Senior BSA Analyst

Job Description

Job Description

Job Summary
The Senior Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) Analyst is responsible for compiling, monitoring and reporting of customer and account information regarding the Bank Secrecy Act and related laws and regulations. In addition, the Senior BSA Analyst is responsible for analyzing transactional data for suspicious activity as defined by the Bank’s Bank Secrecy Act and Anti-Money Laundering (BSA/AML) policies.

Essential Job Duties 

•    Conduct Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) information gathering and reviews for high-risk customers, including more complex investigations and international clientele

•    Assist with BSA/AML research and completion of Suspicious Activity Reports (SAR)

•    Advise changes in transaction pattern of customers to BSA Management in order to update the monitoring process.

•    Act as the Senior-level BSA Analyst and assist with educating/ training other BSA Analysts

•    Monitor the information gathering process in conjunction with Customer Due Diligence (CDD) procedures to ensure employees are gathering all required information.

•    Examine Bank policies, procedures, and practices to ensure compliance with laws and regulations

•    Assist with compliance exams by gathering files, records, and other pertinent information for review by compliance examiners

•    Correspond with business units and branches for clarification of the activities conducted; obtain supporting documentation; and update responses to the BSA system.

•    Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Core Competencies

Adaptability & Accountability : Adapts to changes in the work environment, manages competing demands, accepts criticism and feedback, changes approach or method to best fit the situation and takes responsibility for own actions.

Attendance & Punctuality : Schedules time off in advance, begins working on time, keeps absences within guidelines, ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent and arrives at meetings and appointments on time.

Analytical Skills : Synthesizes complex or diverse information, collects and researches data when necessary, identifies data relationships, designs workflows and procedures, analyzes assigned tasks, resources and workflow processes to prioritize projects and determine best way of meeting deadlines and requirements.  

Communication: Expresses ideas and thoughts both verbally and in written form, exhibits good listening skills and comprehension, responds well to questions, writes clearly and informatively and edits work for spelling and grammar. Presents accurate numerical data effectively. 

Judgment: Displays willingness to make decisions timely, exhibits sound and accurate judgment, supports and explains reasoning for decisions, includes appropriate people in decision-making process and takes responsibility for communication including what is heard.

Teamwork / Morale : Treats others with respect and courtesy, gives and welcomes feedback, inspires the trust of others, exhibits tact and consideration, displays positive outlook and pleasant manner, offers assistance and support to co-workers, works cooperatively in group situations Engages consistently in professional behavior.

Business Ethics : Works with integrity and ethically, upholds organizational values and abides by written policies.

Compliance: Within specified functional area of authority, is personally accountable to understand and ensure regulatory and policy compliance with state and federal requirements including but not limited to: all applicable consumer protection laws and regulations governing financial institutions, the Bank’s Bank Secrecy Act / Anti-Money Laundering and OFAC (BSA/AML/OFAC) in accordance with his/her respective job duties and responsibilities

Confidentiality:  Maintains a high degree of confidentiality. When sending confidential electronic communications outside the internal Bank network, use [Secure] in the subject line.

Organization : Maintains continuous workflow to meet daily/weekly/monthly deadlines. 

Job Qualifications

Must be able to perform all the essential duties of the position satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Associates degree preferred in Criminal Justice, Business Administration or equivalent preferred 
• Minimum 4 years relevant work experience in banking/finance.
• Minimum 3 years of BSA/AML experience in environment of similar size, scope and complexity
• BSA/ AML experience with international clientele from middle eastern countries preferred
• ACAMS, ACFE, or equivalent certification preferred

Computer & Software Skills

• Must have foundational computer skills including Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook email and calendaring) and the Internet

Travel

• Occasional local travel

Additional Information

Min: $65,000/per year Max: $95,000/per year