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Career path: transitioning from audit to compliance

by Priya Sharma · 1 month ago

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This category covers cross-cutting compliance topics including SOX compliance requirements, building a compliance culture, career development and transitions in compliance, staying current with regulatory changes, and practical advice for compliance programme management. It is ideal for questions that do not fit neatly into a specific compliance domain.

Community members who have made this transition recommend leveraging your audit skills in risk assessment and controls testing, gaining regulatory knowledge through certifications like CAMS or CRCM, networking with compliance professionals, and seeking cross-functional projects that expose you to compliance operations. Several threads discuss specific career paths and salary expectations.

Practitioners recommend making compliance part of everyday business decisions rather than a separate function. Key strategies discussed include visible senior leadership commitment, regular scenario-based training rather than checkbox exercises, positive reinforcement for compliance-conscious behaviour, and making compliance policies accessible and understandable rather than purely legalistic.

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