What are the responsibilities and job description for the Compliance Analyst position at EdFed?
Job Summary:
The Compliance Analyst’s primary function is to ensure Educational Federal Credit Union’s compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements. This position coordinates compliance initiatives with other departments in accordance with business plans, ensures compliance management is tracked centrally, and acts as liaison with various business units when compliance updates are required.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Conducts regular compliance assessments and quality control reviews to test and monitor compliance with laws and regulations.
- Centrally tracks compliance-related policies and procedures and provides for timely reviews.
- Interprets existing and emerging regulations and make procedural recommendations that bring improvement to operations, risk, and compliance functions.
- Uses internal and external resources to gain greater understanding of practices and processes and compliance implications. Examples of resources are meeting with department leaders, communicating with examiners, and conducting research.
- Assists project managers with interdepartmental special projects relating to EdFed’s Compliance Program.
- Provides support to the business units regarding development and implementation of new compliance policies, disclosures, and procedures as well as training programs.
- Evaluates business units throughout the organization to understand workflows, processes, data collection, reporting needs, and other technical issues that support the compliance processes.
- Assists during regulatory examinations and external audits.
- Assists with compliance-related risk assessments.
- Maintains current knowledge of federal and state laws and regulations.
- Assists in the reporting on the status of regulatory compliance activities to executive management and the Board of Directors, as applicable.
- Performs other duties as assigned by management.
Skills:
- National Association of Federal Credit Union Certified Compliance Officer (NCCO), Credit Union National Association Credit Union Compliance Expert (CUCE), or Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager (CRCM) designation required or must be obtained within 12 months of employment.
- Working knowledge of federal regulations for financial institutions.
- Ability to think strategically, conceptually and analytically including strong organizational skills.
- Strong attention to detail and solid interpersonal, written and verbal skills.
- Ability to meets deadlines and manage changing priorities with limited direction.
- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office.
- Maintain the confidentiality of the Credit Union and member records at all times.
- Advanced knowledge of EdFed products and services.