FCC Auditor

Valley Bank's Internal Audit department is looking for a Financial Crimes Compliance auditor with a primary focus on auditing BSA compliance. The successful candidate will be responsible for conducting interviews with internal clients to understand and document their processes. This role provides an excellent opportunity for professional growth and development within the internal audit field. Candidates are encouraged to show a commitment to continuous learning and improvement in their auditing skills and knowledge. The ideal candidate should have a blend of BSA and auditing experience.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Interview clients and understand and document their processes.
• Identify control strengths and weaknesses in a process.
• Communicate with both team members and in-charge regarding audit observations.
• Work to build productive relationships with internal audit team membersand peers.
• Seeks guidance to set priorities, own tasks and follows through.
• Deliver quality audit work and meet the completion timeframes of eachaudit.
• Commitment to professional development through continuing education.

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Coordinate activities among internal control departments.
• Comply with all regulations pertaining to BSA, USA PATRIOT ACT, and OFAC. Complete annual BSA training. Report suspicions of criminal activity, or any attempt to avoid BSA reporting requirements on the part of customers or employees, to the AML/BSA Compliance Department. For supervisory positions, ensure BSA training requirements are completed by staff.
• Oversee and work with junior risk officer in support of the function.
• For each audit assignment, ensures audit test objectives are met.
• Perform other job duties as deemed necessary by supervisor.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES (KSA):

• BSA experience
• Interviewing skills
• Ability to gather information and document processes.
• Ability to analyze a process for strengths, weaknesses and efficiencies
• Properly completes workpaper content in accordance with IIA and Valley IAS audit standards.
• Understands basic business processes and related control environment.
• Maintains a healthy level of auditor skepticism in all situations.
• Demonstrates reliability and dependability
• Demonstrates appropriate and effective business writing in work papers, audit issues etc.
• Displays effective listening skills and organizes and expresses thoughts clearly and concisely.
• Good interpersonal skills; approaches people with tact and respect.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Required: Bachelors Degree in Business Related field such as Accounting, Finance or MIS, preferred .
• Minimum 2 Years' audit experience, preferably in Banking
• Strong PC skills (Excel and Word)

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, AND REGISTRATIONS:

Certification of CIA, CISA, or CPA is a plus

CAMs certification is a plus