COMPLIANCE OFFICER

WHAT IS THE OPPORTUNITY?

Position is responsible for performing risk analysis and assessment of compliance regulations, identifying risks and controls, monitoring business unit control environment, drafting and maintaining remediation plans and issues tracking logs, and escalation of compliance issues. The incumbent is responsible for playing a critical role in the issues remediation strategy for compliance identified issues and ensuring issues are closed in a manner which both adheres to the regulatory requirements and ensures business continuity.

Compliance Risk Management Division
This is a great opportunity to grow your career with a stable and expanding organization as a member of City National's Compliance Risk Management team. The focus is on ensuring business activities remain safe, compliant and well-positioned for future opportunity and sustainable growth.

WHAT WILL YOU DO?

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  Reviews/challenges compliance risk assessments, analyzing the Bank’s compliance risk; determine if current processes control risk.
• Analyze new and changing laws and regulations and development of implementation strategies.
• Maintain updates to compliance policies, procedures, and training for new or revised laws and regulations.
• Assist the Compliance Manager, Senior Compliance Officer, and Risk Assessment team with the evaluation of compliance testing program and processes.
• Performs research on regulations and provides guidance to business operations (divisions) on compliance requirements.
• Create, maintain and update reporting of compliance test results along with comparable line of business QA testing results.
• Conduct meetings to discuss testing and risk assessment results and lead line of business to remediation plans.
• Works with Senior Compliance Officer, Compliance Manager to maintain audit tracking logs and other tracking reports as deemed necessary.
• Participates in Compliance Committees, maintains minutes or notes of applicable committees or task force meetings.
• Performs compliance reviews on specific loan-level accounts, as required.
• Complies fully with all Bank Compliance policies and procedures as well as all regulatory requirements (e.g. Bank Secrecy Act, Community Reinvestment Act, Fair Lending Practices, Code of Conduct, etc.).
• Provide guidance on regulations, requirements, and Bank procedures.
• Conducting and documenting reviews and addressing findings with employees and supervisors.
• Drafting and maintaining employee training for assigned topic areas.
• Analyze the Bank’s compliance risk; determine if current processes control risk.
• Completes all required training.
• Other duties and special projects as assigned.
  

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO SUCCEED

Must-Have*

• Bachelor's Degree
• Minimum 5 years’ experience working with Federal and State compliance regulatory matters
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in banking, consumer finance, retail banking compliance, mortgage banking or working in a legal department
• Minimum 3 years’ experience with managing projects or processes
  

Skills and Knowledge

• College degree preferred. Relevant, equivalent work experience may be substituted for degree preference.
• Good knowledge and relevant work experience with bank credit, deposit, operations regulations (as applicable/assigned).
• Knowledge and experience with traditional bank products and services and/or reviewing marketing materials is a plus.
• Ability to influence/motivate others to produce desired results.
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast paced environment.
• Excellent organizational and analytical skills.
• Ability to communicate clearly and professionally with all levels of an organization.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
• Effective interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in multi-tasking and prioritizing projects.
• Excellent time management skills and be accustomed to working with deadlines.
• Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager (CRCM), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), and/or Certified Financial Services Auditor (CFSA) designation a plus.

Compensation

Starting base salary: $92,114 - $156,880 per year. Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location. This job is eligible for bonus and/or commissions.

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  To be considered for this position you must meet at least these basic qualifications

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

Benefits and Perks

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INCLUSION AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYMENT
City National Bank is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other basis protected by law.

ABOUT CITY NATIONAL

We start with a basic premise: Business is personal. Since day one we've always gone further than the competition to help our clients, colleagues and community flourish. City National Bank was founded in 1954 by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs and that legacy of integrity, community and unparalleled client relationships continues to drive phenomenal growth today. City National is a subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada, one of North America’s leading diversified financial services companies.