BSA Compliance Assistant Manager

Responsible for managing BSA team members to ensure CTR, MIR, CIP and SAR reporting functions are performed according to regulatory guidelines. Oversees key BSA program requirements to ensure ongoing compliance. Leads a team of Specialists and Investigators who are responsible for monitoring, detecting, and reporting potential suspicious activity. Provide support to all credit union teams regarding BSA compliance and protects the credit union from the threat of financial crimes including, but not limited to, terrorist financing, money laundering, and other illicit activity.

• Exemplify Mountain America's core values and philosophy while fulfilling responsibilities in the organization; and align efforts with the mission and vision of the credit union.
• Attend applicable regulatory training, webinars, and read periodicals to maintain a current thorough understanding of money laundering and terrorist financing issues, including policies, procedures, regulations, industry best practices, criminal activity and developing trends.
• Manages the quality control review process of Currency Transaction Reports (CTRs) and ensures they are filed timely with FinCEN and are completed within regulatory guidelines.
• Administers the exempt CTR annual review process required by FinCEN.
• Directs the quality control review process of Monetary Instrument Reports (MIRs) and confirms they are completed accurately and within regulatory requirements.
• Oversees that the Customer Identification Program to ensure all new members meet regulatory standards.
• Manages the quality control review process of Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) and ensures they are filed timely with FinCEN and are completed within regulatory guidelines.
• Directs the quality control of BSA/AML alerts and ensures they are completed within regulatory guidelines.
• Conduct second reviews of OFAC and 314a hits, reports positive hits, blocked, and rejected account transactions to the OFAC Reporting System (ORS).
• Trains, coaches and evaluates department staff on credit union policies, procedures, philosophy, and department functions to encourage the achievement of credit union goals.
• Assists with administration of federal regulator/auditor examinations and reviews.
• Assists in developing, implementing, and administering projects that gather and report on changes and trends within the analyzed data.
• With the BSA Compliance Officer and BSA Compliance Manager, plans, organizes, directs, and maintains an organizational structure to effectively accomplish goals and objectives.
• Performs quarterly check-ins and annual reviews of BSA team members.
• Monitors staff performance and assist in individual development plans to ensure employee progress and growth.
• Support the BSA Compliance Manager, BSA Program Administrator and VP BSA Compliance Officer.
• Collaborates with other MACU departments as needed regarding BSA/AML policies and procedures.
• Maintains a culture of continuous education and improvement within the BSA/AML program.
• Other duties as assigned.

• 4+ years of direct experience in a financial compliance, fraud, or BSA/AML role or 1+ years of leadership experience.
• 1+ years as a team lead, or similar role, within compliance/fraud/BSA.
• Possess thorough knowledge of financial and compliance practices regarding AML related issues, the ability to exercise sound judgment and to observe the highest degree of confidentiality in the handling of information received during their responsibilities.
• Advanced level understanding of BSA/AML regulations to enhance decision making and aptitude of job duties.

• Advanced skills with Microsoft Office Suite including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
• Experience with BSA related software preferred.
• Demonstrated experience with Symitar preferred.

• Demonstrated ability to clearly express ideas, methodology, results and recommendations verbally, in writing and through insightful reports and graphic illustrations
• Demonstrated ability to document outcomes and present information in a manner appropriate for key stakeholders and all levels of the organization.

• Ability to work both autonomously and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
• Self-starter with strong organizing and time management skills and the ability to work productively and efficiently in a fast-paced environment with multiple projects and timelines
• Adaptive to change, responds positively to altered circumstances or conditions
• Possess a desire and willingness to learn and continually update knowledge base on financial concepts, strategies, systems etc.
• Take initiative to be a problem solver and provide suggestions to improve processes and efficiencies.
• Excellent inter-personal skills including the ability to lead and collaborate with ad-hoc teams
• Data analytics and data validation skills and proficiency in business data analysis (MS Excel, etc.)