Compliance Specialist

Compliance Consulting Analyst
Front Royal, VA
12 Months

GRC division is seeking a Regulatory Consultant to work within our Advisory Services Group.
The Advisory Services Group offers consulting services to financial institutions and financial technology firms to provide the expertise necessary to compete and thrive in today’s challenging regulatory environment. Our consultants combine innovative thinking with our unrivaled first-hand industry knowledge to offer our clients a wide array of consulting services in the financial services industry.
As a Regulatory Consultant Contractor, you will support the provision of consulting and advisory services to assist clients in their efforts to meet legal and regulatory responsibilities, including compliance with federal financial consumer protection laws.
Client promotes diversity and offers opportunities for career advancement.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for assisting with planning, coordination, and fulfillment of client engagements
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with financial institution clients to identify weaknesses and gaps, improve processes, analyze data, and to communicate observations, findings and recommendations
• Perform consulting and advisory services, including examination preparation, remediation of regulatory issues, development of compliance policies and procedures, assessment of Compliance Management System (CMS), compliance risk assessments, fair lending program reviews and risk assessments, and BSA/AML independent reviews
• Perform transactional testing in support of CMS reviews and other compliance and fair lending review activities
• Knowledge of related regulatory requirements applicable to financial institutions including new developments and updates and an ability to engage in related team and customer discussions
• Maintain flexibility to adapt to changing priorities to meet business needs while maintaining strong attention to detail
• Understand client’s general business and technology environment, and work with team members to recommend and implement solutions
• Assist and support in the generation of formal reports and other deliverables
• Maintain a professional image and professional business acumen when representing the company to customers or prospects

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics, Finance or related field
• Minimum of five years-experience working in a financial institution regulatory compliance-related role in a financial institution environment, financial regulatory agency, or as a consultant specializing in compliance

Preferred Qualifications

• Applied experience working as a generalist in financial institution regulatory compliance
• Knowledge of, and experience conducting BSA/AML and OFAC program reviews
• Knowledge of the Federal financial regulators including the Federal Reserve Board, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, National Credit Union Administration, and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
• Ability to monitor, interpret and clearly communicate regulatory changes
• Experience leading and delivering consulting services or conducting bank examinations

Additional Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

• Strong written and verbal presentation, reporting and meeting facilitation skills
• Strong analytical, reasoning, troubleshooting, and team-based problem-solving skills
• Ability to work both collaboratively with team members and autonomously on multiple projects
• Understanding of legal ethics and the ability to use good judgment and discretion, including confidentiality
• Ability to analyze information, formulate conclusions, and communicate information effectively in both written and oral formats

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Pay: $65.00 - $68.00 per hour

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Front Royal, VA: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Experience:

• Microsoft Powerpoint: 1 year (Preferred)
• Compliance management: 8 years (Preferred)
• compliance policies: 6 years (Preferred)
• Financial institution regulatory compliance: 5 years (Preferred)
• AML: 4 years (Preferred)
• OFAC: 4 years (Preferred)
• Legal and regulatory: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager(CRCM) (Preferred)
• Certified Community Bank Compliance Officer (CCBCO) (Preferred)
• Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (CAMS) (Preferred)
• Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) (Preferred)

Work Location: One location