at Wintrust Financial Corporation in Rosemont, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Wintrust is a financial holding company with approximately $50 billion assets under management and traded on the NASDAQ:WTFC. Built on the "HAVE IT ALL" model, Wintrust offers sophisticated technology and resources of a large bank while focusing on providing service-based community banking to each and every customer. Wintrust operates fifteen community bank subsidiaries with over 170 banking locations in the greater Chicago and southern Wisconsin market areas. Additionally, Wintrust operates various non-bank business units including commercial and life insurance premium financing, short-term accounts receivable financing, out-sourced administrative services, mortgage origination and purchase, wealth management services and qualified intermediary services for tax-deferred exchanges.
Why join us?
An award-winning culture! We are rated a Top Workplace by the Chicago Tribune (past 8 years) and Employee Recommended award by the Globe & Mail (past 6 years)
Hybrid work schedule
Competitive pay and discretionary or incentive bonus eligible
Comprehensive benefit package including medical, dental, vision, life, a 401k plan with a generous company match and tuition reimbursement to name a few
Family-friendly work hours
With 175+ community bank locations, we offer opportunities to grow and develop in your career
Promote from within culture
Why Join This Team
The Senior BSA Specialist - Quality Assurance (QA) is responsible for supporting the maintenance and execution of the QA program within the WTFC BSA Investigations unit. This role requires a subject matter expert who has a strong working knowledge of BSA/AML/OFAC regulations and an overall understanding of banking products and services to assist the BSA Officer.
What You'll Do
A Senior BSA Specialist - (QA) performs QA case reviews, including Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) and supporting documentation prepared by automated monitoring systems and AML Investigators. Additionally, this role requires an understanding of a diverse range of red flags and unusual activity across the organization, including cannabis related business activity. The incumbent will also conduct QA reviews of vendor resources and reports. This position requires the ability to work independently with minimal direction and guidance and to provide best practices related to suspicious activity monitoring (SAM), customer due diligence (CDD), suspicious activity reporting (SAR), cannabis business due diligence (CBDD), and other business processes.
Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelor degree or equivalent
- CAMS certified or in the process of obtaining CAMS certification or other BSA/Fraud related certification
- 3+ years in BSA/AML Investigations, including drafting and filing Suspicious Activity Reports
- 3+ years in banking experience
- 1+ year in BSA/AML QA or QC experience
- Knowledge of AML regulations and applicable rules (i.e BSA, FinCEN, USA Patriot ACT, Cole Memo)
- Experience with Actimize and/or Shield Compliance systems
- Experience conducting oversight of vendors
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From our first day in business, Wintrust has been proud to serve a variety of unique communities and people from all walks of life. To be Chicagos Bank and Wisconsin's Bank, we need to reflect that diversity both in all the communities we serve, the people we employ, the organizations we work with, and our...
Equal Opportunity Employer - minorities/females/veterans/individuals with disabilities/sexual orientation/gender identity
