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Compensation: Commensurate with experience plus potential for annual merit increase. In addition to your competitive salary, you will be rewarded benefits including: 11 paid holidays, paid vacation, Medical, Vision & Dental insurance, 401K with generous match, Pension, Tuition Reimbursement, Banking discounts and the list goes on!
Physical Requirements:
At Community Bank System, Inc. (CBSI), we are dedicated to providing our customers with friendly, personalized, high-quality financial services and products. Our retail division, Community Bank, N.A., operates more than 230 customer facilities across Upstate New York, Northeastern Pennsylvania, Vermont and Western Massachusetts. Beyond retail banking, we also offer wealth management, investment management, insurance and risk management, and benefit plan administration.
Just as our employees are committed to helping our customers manage their finances, we’re committed to our employees. After all, they make it happen for our customers every day.
To ensure our people can enjoy long and successful careers here at CBSI, we offer competitive compensation, good benefits, and professional development and advancement opportunities. As an equal-opportunity workplace and affirmative-action employer, we celebrate and support a diverse workplace for the benefit of all: our employees, customers and communities.
Responsibilities: The FIU BSA Analyst I must be highly analytical and capable of conducting thorough investigations of potential money laundering, fraud, or otherwise illicit, or suspicious activities. The FIU BSA Analyst I must have strong writing skills and be able to draft concise and accurate reports that are filed with governmental agencies.
Conduct investigations of financial crimes, including money laundering, fraud, and terrorist financing.- Conduct other investigations as assigned by the BSA Officer, FIU BSA AML Manager, FIU BSA Team Leader, or designee.
- Document investigative work and file relevant incident reports including Suspicious Activity Reports as required by FinCEN.
- Use the Bank’s case management system to ensure tracking of all investigations.
- Review and investigate transaction monitoring alerts generated by the Bank’s financial intelligence systems, including the anti-money laundering (AML) monitoring system, and other applicable suspicious activity monitoring tools and reports.
- Ensure that adequate case records are maintained according to regulatory requirements and bank policy.
- Assist in the assessment of the performance of the Bank’s FIU systems.
- Work with business lines and departments as needed.
- Assist in the delivery of FIU training.
- Assist in the development of policies and procedures that relate to the role of this position.
- Provide support in other FIU areas as needed, such as high-risk customer risk reviews, transaction monitoring, and CTR processing.
- Keep the BSA Officer, Assistant BSA Officer, Assistant Corporate Security Officer, FIU BSA AML Manager, and FIU Team Leader apprised of situations that impact the effectiveness of the FIU.
- Perform all duties in compliance with the Bank’s policies and procedures and in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.
- Maintain proficient knowledge of, and demonstrate ongoing compliance with all laws and regulations applicable to this position, ensure ongoing adherence to pertinent policies, procedures
- B.S. degree, preferably in Economic Crime Investigation or similar degree program.
- Proficient reading, writing, grammar and mathematics skills.
- Proficient interpersonal and strong written and verbal communicative skills.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to conduct investigations and identify reportable activity.
- Able to develop and conduct training and speak in front of groups.
- Willingness to travel.
- PC knowledge and aptitude.
- 1 to 3 years’ Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering investigative experience desirable, or a combination of academic work, training, and internship.
Hours: 40 hours/week
Compensation: Commensurate with experience plus potential for annual merit increase. In addition to your competitive salary, you will be rewarded benefits including: 11 paid holidays, paid vacation, Medical, Vision & Dental insurance, 401K with generous match, Pension, Tuition Reimbursement, Banking discounts and the list goes on!
Physical Requirements:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be required to stand, walk or sit. Use hands and fingers, handle or feel, reach with hands or arms, and speak and hear. The employee may occasionally be required to lift and or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and the ability to focus.
An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
