Compliance Analyst - ON SITE

Southside Bancshares, Inc.; Tyler (TX); Hybrid; USD 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Southside Bank is seeking a Compliance Analyst to support daily compliance duties, act as back-up for the Compliance Department, and assist in implementing and monitoring a comprehensive compliance program across banking functions.

The analyst will help ensure adherence to applicable laws and regulations, participate in audits, and maintain strict confidentiality while contributing to a customer-focused, compliant banking environment in Tyler, Texas.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED; or 1–3 months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Knowledge of HMDA preferred.
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business materials and regulations.
• Ability to write information and respond to questions from managers, clients, customers, and the public.
• Intermediate PC skills including email, databases, word processing and spreadsheets.

Responsibilities

• Perform periodic tests of transactions to ensure compliance program effectiveness.
• Assist in developing, administering and monitoring compliance programs and policies.
• Review HMDA and related banking laws; ensure policies align with regulations.
• Schedule meetings to communicate compliance changes to departments.
• Support compliance audits and provide information to the Board of Directors.

Skills

Regulatory reading

Written communication

Analytical thinking

PC skills

Multi-tasking

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

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Compliance Analyst - ON SITE

Full Time Professional Tyler, TX, US

Position Title:
Compliance Analyst
FSLA Status:
Non-Exempt
Reports to:
Chief Compliance Officer
Branch:
Tyler Operations

Job Summary: Assist Compliance Officer with daily compliance duties and serve as back-up for other Compliance Department employees. The Compliance Analyst is responsible for assisting in the development, implementation, and monitoring and maintenance of a compliance program designed to ensure that each functional area of the Bank achieves and maintains compliance with all applicable banking laws, regulations, and regulatory agency issuances.

Essential Functions:

• Performs periodic tests of transactions and procedures to ensure the effectiveness of the compliance program.
• Assists in developing, administering and monitoring programs that ensure the financial institution's compliance with laws, regulations and rules governing operations and product offerings.
• Assists in researching federal and state banking laws and regulations, review the financial institution's policies and procedures, and ensure financial institution compliance with laws and regulations.
• Helps the Compliance Officer schedule meetings with departments and supervisors, as necessary, to provide information on compliance changes that affect them.
• Assists in scheduling compliance audits of Southside Bank and supplying information to the Board of Directors.
• Maintains confidentiality of all sensitive Bank information.
• Maintains a positive and caring atmosphere for customers and employees consistent with Southside Bank’s mission, CORE Values, and Blue Book culture guide.
• Provides enthusiastic, professional, and courteous service to Southside Bank customers and employees.
• Participates in proactive team efforts to achieve departmental and company goals.
• Understands and agrees to abide by the policies and procedures established at Southside Bank.
• Responsible for complying with audit policies and procedures as they pertain to this position.
• Performs duties in compliance with applicable laws and regulations, including but not limited to the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and related anti-money laundering laws, and in accordance with the Bank’s Information Security Program.
• Must comply with all applicable laws and regulations.

Additional Functions:

• Performs routine duties with minimal supervision using standard practices or procedures.
• Complies with all safety policies, practices, and procedures. Report all unsafe activities to supervisor and/or Human Resources.
• Performs additional duties, as assigned or directed.

Required Education/Experience:

• High School diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Knowledge of Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) preferred.

Necessary Skills:

• Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Ability to add, subtract multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Intermediate personal computer skills, including electronic mail, routine database activity, word processing, spreadsheet, graphics, etc.
• Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously.

Physical Activity/Dexterity:

• Manual dexterity sufficient to reach/handle items and work with fingers. Works with fingers and perceives attributes of objects and materials.

Physical Environment Demands:

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 90% of the time.
• The person in this position needs to occasionally move about inside the office to visit other offices, conference rooms, office machinery, etc.
• Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, and telephone.
• Constantly positions self to operate on a computer.
• The person in this position frequently communicates with other people throughout each day. Must be able to exchange accurate information when conversing.

Working Conditions/Environment:

• Well-lighted, heated and/or air-conditioned indoor office setting with adequate ventilation.
• Moderate noise (e.g. business office with computers and printers, light traffic).

Work Schedule/Hours:

• Monday through Friday; 8:00am - 5:00pm.
• Available for overtime, as necessary.

Southside Bank uses E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)