BankOnBuffalo, BSA/AML Quality Control Analyst

Key Responsibilities

• Supports various processes covered by the BSA Policy, including AML/CFT, and OFAC compliance.
• Conducts quality control activities on BSA alerts, including typologies, CDD, OFAC, and 314(a) workflows.
• Conducts quality control activities on Currency Transaction Reports (CTR) and other monitoring as assigned.
• Conducts quality control activities on AML, CTR Exemption, EDD, and other cases.
• Conducts quality control activities on Suspicious Activity Reports (SAR).
• Provides clear and concise written and verbal feedback to the team members and assists with questions as necessary.
• Maintains strong working knowledge of applicable regulations including BSA/AML, USA Patriot Act, OFAC, FFIEC BSA/AML Examination Manual, and department policy and procedures.

Attitudes

• Builds positive relationships with internal and external clients by valuing their feelings and rights in both words and actions, and embracing their unique beliefs, backgrounds, and perspectives.
• Demonstrates respect and leadership by providing daily mentoring and coaching to the team as needed.
• Works with department peers and management to ensure the BSA department produces the best possible quality product.
• Works to develop and maintain positive working relationships with team members in the BSA department and other areas of the bank.

Behaviors

• Demonstrates strong business ethics and honest behaviors and the ability to positively influence and work with others to achieve excellent results by displaying strong adherence to internal policies and procedures, as well as external regulations.
• Displays a significant level of trust and diplomacy to be an effective subject matter expert in this position.
• Possesses and displays a positive approach in managing change, while demonstrating excellent communication skills through effective conversations and collaboration.
• Strong interpersonal skills are essential.
• Fosters the bank’s culture by utilizing paid volunteer time.

Competencies

• Reflects skill, good judgement, positive conduct, and personal responsibility for assigned areas.
• Sets and implements goals, seeks to implement and leverage services and technologies that create efficiencies by demonstrating accountability.
• Operates in ambiguity; executes sound judgment when procedures or policy have room for interpretation.

Qualifications, Education, & Experience Level I

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent from four-year College preferred, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of direct BSA/AML experience.
• Preferred: 1-2 years of prior BSA/AML quality control, or equivalent, experience.
• Preferred: CAMS or CFE certification, or equivalent.

Qualifications, Education, & Experience Level II

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent from four-year College preferred, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of direct BSA/AML experience.
• Required: 1-2 years of prior BSA/AML quality control, or equivalent, experience.
• Preferred: CAMS or CFE certification, or equivalent.

Language Skills

• Ability to read, comprehend, and interpret documents.
• Possesses professional communication and interpersonal skills to write and speak effectively both one-on-one and before groups of clients or employees of the organization.
• Ability to communicate with clients directly and effectively.

Technology Skills

• Ability to utilize telephone systems and possess good digital literacy including email, internet, and intranet use.
• Prior experience using BSA monitoring systems preferred but not required.

Mathematical Skills

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent, and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to solve challenging problems involving several variables in a standardized situation.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and work on a computer; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close and distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Employees may be required to travel.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision & Life Insurance
• 401K with company match
• Paid Time Off & Recognized Holidays
• Leave policies
• Voluntary Benefit Options (Life, Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity & Pet)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Health & Wellness Program
• Special Loan and Deposit Rates
• Gradifi Student Loan Paydown Plan
• Rewards & Recognition Programs
• and much more!

Disclaimer

• This job description is not an exclusive list of responsibilities and duties. They may change at any time without notice.

BankOnBuffalo is an equal opportunity employer and all applicants are considered based on qualifications without regard to sex, race, color, ancestry, religious creed, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical disability, mental disability, age, marital status, disabled veteran or Vietnam era veteran status.

CNB Financial Corporation is an Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity and inclusion.