Senior Compliance Tester

Five Star Bank; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Account(s)

Paid Time Off

Company Paid Holidays

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Referral Program

Job summary

Five Star Bank in Buffalo, NY seeks a Senior Compliance Tester to lead regulatory testing and risk management across the compliance testing program. You will ensure adherence to federal and state banking laws, developing and maintaining testing processes for deposit and lending products.

The role requires 3+ years in regulatory/compliance testing within banking, strong data-analysis abilities, and solid communication with stakeholders. Expect travel≈25% and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in Business, Finance, Accounting, Risk Management, or related field.
• 3+ years’ experience in compliance testing, compliance monitoring, audit, risk management, or regulatory compliance within banking/financial services.
• Experience with community banking operations, products, and services.
• Understanding of regulations governing Deposit Accounts and Consumer-based lending products.

Responsibilities

• Execute targeted and complex compliance testing across business lines.
• Demonstrate understanding of risk and control frameworks and regulatory requirements.
• Manage testing schedules, documentation, and reporting.
• Develop, enhance, and execute risk-based testing plans.
• Analyze data from various sources to support testing activities.

Skills

Data analysis

Regulatory knowledge

Communication

Risk assessment

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Excel

Job description

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Senior Compliance Tester

Regular Full-Time Compliance Buffalo, NY, US

3 days ago Requisition ID: 5583

Salary Range: $65,000.00 To $85,000.00 Annually

Purpose

Reporting to the Regulatory Compliance Testing Manager, the Senior Compliance Tester will have overall responsibility for risk management and compliance in our testing program. The successful candidate will ensure that the operations of the Compliance Testing Team partners and comply with all federal and state banking laws and regulations related to regulatory compliance. The Senior Compliance Tester will be responsible for assisting in the development, implementation, and maintenance of systems and processes to ensure ongoing compliance of all Deposit and Lending products.

Essential Functions

• Execute targeted and complex compliance testing engagements across business lines in accordance with established testing methodologies, while supporting organizational goals and objectives.
• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of business processes, risk and control frameworks, and applicable regulatory and compliance requirements.
• Maintain strong knowledge of federal and state banking regulations applicable to community banks, including consumer protection, lending, deposit, fair lending, and operational compliance requirements, and apply this expertise in the planning and execution of compliance reviews.
• Manage testing schedules and deliverables to ensure assignments, documentation, and reporting are completed accurately and within established deadlines.
• Maintain organized and comprehensive workpapers and supporting documentation that substantiate testing results, conclusions, and recommendations.
• Perform quality assurance reviews of testing completed by team members to ensure accuracy, consistency, and adherence to approved testing procedures and methodologies.
• Develop, enhance, and execute risk-based testing plans, continuously evaluating the effectiveness of existing test designs and identifying opportunities to expand testing coverage in high-risk areas.
• Request, analyze, and interpret data from various sources to support testing activities and identify opportunities to improve data integrity, sourcing, and reporting processes.
• Demonstrate the ability to quickly learn and adapt to new technologies, systems, products, services, and regulatory requirements to support department initiatives.
• Communicate testing results, observations, and recommendations effectively to Compliance Officers, Legal Counsel, business leaders, and other stakeholders.
• Exhibit exceptional time management, organizational, and prioritization skills while managing multiple concurrent projects and deadlines.
• Apply strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills to assess compliance risks and recommend practical solutions.
• Support the identification, escalation, investigation, and reporting of compliance incidents, including assisting with corrective action plans and remediation efforts.
• Conduct responsibilities with professionalism, integrity, and respect while adhering to organizational policies, procedures, and applicable laws and regulations.
• Champion process improvement initiatives that enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of compliance risk management and testing activities.
• Build and maintain collaborative relationships with internal stakeholders to promote a strong culture of compliance and risk awareness throughout the organization.
• Demonstrate the standards and principles of the Five Star Bank customer experience in every interaction with customers, associates, business partners, and stakeholders, while exemplifying the organization's HEART values and high-performance behaviors.
• Perform other duties and special projects as assigned.

Job Related Qualifications – Education and Prior Experience

Required:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Risk Management, or related field.

• 3+ years’ experience in compliance testing, compliance monitoring, audit, risk management, or regulatory compliance within a banking or financial services environment.
• Experience with community banking operations, products, and services.
• Understanding of and experience applying regulations governing Deposit Accounts and Consumer-based lending products.

Preferred:

• 5+ years of financial services consumer compliance monitory, auding, risk management or compliance experience.
• Strong knowledge of banking regulations, including but not limited to Regulation B, Regulation Z, Regulation E, Regulation DD, HMDA, FCRA, and CRA.
• 3+ years of experience analyzing data from various sources and making recommendations based on data.
• Proficiency with Excel.
• Licenses or Accreditation: CRCM, CAMS. CIA, CISA, or similar.
• Strong knowledge of regulatory compliance, risk management processes, and issue management.
• Experience reviewing compliance risk assessments and conducting compliance testing activities.
• Extensive knowledge of financial institution policies and procedures.
• Extensive ability to read, analyze and interpret government regulations, trade journals and legal documents.
• Must be able to respond to common inquiries from regulatory agencies, courts, and outside consultants.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and ability to interact positively with a wide variety of individuals; proven ability to work with senior management to solve complex problems.
• Strong experience level with all Microsoft Office applications including the ability to learn new and existing banking software.
• Some periodic travel (approximately 25% travel).

Physical Requirements:

• Able to regularly sit for prolonged periods of time.
• Able to travel occasionally.
• Extensive computer usage is required.
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Health Savings Account
• Flexible Spending Account(s)
• Company Paid Life Insurance, Long-Term Disability, and Short-Term Disability
• Voluntary Offerings: Life, Critical Illness/Specified Disease, Accident, Hospital Indemnity, Legal Insurance & Personal Accident
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Referral Program
• Wellness Reimbursement Program
• Employee Banking and Financial Perks
• Flexible Hybrid Work Schedule
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Company Paid Holidays

The expected rate of pay for this position is shown above. Compensation offers are based on a wide range of factors including relevant skills, training, experience, education and, where applicable, licenses or certifications obtained. Market and organizational factors are also considered. In addition to your base rate of pay and a competitive benefits package, successful candidates may be eligible to receive cash or equity-based incentives based on the role and performance.