes and controls.

Lead enterprise-wide compliance and financial-crime risk assessments, evaluate controls and residual risk, produce executive reports, partner with MLROs/CCOs globally, drive transaction monitoring and customer risk scoring coverage, update geographic risk ratings, develop threat assessment frameworks, and pioneer AI-powered automation while maintaining human oversight.

Supports financial investigations, litigation support, forensic accounting, compliance assessments, fraud risk evaluations, asset tracing, and internal investigations. Conducts interviews, analyzes financial records, tests internal controls, prepares client reports and presentations, performs quality control, and manages project priorities. The role also provides oversight to junior staff, supports client relationships and business development, and collaborates with investigative teams across Kroll’s offices.

Lead end-to-end compliance due diligence and control reviews for prospective payments clients. Assess complex business models, payment flows, and regulatory requirements; recommend onboarding decisions; advise on AML/BSA, sanctions, CIP/CDD/EDD; partner with banks, payment networks, and internal stakeholders; improve onboarding policies, SOPs, and governance; mentor junior compliance staff and monitor regulatory and card network developments.

Lead and manage complex financial investigations, forensic accounting, and regulatory compliance engagements. Oversee case teams, conduct investigative interviews and internal control testing, write client-facing reports, manage client relationships, and drive business development while ensuring high standards of case delivery and team development.

Manage a portfolio of self-employed clients: prepare, review, sign, and file federal and state tax returns (1040, 1120-S); mentor and train junior tax staff; research and interpret tax laws; produce technical memos and compliance reports; collaborate cross-functionally and maintain knowledge of multi-state tax matters.