What are the responsibilities and job description for the Compliance Specialist position at AmeriServ Financial Inc.?
SUMMARY OBJECTIVE:
Provide support to the Compliance function by assisting in the implementation of the risk-based corporate-wide Compliance Management and Identity Theft Red Flags Programs.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
1. Utilize training to become familiar with regulatory expectations in the areas of Regulatory Compliance. Develop an understanding of how changes in regulation impacts the Bank’s policies, procedures, and programs.
2. Function as the HMDA Coordinator, responsible for the quarterly scrub of HMDA data provided by the respective business lines and compiling the data to prepare for annual submission.
3. Under the direction of the supervisor, assist in the completion of the annual compliance testing program. Analyze information to identify gaps in the AmeriServ’s Compliance Management System and suggest corrective actions.
4. Assist in the review of all marketing materials to ensure they meet applicable regulatory guidelines.
5. Assist management in maintaining General Policy Database to ensure corporate policies are current.
6. Assist supervisor in the review of the bank’s Identity Theft Red Flags, to include review of red flags risk assessment, procedures, and training.
7. Sit as a member for both the Compliance and CRA/Fair Lending Committees
8. Assist in monitoring the bank’s annual Compliance Training Plan.
9. Act as an administrator of the National Mortgage Licensing System Federal Registry, to include monitoring the addition, deletion, and renewal activity of the bank’s Mortgage Loan Originators (MLO’s).
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY:
This position requires no supervision of employees.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The employee is frequently required to: 1) Type or otherwise work with fingers; 2) Talk expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers or clients accurately, loudly, or quickly; 3) Hearing – perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with/without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication and make the discriminations in sound; 4) Specific vision abilities required by this job include: viewing a computer monitor; extensive reading.
Sedentary work may require occasionally lifting of up to 10 pounds and/or move up to 25 pounds. This work involves sitting most of the time with walking and sitting.
TRAVEL:
No travel is required for this position except for possible training and conferences.
COMPETENCIES:
1. Communication Proficiency
2. Strong Computer Skills
3. Analytical Skills
4. Deadline Oriented
5. Organizational Skills
6. Independent Judgment
7. Ethical Conduct
EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:
Bachelor’s Degree is required, along with two (2) years of banking related experience. Banking experience in Compliance, Audit or Operations is preferred. Database program experience is required.