Assistant BSA Officer

Provide⠀assistance⠀to the BSA⠀Officer as⠀necessary⠀to ensure⠀the⠀organization⠀is in⠀compliance⠀with all⠀Bank⠀Secrecy⠀Act, USA⠀Patriot⠀Act, and⠀Anti-Money⠀Laundering⠀Act rules⠀and⠀regulations.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensure⠀compliance⠀with the⠀Bank⠀Secrecy⠀Act
• Responsible⠀for⠀day-to-day⠀department⠀responsibilities⠀for⠀accuracy⠀and⠀completion
• Responsible⠀for⠀unusual⠀activity⠀and⠀suspicious⠀activity⠀reporting⠀and⠀escalation⠀to the BSA⠀Officer
• Responsible⠀that all⠀required⠀watchlist⠀are⠀uploaded⠀to the AML⠀software
• Assist⠀BSA⠀Officer in⠀updating⠀and⠀creating⠀new⠀policy
• Responsible⠀for alert⠀queue⠀management⠀for the⠀BSA⠀Department
• Responsible⠀for BSA⠀Committee⠀Meeting⠀agendas/⠀minutes/⠀organizing⠀meeting⠀dates
• Responsible⠀for⠀High-risk⠀customer⠀reviews.
• Compile⠀monthly⠀report to⠀the Board⠀of⠀Directors⠀with BSA⠀updates
• May⠀act as a⠀Point of⠀contact⠀for the⠀BSA⠀Department⠀for any⠀acquisition⠀projects
• May⠀act as⠀Point of⠀contact⠀for BSA⠀audits and⠀examinations⠀for the⠀Bank and⠀provide⠀analysis,⠀research⠀financial⠀irregularities,⠀and uses⠀analysis⠀to develop⠀meaningful⠀financial⠀reporting⠀to⠀regulatory⠀agencies.
• Enforces⠀compliance⠀standards⠀through⠀well-communicated⠀guidelines⠀and by the⠀establishment⠀of⠀protocol.
• Conducts⠀monitoring⠀and⠀complex⠀compliance⠀testing of⠀compliance⠀programs⠀to ensure⠀adherence⠀to⠀applicable⠀laws and⠀regulations.
• Analyzes⠀and makes⠀decisions⠀on BSA⠀related⠀exceptions⠀(CIP⠀discrepancies,⠀high risk⠀customer⠀alerts,⠀OFAC list⠀matching,⠀transaction⠀monitoring⠀alerts,⠀etc.) and⠀may act as⠀first⠀point of⠀contact⠀for BSA⠀related⠀questions,⠀exceptions,⠀and⠀support.
• Makes⠀well⠀defined⠀analytical⠀decisions⠀to⠀determine⠀appropriate⠀BSA⠀related⠀decisions⠀(e.g.,⠀identification⠀of⠀suspicious⠀activity⠀requiring⠀SAR⠀filing).
• Adheres⠀to the⠀compliance,⠀security⠀and⠀internal⠀guidelines⠀and⠀requirements⠀for⠀position⠀and⠀applicable⠀compliance⠀and⠀consumer⠀protection⠀regulations,⠀preventing⠀fraud and⠀protecting⠀customer⠀assets.
• Is⠀committed⠀to⠀on-going⠀professional⠀development⠀and⠀actively⠀participates⠀in the⠀bank's⠀training⠀and⠀development⠀programs⠀and⠀commitment⠀to⠀learning.⠀Successfully⠀completes⠀in-house⠀training⠀programs⠀for⠀position.
• Actively⠀demonstrates⠀a⠀commitment⠀to the⠀Company’s⠀core⠀values.
• Consistently⠀follows⠀policies⠀and⠀procedures⠀as⠀established⠀by the⠀Company,⠀with⠀department⠀managers⠀setting⠀the⠀standard.
• Maintains⠀successful⠀working⠀relationships⠀with team,⠀the bank,⠀and the⠀community⠀and on⠀occasion,⠀participates⠀with⠀community⠀organizations⠀and in⠀community⠀projects
• Responsible⠀for⠀managing⠀and⠀approving⠀personnel⠀timesheets⠀and⠀PTO
• Performs⠀other⠀duties as⠀assigned⠀by⠀management⠀or the⠀BSAOfficer.

Qualifications:

• CAMS⠀Certified
• Bachelor’s⠀Degree⠀preferred⠀or⠀comparable⠀education⠀and⠀related⠀training.
• Three⠀years of⠀banking or⠀related⠀experience,⠀preferably⠀in a⠀branch,⠀audit, or⠀compliance⠀area.
• Ability⠀to learn⠀and⠀perform⠀complex⠀processes⠀to meet⠀specific⠀procedures,⠀policies⠀and⠀BSA/AML/USA⠀Patriot⠀Act⠀regulations⠀that⠀govern the⠀company.
• Strong⠀investigative,⠀interpersonal,⠀communication,⠀customer⠀service,⠀and⠀analytical⠀experience.
• Computer⠀skills to⠀all Bank⠀related⠀software⠀applications.
• Proficient⠀organizational⠀and time⠀management⠀skills

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $78,000.00 per year