Compliance Analyst - ON SITE

About the role

Assist the Compliance Officer with daily compliance duties and serve as back-up for other Compliance Department employees. Responsible for assisting in the development, implementation, monitoring, and maintenance of a compliance program designed to ensure that each functional area of the Bank achieves and maintains compliance with all applicable banking laws, regulations, and regulatory agency issuances.

Responsibilities

• Perform periodic tests of transactions and procedures to ensure the effectiveness of the compliance program.
• Assist in developing, administering, and monitoring programs that ensure the financial institution’s compliance with laws, regulations, and rules governing operations and product offerings.
• Assist in researching federal and state banking laws and regulations, review the financial institution’s policies and procedures, and ensure compliance with laws and regulations.
• Help schedule meetings with departments and supervisors to provide information on compliance changes that affect them.
• Assist in scheduling compliance audits of Southside Bank and supplying information to the Board of Directors.
• Maintain confidentiality of all sensitive Bank information.
• Maintain a positive and caring atmosphere for customers and employees consistent with Southside Bank’s mission, CORE Values, and Blue Book culture guide.
• Provide enthusiastic, professional, and courteous service to Southside Bank customers and employees.
• Participate in proactive team efforts to achieve departmental and company goals.
• Understand and agree to abide by the policies and procedures established at Southside Bank.
• Perform duties in compliance with applicable laws and regulations, including but not limited to the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and related anti-money laundering laws, and in accordance with the Bank’s Information Security Program.

Requirements

• High School diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Knowledge of Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) preferred.

Skills

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Ability to perform basic arithmetic operations (add, subtract, multiply, divide) using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals; compute rate, ratio, and percent; draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Intermediate personal computer skills, including electronic mail, routine database activity, word processing, spreadsheet, graphics, etc.
• Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously.

Physical Activity/Dexterity

• Manual dexterity sufficient to reach/handle items and work with fingers.
• Works with fingers and perceives attributes of objects and materials.

Physical Environment Demands

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 90% of the time.
• Occasionally move about inside the office to visit other offices, conference rooms, office machinery, etc.
• Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, and telephone.
• Constantly positions self to operate on a computer.
• Frequently communicates with other people throughout each day; must be able to exchange accurate information when conversing.

Working Conditions/Environment

• Well-lighted, heated and/or air-conditioned indoor office setting with adequate ventilation.
• Moderate noise (e.g., business office with computers and printers, light traffic).

Schedule

• Monday through Friday; 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
• Available for overtime, as necessary.