Sr. Advisor, Compliance, Branch Examination (Remote Option Available)

Job Summary
Under general supervision, uses extensive knowledge and skills obtained through experience, specialized training and/or certification in securities and/or banking industry to ensure compliance with all securities and/or banking rules and regulations. Coordinates compliance functions, guides compliance efforts, and act as a liaison between functional areas. Leads large or multiple projects with significant scope and impact. Works independently on difficult assignments that are broad in nature and that require originality and ingenuity with appreciable latitude for unreviewed actions or decisions. Provides comprehensive solutions to complex problems. Maintains extensive contact with internal customers to identify, research, analyze and resolve complex issues.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
•    Coaches and mentors less experienced Compliance associates.
•    Oversees compliance program for an assigned business entity to ensure compliance processes and procedures are integrated and aligned with business processes.
•    Directs adjustments to existing programs, policies and procedures, as required.
•    Ensures that compliance activities are commensurate with the level of risk being mitigated.
•    Provides escalated support and guidance to compliance efforts in assigned business entity.
•    Informs appropriate Senior Management about issues that may involve rule violations or potential liability.
•    Assists Management to implement adequate controls and quality assurance processes to detect and address potential compliance problems.
•    Researches compliance issues.
•    Alerts Senior Management of current regulatory issues.
•    Researches, interprets and translates regulatory rules and regulations for Senior Management.
•    Monitors exception and other internal reports for employee adherence with rules and regulations.
•    Advises Senior Compliance Management on issues that involve possible rule violations and potential liability.
•    Addresses sensitive compliance issues with Management in assigned functional area.
•    Participates in corporate policy discussions related to compliance.
•    Reviews documentation related to compliance issues for validity and alignment with organizational policies.
•    Prepares and delivers written and oral presentations to senior management.
•    May coordinate and/or oversee responses to regulatory agency inquiries.
•    Develops compliance training programs in conjunction with other compliance activities, as well as maintains training records.
•    Reports compliance program status and activities to compliance and business management personnel.
•    Manages relevant external examinations, ensuring that requested information and reports are provided.
•    Prepares and delivers written and oral presentations to Management.
•    Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Knowledge of
•    Concepts, practices and procedures of securities industry and/or banking compliance reviews.
•    Rules and regulations of the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC); Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA); and state securities regulatory agencies; and/or Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC); Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS); Federal Reserve System; and state banking regulatory agencies.
•    Fundamental investment concepts, practices and procedures used in the securities industry.
•    Principles of ban