BSA Specialist

Position Summary:

The BSA Specialist is responsible for providing support for the Head of Compliance and BSA Departments. The BSA Specialist, will assist the BSA Officer and other BSA department Specialist(s) in ensuring adherence to the BSA/AML compliance program. Responsible for conducting BSA/AML investigations, due diligence, and tracking. Analyzing alerts and incidents generated for unusual activity. Assist branches affected by BSA Compliance issues & Regulatory requirements. 

(See complete job description details in BSA Specialist Job Description attachment)

Knowledge, Skill, and Ability Requirements:

· Three (3) years or more of banking compliance, banking operations, or bank processing experience required – may be a cumulative combination.

· Prior experience reading, analyzing, summarizing BSA laws and regulations is preferred.

· Demonstrated ability to perform research, and analysis on unfamiliar topics with little direction required.

· Strong attention to detail

· Strong organizational skills, with a demonstrated ability to meet deadlines while working with little or no supervision. 

· Highly motivated with the ability to be proactive, take initiative, and carefully monitor, follow through, and complete projects/responsibilities in a professional and timely fashion.

· Strong interpersonal and communications skills, including the ability to interact with freely and comfortably with staff and management at all levels.

· Displays professionalism

· Teamwork oriented

· Ability to conduct extensive research and apply data to improve BSA Program

· Proficiency with PC utilization, standard office software (Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Verafin Monitoring software etc.)

Education:

Associate degree in English, Legal, Data Analytics, or similar required. Bachelor’s Degree preferred.