Senior BSA Analyst

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Position Summary

The Senior BSA Analyst plays a critical role in safeguarding the bank’s integrity by overseeing, testing, and monitoring its enterprise-wide Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), Anti-Money Laundering (AML), and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) compliance programs. This position ensures that the bank adheres to all regulatory requirements, proactively identifying and mitigating financial crime risks.

The Senior Analyst is responsible for managing complex BSA/AML/OFAC-related functions, including conducting in-depth analysis, investigations, and dispositions of alerts generated by the bank’s BSA/AML automated surveillance systems. They will assess transaction patterns, identify potential suspicious activity, and prepare comprehensive reports with detailed findings and risk assessments. Additionally, this role collaborates closely with internal teams, auditors, and regulatory bodies to maintain a robust compliance framework, continuously enhancing policies and procedures in response to evolving financial crime threats and regulatory expectations.

The Senior BSA/AML Analyst is a key player in strengthening the bank’s financial crime compliance efforts, ensuring proactive risk management, and upholding the highest standards of regulatory adherence.

Primary Responsibilities

• Supports the BSA/AML Officer and team in the day-to-day administration of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), Anti-Money Laundering (AML), and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) programs to ensure regulatory compliance.
• Assists in the development, implementation, and enhancement of BSA/AML and OFAC policies, ensuring alignment with federal and state regulations.
• Monitors and maintains the customer identification and due diligence programs, ensuring ongoing adherence to regulatory expectations.
• Reviews and recommend updates to policies and procedures to manage risk and improve compliance effectiveness.
• Assists in regulatory audits and examinations, supporting responses to federal and state regulators as needed.
• Conducts reviews and investigations of suspicious activities, currency transactions, and OFAC screenings, ensuring accurate reporting and documentation.
• Identifies and monitors transactional patterns and suspicious behaviors in accordance with the bank’s AML policies.
• Assists in the validation and enhancement of the rules and parameters governing the Bank’s AML monitoring system.
• Provides support in preparing, reviewing, and submitting Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs), Currency Transaction Reports (CTRs), and other required government filings to FinCEN.
• Responds to 314(a) requests and coordinates with law enforcement on related investigations.
• Prepares detailed reports, risk assessments, and presentations on the bank’s BSA/AML/OFAC compliance status for senior management and the Board of Directors.
• Monitors and analyzes legislative and regulatory changes, providing updates and recommendations to BSA Management.
• Assists in the governance and oversight of the Bank’s model risk management program as it relates to BSA/AML and OFAC compliance.
• Assists in the review, implementation, and validation of the rule sets governing the Bank’s AML surveillance model.
• Documents research and investigation findings, ensuring accuracy and compliance with internal and regulatory requirements.
  
  

Additional Responsibilities

• Serves as an in-house BSA/AML and OFAC compliance resource, providing guidance and answering inquiries from management and employees.
• Assist in the development of BSA/AML and OFAC compliance training materials and assists in training staff to enhance awareness and adherence.
• Serves as the Bridger and Verafin system administrator, resolving user access issues and troubleshooting system-related concerns.
• Supports internal teams by documenting procedural changes and sharing best practices to improve compliance effectiveness.
• Assists in directing staff in the performance of BSA/AML compliance functions, including monitoring reports and conducting analysis.
• Serves as a backup to the BSA/AML Officer in their absence, ensuring continuity of compliance operations.
  
  

Position Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required or commensurate work experience.
• 5 years of experience in AML/BSA specific functions.
• 10 years of overall professional experience in financial services.
• Professionally certified in the money laundering realm, whether ACAMS or CAFP.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to details are needed to ensure proper recordkeeping. Sense of accountability and ownership over “quality”.
• Analytical skillset, with the ability to sift through voluminous transactional data to extract / summarize key elements.
• Objective decision-making skills, and the ability to defend one’s own work.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills necessary to explain complex situations into easily understood narratives and tables.
• Ability to work independently, and as a team, throughout the organization.
• Ability to handle sensitive situations.
• Experience with case management platforms such as Verafin.
  
  

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, LGBTQ, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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