Generally speaking, an organization's compliance work primarily consists of identifying and assessing relevant risks of non-compliance associated with the organization's activities and operations, and the subsequent development, implementation and auditing of compliance measures appropriate to the identified risks, including policies, procedures and security measures.
In addition, compliance work will often also consist of reporting, preparing and updating compliance documentation or reporting to relevant authorities.
Compliance is therefore a dynamic process and is very much about risk management and how the organization continuously plans, organizes and reassesses the work of complying with the applicable rules in the operation of the organization.
It is therefore also an area that is (or should be) an essential part of every organization's operations, regardless of industry and business type, as compliance requirements will always apply to a greater or lesser extent.
Your organization must ensure that applicable rules, norms and requirements are adhered to and complied with, while the vast majority of compliance requirements have an additional requirement for documentation to support your compliance.
Although compliance requires constant adaptation and it may seem cumbersome and confusing to spend (often many) working hours on preventive measures, most organizations also experience positive effects from working with compliance in a structured way, including process optimization, branding and general reputation of the company.