Manager, BSA Compliance

Summary:
As the BSA Compliance Manager, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the organization's adherence to anti-money laundering (AML) regulations and the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA). Your responsibilities will encompass managing a team of recently trained BSA analysts, reporting directly to the BSA Officer.
You will be responsible for continuous in-person training of your team, managing and delegating alerts and responsibilities, enabling and assisting analysts to deliver on their workloads. You will be expected to conduct ongoing quality assurance. You will escalate and report important matters to the BSA Officer as appropriate. You will advise and aid the BSA Officer in the overall development of new BSA initiatives, procedures, and controls. You will perform the same level of investigative work your analysts perform to meet the team's SLA.
Responsibilities:
•Serve as the team's primary reference point for BSA-related topics.
•Manage the workload of the BSA team, delegating and assigning tasks according to the team's needs and individual strengths.
•Contribute to the SAR Committee and other intra and inter-department initiatives.
•Establish partnerships with branch personnel and contributors from other departments that facilitate and encourage free flow of information with BSA.
•Train staff on a variety of BSA/AML/CFT subjects, including 314(a) and law enforcement requests, SAR writing and filing, EDD, sanctions monitoring and financial crime typologies.
•Perform the above at a high-level, stepping in to fill any capacity or expertise voids when needed.
•Conduct quality assurance on the work of your analysts, documenting findings, providing feedback and tailored training.
•Assess the quality of customer activity alerts generated, working alongside the BSA Officer and third-party vendors to refine parameters, triggers, risk factors, and thresholds.
•Stay abreast of legal and regulatory developments that may impact the Bank's BSA Program.
•Leverage your experience to form and support recommendations to optimize processes and systems.

Specifications and Requirements:
•ACAMS Certification: ACAMS or equivalent qualification required upon hiring or within 12 months of hire.
•Leadership Prowess: Demonstrated ability to manage, train, and mentor a team with diverse skill and experience levels, who can lead by example in terms of quality, reliability, and integrity.
•Regulatory Proficiency: Solid understanding of regulatory compliance requirements is preferred, encompassing anti-money laundering, KYC/KYB, fraud and transaction monitoring, and sanctions.
•Communication Excellence: Exceptional communication skills to articulate complex requests and issues to stakeholders that may be unfamiliar with BSA regulations and the practical aspects of their application in their roles.
•Inspirational Personality: Superior ability to manage the team's engagement and motivation levels, stimulating constant self-development and high-quality performance.
•Analytical and Curious: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills that are driven by a curious mindset and a passion for continuous learning.
•Initiative and Drive: A demonstrated self-starter who can effectively drive projects to completion, and the ability to take ownership and make tangible impact.

Preferred Specifications and Requirements:
•Educational Background: A degree in Accounting, Business Management, Finance, Law or a related field are preferred.
•Project Leadership: A proven track record of leading complex projects, demonstrating leadership skills in delivering transformative initiatives in collaboration with diverse teams.
•Tools and Systems: Experience with transaction monitoring/case management platforms such as NICE Actimize, Verafin, and Unit21, as well as financial crime typologies, rulesets, and relevant customer/transaction data.

Benefits:
Benefits package includes Health, Dental and Vision insurance, 401(k) with company match, life and disability insurance, supplemental insurance, EAP, wellness reimbursement program, phone reimbursement, PTO and performance based quarterly bonus program.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.