Whitepaper

Enhancing Regulatory and Operational Compliance with On-Call Contract Solutions

Richard P. Kusserow | May 2026

Compliance officers are continually being asked to do more with less. Regulatory mandates keep expanding, staffing gaps keep opening, and high-risk issues don’t wait for headcount to catch up.

On-call contracts with outside compliance experts have become one of the most effective tools available for managing that pressure. This whitepaper explains how these arrangements work, what they cost relative to full-time staffing, and how to structure them to get real value.

Inside, you’ll find a breakdown of the challenges driving compliance officers to outside support, the specific situations where engaging an on-call expert makes the most sense, what to look for in a consulting firm, and a side-by-side comparison of retainer-based versus project-based engagement models.

If your compliance department is stretched thin or facing work that exceeds your internal capacity, this whitepaper offers a framework for addressing it without waiting on a permanent hire.