About the Role
The Risk Analyst plays a critical role in safeguarding the credit union by ensuring compliance with federal regulations related to anti-money laundering (AML), counter-terrorism financing (CTF), and financial crimes prevention.
Responsibilities
- Conducts daily data validation of BSA/AML software.
- Prepares and files all Currency Transaction Reports (CTRs), ensuring complete, accurate, and timely filing by working with relevant departments.
- Sets up cases when warranted, performs monitoring and investigation, and documents supporting actions.
- Prepares and files all Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) including narratives, ensuring complete, accurate, and timely filing by working with relevant departments.
- Manages the credit union’s OFAC activities for complete and accurate monitoring and resolution of OFAC alerts.
- Completes reports and searches as required by FinCen or other governing entities.
- Maintains a list of accounts exempt from reporting and conducts an annual review of qualifying transactions.
- Conducts a review of high-risk or suspicious transactions within GPO’s member payment platforms.
- Alerts the department supervisor about emerging BSA/AML compliance issues and trends, collecting information from outside sources to determine further action.
- Completes other duties as assigned to support the department and the Credit Union.
Requirements
- Determined and motivated individual with a positive attitude.
- Ability to work in a team setting as well as take on projects as an individual.
- Sound judgment when making decisions related to position duties and credit union policies.
- Proficiency in various credit union software programs, especially Fraud, BSA, and AML monitoring programs.
- Sitting for prolonged periods of time.
- Frequent computer usage and screen time.
- Frequent typing.
Skills
- BSA/AML software validation
- Currency Transaction Report (CTR) preparation and filing
- Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) preparation and filing
- OFAC alert monitoring and resolution
- FinCen reporting and searches
- Reviewing high-risk transactions
- BSA/AML compliance issue identification
- Fraud monitoring
Location
- Office setting, based in the Administration Building
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 5 years of similar experience
Education Level
- Associate's degree OR diploma
About the Company
- Our Mission: To provide unwavering commitment to excellence in all we do for employees, members and the community we serve.
