Consumer Regulatory Compliance Senior Consultant

Baker Tilly International; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 84,000 - 118,000; Full time

Job summary

Baker Tilly is seeking a Consumer Regulatory Compliance Senior Consultant in Chicago within its Risk Advisory practice. You will help clients assess risks, develop strategies, and implement compliance programs across deposits, lending, privacy, and third-party relationships.

The role emphasizes collaboration, fast-paced client service, and ongoing professional development, with up to 10% travel and a hybrid work model.

Qualifications

• 4 year degree required.
• Three (3) years of experience in regulatory compliance, testing, or internal audit.
• CRCM certification is preferred but not required.
• Familiarity with federal or state banking and consumer compliance requirements and regulators’ expectations.
• Consulting or public accounting experience is preferred but not required; client-service environment experience valued.
• Ability to travel up to 10% based on client and engagement needs.

Responsibilities

• Work with client executives to understand businesses and identify consumer regulatory compliance risks.
• Help clients comply with new or updated financial institution consumer regulations.
• Interpret new regulatory requirements and advise on impacts to products, services, and controls.
• Stay current on regulatory guidance, enforcement actions, and industry developments.
• Support internal audit by providing regulatory compliance expertise.
• Assist in implementing or enhancing consumer compliance programs and controls.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Time management

Attention to detail

Client-service mindset

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business, economics, risk management, or related field

CRCM certification (preferred)

Job description

Overview

Baker Tilly is a leading advisory, tax and assurance firm, providing clients with a genuine coast-to-coast and global advantage in major regions of the U.S. and in many of the world’s leading financial centers – New York, London, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and Boston. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP (Baker Tilly) provide professional services through an alternative practice structure in accordance with the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and applicable laws, regulations and professional standards. Baker Tilly US, LLP is a licensed independent CPA firm that provides attest services to its clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities provide tax and business advisory services to their clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities are not licensed CPA firms. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP, trading as Baker Tilly, are independent members of Baker Tilly International, a worldwide network of independent accounting and business advisory firms in 141 territories, with 43,000 professionals and a combined worldwide revenue of $5.2 billion. Visit bakertilly.com or join the conversation on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram. Please discuss the work location status with your Baker Tilly talent acquisition professional to understand the requirements for an opportunity you are exploring. Baker Tilly is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable federal, state or local law.

Job Description

Are you interested in joining one of the fastest growing consulting and accounting firms in the country? Would you like the ability to join a highly dynamic team focused on providing exceptional client service in the areas of risk and advisory? If yes, consider joining Baker Tilly (BT) as a Consumer Regulatory Compliance Senior Consultant! Our Risk Advisory practice provides a full spectrum of services to help our clients assess their risks, develop strategies to compete in an ever-changing business environment, and achieve their goals and objectives. All of this is accomplished through deep industry knowledge of risk, governance and regulatory compliance best practices. As one of the fastest growing firms in the nation, BT has the ability to offer you upward career trajectory, flexibility in how and where you get your work done and meaningful relationships with clients, teammates and leadership who truly care about you and your development. Does this describe you? You want to continue to expand your work experiences and hone your skills as a comprehensive risk professional in the areas of financial institution consumer regulatory compliance, compliance testing, internal audit, risk management, governance, and internal controls. You crave the opportunity to be part of a fast-growing, entrepreneurial risk consulting practice where your hard work and creativity will be rewarded. You do your best work when you are part of a talented, down-to-earth team that thrives in on collaboration and truly enjoys working together. You enjoy a fast-moving environment where you may support multiple clients, balance competing priorities, and adjust quickly as project needs change. You feel valued when you are provided the resources and support to continually sharpen your technical skills and build your career now, for tomorrow.

What you will do

• Work closely with client executives and management teams to understand their businesses and assist in identifying and managing consumer regulatory compliance risks within their business processes and systems.
• Assist clients with understanding and complying with new or updated financial institution consumer regulations.
• Research and interpret new or updated regulatory requirements and help clients determine how those changes may affect their products, services, operations, policies, procedures, and controls.
• Stay current on relevant financial institution consumer regulations, regulatory guidance, enforcement actions, and industry developments.
• Develop and maintain a broad knowledge and awareness of the financial institution industry and regulatory changes and identify potential impacts to compliance programs, testing plans, and internal audit activities.
• Support our internal audit practice as a regulatory compliance resource on regulatory and compliance topics.
• Assist clients with implementing or enhancing consumer compliance programs, policies, procedures, and controls.
• Work collaboratively with engagement leaders and team members to complete projects accurately, efficiently, and on schedule.
• Build strong relationships internally and externally with clients and contribute to practice development activities.
• Invest in your professional development individually and through participation in firmwide learning and development programs.
• Support the growth and development of less-experienced team members through the Baker Tilly Care and Teach philosophy.
• Enjoy friendships, social activities, and team outings that encourage a work-life balance.
• Perform consumer regulatory compliance reviews, compliance testing, monitoring, internal audits, and gap assessments.
• Evaluate compliance risks associated with areas such as deposits, consumer and commercial lending, mortgage lending, fair lending, marketing and advertising, complaints, privacy, and third-party relationships.
• Document testing procedures, observations, and recommendations in clear, well-supported workpapers and client-ready reports.

Minimum Required Qualifications

• 4 year degree
• Three (3) years of experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business, economics, risk management, or a related field.
• Three or more years of direct experience in financial institution consumer regulatory compliance, including compliance testing, monitoring, internal audit, regulatory examination support, or advisory services.
• CRCM certification is preferred but not required. Candidates interested in pursuing the CRCM in the future are encouraged to apply.
• Familiarity with federal or state banking and consumer compliance requirements and the expectations of regulators such as the CFPB, FDIC, Federal Reserve, OCC, NCUA, or state banking agencies.
• Experience working within or serving a bank, credit union, fintech company, financial services organization, consulting or public accounting firm, internal audit department, or banking regulatory agency.
• Consulting or public accounting experience is preferred but not required; demonstrated success in a comparable fast-paced, client-service environment is required.
• Experience in one or more consumer regulatory compliance areas, such as deposit compliance, lending compliance, mortgage compliance, fair lending, UDAAP, complaints, marketing and advertising compliance, privacy, or CRA.
• Excellent analytical, technical, and problem-solving skills, with strong attention to detail.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication, collaboration, and time management skills.
• Strong sense of urgency and client responsiveness.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent assignments, adapt to changing priorities, meet demanding deadlines, and produce accurate, client-ready work.
• Ability to travel up to 10% based on client and engagement needs.

The compensation range for this role is $84,000 to $118,110. Actual compensation is influenced by a variety of factors including but not limited to skills, experience, qualifications, and geographic location.

Additional Information

#LI-hybrid #LI-LF2 Baker Tilly is a leading advisory, tax and assurance firm, providing clients with a genuine coast-to-coast and global advantage in major regions of the U.S. and in many of the world’s leading financial centers – New York, London, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and Boston. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP (Baker Tilly) provide professional services through an alternative practice structure in accordance with the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and applicable laws, regulations and professional standards. Baker Tilly US, LLP is a licensed independent CPA firm that provides attest services to its clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities provide tax and business advisory services to their clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities are not licensed CPA firms. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP, trading as Baker Tilly, are independent members of Baker Tilly International, a worldwide network of independent accounting and business advisory firms in 141 territories, with 43,000 professionals and a combined worldwide revenue of $5.2 billion. Visit bakertilly.com or join the conversation on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram. Please discuss the work location status with your Baker Tilly talent acquisition professional to understand the requirements for an opportunity you are exploring. Baker Tilly is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable federal, state or local law.