Compliance Officer

Job Posting Title:

Compliance Officer

Department:

Bernalillo County Sheriff's Departmen
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Location:

400 ROMA AVE NW

Pay:

$59,842.00 - $94,037.00

Close Date:

March 6, 2025

Employees at Bernalillo County enjoy the ability to team up with each other to build a high quality of life for our county residents, communities, and businesses. In addition to being an organization with a strong focus on work-life balance, building a culture of flexibility, learning, and belonging the County offers many benefits. Employees of Bernalillo County enjoy many thoughtful rewards such as, but not limited to generous leave accruals; career development opportunities; remote & flex-work options as appropriate; longevity pay; education assistance program; health benefits; lucrative retirement; and so much more.

Compliance Officer will develop and administer policies and procedures consistent with New Mexico State Statutes and County Ordinances for personnel, budget, and planning. Assist management with coordination and supervision of office services, personnel, budget preparation and reports. Ensure all receipts and disbursements to and from the Treasury comply with appropriate laws, rules, and regulations.

Sheriff's Office:

Compliance Officer will develop, analyze, and research all aspects of the operations of the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office to determine compliance with New Mexico State Statutes and County Ordinances. They will develop, administer policies and procedures consistent with all Office accountability standards, appropriate laws, rules, and regulations. Assist management with coordination and supervision of office services, personnel, and reports.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBLITIES

1. Assist management in ensuring all functions and procedures of the Treasury meet statutory requirements based on findings; recommend changes or modifications in procedures.

2. Assist management in the coordination and supervision of office services, personnel, budget preparation and reports.

3. Ensure that all receipts to and disbursements from the Treasury comply with appropriate laws, rules and regulations.

4. Assist in the development, propose, draft, and implement new internal policies and procedures. Compile and maintain policy and procedures manual for Treasury.

5. Analyze general operating procedures and make recommendations for increased efficiency and improved productivity. Evaluate job efficiency of all staff positions.

6. Assist the Treasurer in the development and maintenance of annual budget.

7. Research, develop and analyze all vendor contracts to ensure compliance with state and county purchase agreement laws.

8. Research and develop all vendor contracts and ensure compliance with State and County purchase agreement laws.

9. Originate and coordinate all pertinent inter-departmental correspondence related to policies, procedures, and personnel management.

10. Train personnel and ensure that all work completed is in accordance with accepted procedures.

11. Perform other job-related duties as required or assigned.

12. Any equivalent combination or related education and/or experience may be considered for the above requirements.

Functional Areas:

Sheriff's Office:

1. Assist management in ensuring all functions and procedures of the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office meet statutory requirements based on findings; recommend changes or modifications in procedures.

2. Assist with the development and monitoring of compliance with direct inspections, audits, and evaluations of operations, policies and procedures of the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office to increase public safety, promote constitutional policing practices that safeguard individual civil liberties, and increase the public's confidence in the public safety organization.

3. Identify, analyze, and interpret trends or patterns in large and/or complex data sets. Evaluate the Office's performance and compliancy to applicable laws, rules, and procedures in call responses, conducting investigations, and preparing/submitting reports.

4. Monitor the development and compliance of existing and new internal policies and procedures.

5. Analyze general operating procedures for increased efficiency and improved productivity.

6. Train personnel and ensure that all work completed is in accordance with approved policy and procedures.

7. Create and sustain data-driven approaches to facilitate the management of the Department.

8. Manage the creation of data-driven management reports to provide the Sheriff's Office with information about a unit's effectiveness.

9. Develop policy recommendations to overcome deficiencies identified through data analysis.

10. Monitor public transparency efforts.

11. Lead the Sheriff's Office data-driven management reporting capabilities to identify or support resources needed.

12. Partner on the implementation of major technology initiatives to ensure the historical and ongoing continuity of all data analytic systems.

13. Incumbent(s) in this classification may handle sensitive and/or confidential records, plans, documents or decisions that require maintaining confidentiality of sensitive information.

14. Any one position may not include all duties listed. However, the allocation of positions will be determined by the amount of time spent performing the essential duties listed above.

• The above information on this job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties and responsibilities required of all employees assigned to this job.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration or related field, and five (5) years of work experience in office management, personnel supervision, financial management, or related field. Any equivalent combination of related education and/or experience may be considered for the above requirements.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

Preferences: Sheriff's Office

Bachelor's Degree in Public or Business Administration, Criminal Justice, or other related fields. Work experience in office management, personnel supervision, financial management, governmental oversight, auditing/ investigations, or prior legal experience in the areas of ethics, criminal, civil rights, or labor/ employment law/ or related field.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Preferred:

1. Bilingual (English and Spanish) preferred.

The offer of this Bernalillo County position requires compliance with the following:

1. Employee must successfully complete the post-offer employment medical examination and background investigation.

2. Must have valid NM driver's license by employment date and maintain a valid New Mexico driver's license while employed in this position.

3. Employee must complete required FEMA training(s) as assigned to position.

4. Employee must comply with the safety guidelines of the County.

5. Incumbent, as a condition of employment, must maintain their current New Mexico Peer Support Certification at time of hire.

SCREENING AND COMPLIANCE

The offer of this Bernalillo County position requires compliance with the following:

1. Employee must successfully complete the post-offer employment medical examination and background investigation.

2. Employee must comply with the safety guidelines of the County.

3. Employee must complete required FEMA training(s) as assigned to position.

4. Employee must complete required Supervisor classes if applicable.

WORKING CONDITIONS

1. Duties are performed indoors in a temperature-controlled environment.

2. Outdoor duties are sometimes required in performance of essential duties and worker is exposed to natural weather conditions while performing outdoor duties.

3. Duties are performed on an even, usually dry surface, which may be concrete, tile, or carpet.

4. Employee works with a select team without direct supervision and at times may work with a large group of people.

5. Work hazards or potential work hazards include those of a treatment facility environment, with exposure to noise and dangerous situation that could involve serious bodily injury and other health hazards.

6. Employee may be required to work flexible hours.

EQUIPMENT, TOOLS AND MATERIALS

1. Telephone, calculator, computer, fax machine, and photocopying machine are used in performance of essential job duties.

2. Various forms of paperwork are handled in performance of essential job duties.

3. May operate a county vehicle as assigned.