Compliance Associate

Seeking an experienced Internal Auditor/ Compliance Associate with 2-5 years of experience. This position entails conducting regulatory compliance testing to evaluate a financial institution’s overall regulatory compliance. This position also entails reviewing company policies and comparing written rules to actual business activities. They recommend ways to improve procedures or align them more closely with company goals. This full-time position is performed out of our downtown Evansville, Indiana, or Louisville, Kentucky office and offers challenging assignments, an excellent salary, and a generous benefits package.

Responsibilities:

• Perform compliance risk assessment and testing relative to the compliance with banking laws and regulations for our financial institution client companies
• Analyze data obtained for evidence of deficiencies in controls, duplication of effort, extravagance, fraud, compliance with laws, government regulations, and management policies or procedures
• Identify, develop, and document audit issues and recommendations using independent judgment concerning areas being reviewed
• Communicate or assist in communicating the results of audit and consulting projects via written reports and verbal presentations to management and the Board of Directors
• Develop and maintain productive client and staff relationships through individual contacts and group meetings
• Perform compliance and internal audit risk assessments and testing relative to the compliance with banking laws and regulations for our financial institution client companies
• Analyze data obtained for evidence of deficiencies in controls, duplication of effort, extravagance, fraud, compliance with laws, government regulations, and management policies or procedures
• Identify, develop, and document audit issues and recommendations using independent judgment concerning areas being reviewed
• Communicate or assist in communicating the results of audit and consulting projects via written reports and verbal presentations to management and the Board of Directors
• Develop and maintain productive client and staff relationships through individual contacts and group meetings
• Pursue professional development opportunities, including external and internal training and professional association memberships, and shares information gained with co-workers
• Represent Financial Institution team on organizational project teams and at management meetings
• Perform related work as assigned by department management
• Assist with loan review engagements, including performing credit quality reviews and documentation reviews
• Some travel required

Skills/ Qualifications:

• Bachelor degree in finance, accounting or related field from an accredited college or university
• 2-5 years of internal audit experience with banking policies, procedures, laws, and regulations
• Strong communication skills to work with clients and coworkers
• Excellent attention to detail to review large amounts of data and numbers
• Good critical-thinking skills to gather all of the available data and make informed decisions
• Excellent research skills to find all related information needed
• Proficient in lending compliance regulations, such as Truth in Lending (Regulation Z), the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (Regulation X) and Equal Credit Opportunity (Regulation B) a plus
• Compliance testing experience with the Bank Secrecy Act and related anti-money laundering laws and regulations a plus
• Regulatory Compliance Certification a plus (i.e. CRCM, ACAMS)
• Planning and project management skills, and capable of multi-tasking in a dynamic environment; attention to detail and follow-up
• Strategic thinking
• Solution orientated
• Skill in using a computer with word processing, spreadsheet and other business software to prepare reports, memos, summaries and analyses
• Maintain all organizational and professional ethical standards
• Able to work effectively and productively in a professional team environment
• Capable and motivated to provide our clients with excellent and timely client service
• Motivated to work as a team member and maintain harmonious working relationships with co-workers, and be able to build consensus to implement new ideas and procedures that are deemed necessary
• Be flexible and willing to work additional hours when required

Harding, Shymanski & Company, P.S.C. is an EEO/AA Employer.