AVP Compliance, BSA Testing

Wintrust provides community and commercial banking, specialty finance and wealth management services through its 16 bank charters and nine non-bank businesses. Wintrust delivers the sophisticated solutions of a large bank while staying true to the relationship-focused, personalized service of our community banking roots. We serve clients in all 50 states with more than 200 branch banking locations in Illinois, southwestern Florida, northwestern Indiana, west Michigan and southern Wisconsin and commercial banking offices in Chicago, Denver, Milwaukee, Grand Rapids, Mich., and in key branch banking locations throughout Illinois. Our people are the heart of our business and we are proud to rank consistently as a top place to work.

Why Join Us

• An award-winning culture! Rated a Top Workplace by the Chicago Tribune (past 12 years) and Employee Recommended award by the Globe & Mail (past 6 years).
• Competitive pay and discretionary or incentive bonus eligible.
• Comprehensive benefit package including medical, dental, vision, life, a 401k plan with a generous company match, and tuition reimbursement.
• Promote-from-within culture.

Why Join This Team

• Foster an inclusive environment for an individual to grow and work independently.
• Opportunity to interact with management-level, experienced professionals—higher visibility.
• Wintrust has a great compliance culture that comes from the top.
• Gain experience and further your career by joining a growing organization.

About the Role

Responsible for expanding the BSA compliance testing program, continuing to strengthen the program structure, providing oversight and management of an effective Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) compliance testing program to validate the organization. Maintain the required level of compliance set forth by its regulatory agencies. Verify compliance with the BSA regulation governing the conduct of the entities’ affairs by providing regular testing and reporting of potential issues identified and verifying appropriate corrective action is implemented.

Responsibilities

• Expand the BSA Compliance Testing program to broaden components tested to continue to identify and assess BSA risk within the first line.
• Provide oversight in developing BSA testing team members to further enhance knowledge of the testing process and documentation.
• Provide guidance to staff regarding testing approach.
• Oversee and manage the annual review schedule to assure timely and appropriate completion of all reviews.
• Manage 2nd line Compliance BSA Testing including:
  • Review team members’ documents, workpapers, as well as the team’s reports for accuracy.
  • Review line of business responses to identified issues to verify appropriate corrective action is taken.
  • Verify corrective action was taken to validate identified issues.
• Test for compliance with bank policies and procedures, as well as all the Bank Secrecy Act requirements.
• Exhibit superior time management skills.
• Maintain confidentiality of information and protect entities' sensitive information and materials.
• Develop and maintain rapport with the staff, lines of business, and management to effectively obtain and communicate compliance information.
• Provide timely reports to keep Senior Management informed on progress of Compliance Reviews.

Requirements

• 7-10 years of experience with 2nd line compliance testing, auditing, deposit/loan operations, BSA/AML/Sanctions knowledge.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred.

Benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Dental
• Vision
• Life insurance
• Accidental death and dismemberment
• Short-term and long-term Disability Insurance
• Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Traditional and Roth 401(k) with company match
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan at 5% discount
• Critical Illness Insurance
• Accident Insurance
• Transportation and Commuting Benefits
• Banking Benefits
• Pet Insurance

Pay

The estimated salary range for this role is $98,000 - $132,000. Actual salaries may vary based on several factors, such as a candidate’s qualifications, skills, and experience.