Specialty in Corporate Compliance

By studying the Specialty in Corporate Compliance you will develop your knowledge, skills and attitudes to analyze and examine the needs of a company to subsequently develop and implement a correct regulatory system. You will also be able to evaluate the functioning of the system and detect anomalies.

Given the need for officially valid business regulation programs, the University of Celaya offers this program in virtual mode so that people interested in working in the academic and/or practical field can develop the necessary learning from the geographic location where they are.

As a student of the University of Celaya, you will have licenses to make use of various digital platforms such as Microsoft Teams and Canvas, in order to take your classes and to deliver your homework and take your exams. You will also have access to our Virtual Library, where you will have access to you will be able to access large and prestigious virtual libraries such as: eLibro, ProQuest and EBSCO. Likewise, the platform has access to a database specialized in law such as Tirant Editorial, Gemba Academy which specializes in engineering and ClinicalKey with information on medicine. 

You will also be able to access the university's research portal, as well as the institutional thesis repository. Other resources you will find in our virtual library are directories, journals, links to portals for online courses, statistics and many more. 

The team of highly qualified teachers will closely accompany students in learning and developing the skills of:

• Recommending on corporate regulatory compliance matters.
• Perform (structure) corporate compliance tasks in the organization.
• Manage risks within the organization by promoting the generation of a compliance culture.
• To argue the correct decision making to adequately implement the corporate compliance system.

The student who enters the specialty in "Corporate Regulatory Compliance" must have:

This course is aimed at graduates of law, administration, international trade and related careers, those responsible for legal, financial and strategic business consulting, lawyers, economists, accountants, financiers, business compliance officers or those who perform related activities within the organization that seek to learn about and implement the management and generation of a culture of business compliance.

KNOWLEDGE ABOUT:

• Current legal regime in Mexico regarding the liability of legal entities and their sanctions.
• Selection and implementation of new technologies within the company.
• Personal and material elements of corporate governance.
• Regulatory instruments of self-management, ethics and their standards in force.
• Current tax, labor and administrative regulations.
• Notions of cybersecurity and personal data protection standards

SKILLS FOR:

• Teamwork to implement self-management standards and organizational ethics.
• Time organization.
• Effective communication.
• Ability to analyze and synthesize the legal regime in force in Mexico regarding the liability of legal entities and their sanctions.
• Process information with the use of new technologies in the organization.
• Strategic and creative thinking.
• Carry out projects and implement compliance solutions in the organization.

APTITUDES:

• Ability of abstraction and numerical reasoning.
• Proclivity to the use of information technologies.

At the end of the specialty in "Corporate Regulatory Compliance" the graduate:

• Analyze the corporate legal regime at the national level in a globalized context to give certainty to the functions and responsibilities of the organization.
• Examine the status of the elements that make up the organization based on its regulations and the achievement of its objectives to diagnose risks that impact its operability, continuity and responsibility.
• Develop the regulatory compliance system according to the diagnosis of the risks detected in the organization to prevent and correct if necessary.
• It will evaluate the application of the system developed based on the objectives and risks identified in order to generate added value in the preventive and corrective areas.

You will have knowledge of:

• National and international business regulations.
• Corporate governance and integration of corporate compliance.
• Functions and responsibilities of the compliance officer.
• Corporate compliance culture.
• Code of ethics and conduct, conflict of interest, whistleblower hotline, internal investigations.
• Identification and mapping of risks.
• Risk management.
• Evaluation and continuous improvement.
• Regulatory compliance in tax, anti-money laundering, labor, technology (cybersecurity), protection of personal data in possession of individuals, secrecy and confidentiality to prevent criminal implications.

Skills for:

• Recommending on corporate regulatory compliance matters.
• Perform (structure) corporate compliance tasks in the organization.
• Manage risks within the organization by promoting the generation of a compliance culture.
• To argue the correct decision making to adequately implement the corporate compliance system.

Attitudes:

• Leadership to improve processes in "Corporate Regulatory Compliance".
• Vision towards effectiveness and efficiency in technology with corporate responsibility.
• Integrity to give continuity to the principles of social responsibility and ethics of the organization with sustainability.
• Innovative mindset oriented to solve problems and promote development in their professional field.
• Teamwork.