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Title: Assistant Vice President of Compliance

The Assistant Vice President of Compliance is responsible for leading and strengthening the organization’s compliance program to ensure adherence to applicable laws, regulations, and internal policies. This role provides oversight of Bank Secrecy Act (BSA)/Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and compliance programs, supports regulatory readiness, advises business units on compliance implications of products, services, and operational changes, and promotes a culture of accountability and sound risk management across the organization. The role also helps drive a proactive culture of compliance through sound guidance, monitoring, reporting, and timely remediation of identified issues.

Responsibilities:

• Serves as WEOKIE’s compliance officer with the following responsibilities:

• Develop compliance policies and procedures.

• Ensure appropriate management and employee training in applicable laws and regulations.
• Reviews products, policies and procedures for compliance with applicable laws and regulations and the organization’s stated policies and practices.
• Assesses emerging issues or potential liabilities.
• Ensures corrective action is taken to respond to identified compliance issues.

• Responsible for product/service compliance reporting and written assessments. This includes coordinating business impact analysis related to new or proposed regulations.

• Serves as WEOKIE’s Compliance/BSA Officer, SAFE Act Officer, OFAC Officer, CIP Officer, and Red Flags Officer.

• Monitor and analyze suspicious activity reports (SARs), customer due diligence (CDD) information, and other relevant data to identify potential money laundering or terrorist financing activity.
• Lead, mentor, and assist team members with investigations of Suspicious Activity, Identity Theft, Financial Exploitation of vulnerable members, member account issues, and prepare investigative reports.
• Supervises associated staff.
• Serves as compliance contact and assists in responding to the day-to-day compliance questions submitted by various departments.
• Participates in the review/research of new products and services to ensure that compliance and operational risks are identified.
• Works with WEOKIE departments to assess the compliance and operational risk implications resulting from changes made to policies, procedures, and processes.
• Maintains knowledge of operational policies, procedures, and systems in operational areas in order to support compliance integration.
• Builds and maintains constructive, collaborative working relationships characterized by credibility and mutual respect.
• Assists in managing change to ensure regulatory compliance and follow audit and examination findings through to completion.
• Assists in ensuring employees understand how their job duties and responsibilities fit into the overall compliance program.
• Assists with the review and updating of consumer disclosures for all services and products.
• Assists with compliance reviews of advertising materials and promotions.

Critical Results:

• Members and Employees receive a consistently superior service experience.
• Subordinates work in a positive environment and are developed and encouraged towards individual growth and success.
• Assigned business units operate efficiently, under appropriate operating controls and are compliant with applicable state and federal laws/regulations.
• BSA/AML assessments, and others as necessary, are regularly prepared, evaluated, and updated to reflect changes to information systems, major operating processes, or new products and services.
• WEOKIE is substantially in compliance with state and federal laws, rules, and regulations. Requirements of the Bank Secrecy Act are consistently met to withstand the most rigorous of regulatory review.
• WEOKIE business units are aware of regulatory compliance obligations and have access to tools, information, and assistance as may be required to assure ongoing and timely compliance with state and federal laws.

Specialized or Technical Knowledge and Skills:

The Assistant Vice President of Compliance must possess significant experience and have critical thinking and problem-solving skills. The following are also required:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited University or College.
• At least 3 years’ experience with specialized training in compliance, fraud, and BSA.
• Prior experience in a financial institution compliance related role and/or certification as a Credit Union Compliance Expert (CUCE) is preferred.

Behavioral Competencies:

Behavioral competencies are the skills and personal characteristics that an individual should possess in order to be successful in this position.

Core Competencies:

Core competencies are consistent for all positions across the organization and are aligned with WEOKIE’s core values.

• Member Focus (internal and external): Builds member confidence, is committed to increasing member satisfaction, sets achievable member expectations, assumes responsibility for solving member problems, ensures commitments to members are met, solicits opinions and ideas from members, responds to internal members.
• Dependability: Meets commitments, works independently, accepts accountability, handles change, sets personal standards, stays focused under pressure, meets attendance/punctuality requirements.
• Integrity/Ethics: Deals with others in a straightforward and honest manner, is accountable for actions, maintains confidentiality, supports company values, conveys good news and bad.

Job Specific Competencies:

The position requires a well-rounded and level-headed individual who is able to maintain composure in a variety of situations. The following stand out among a long list of behavioral competencies for this position:

• Managing Vision and Purpose: Communicates a compelling and inspired vision of core purpose; talks beyond today; talks about possibilities, is optimistic, creates mileposts and symbols to rally support behind the vision; makes the vision sharable by everyone; can inspire and motivate entire units or organizations.
• Strategic Agility: Sees ahead clearly, can anticipate future consequences and trends accurately; has broad knowledge and perspective; is future oriented; can articulately paint credible pictures and visions of possibilities and likelihoods; can create competitive and breakthrough strategies and plans.
• Oriented Towards Serving Others: Is predisposed to servant leadership and excited towards improving conditions for others.
• Command Skills: Relishes leading; takes unpopular stands if necessary; encourages direct and tough debate but isn’t afraid to end it and move on; is looked to for direction in a crisis; faces adversity head on; energized by tough challenges.
• Intellectual Horsepower: Is bright and intelligent; deals with concepts and complexity comfortably; described as intellectually sharp, capable, and agile.
• Innovation Management: Is good at bringing the creative ideas of others to market; has good judgment about which creative ideas and suggestions will work; has a sense about managing the creative process of others; can facilitate effective brainstorming; can project how potential ideas may play out in the marketplace.
• Composure: Is cool under pressure; does not become defensive or irritated when times are tough; is considered mature; can be counted on to hold things together during tough times; can handle stress; is not knocked off balance by the unexpected; doesn’t show frustration when resisted or blocked; is a settling influence in a crisis.
• Political Savvy: Can maneuver through complex political situations effectively and quietly; is sensitive to how people and organization’s function; anticipates where the land mines are and plans his/her approach accordingly; views corporate politics as a necessary part of organizational life and works to adjust to that reality.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those required of an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This position does not require substantial physical abilities and is well suited for candidates with disabilities.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The worker is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER

WEOKIE does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of Protected Status, marital status, political belief or any other status or condition protected by applicable federal and/or state law. Bona fide occupational qualifications will be applied impartially. These activities include, but are not limited to, hiring of staff, selection of volunteers and vendors, and provision of services. We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all our members, our staff, clients, volunteers, subcontractors, vendors, and clients.