Illinois – Chief Risk Officer

• Years of Related Experience: 19
• Minimum Salary: $150K
• Work Area:  Illinois
• Experience:
  • Identify and manage risks impacting financial performance, reputation, and long-term viability.
  • Key executive management team member and assisted in the annual budget and ongoing variance monitoring.
  • Creation and oversight of key financial ratios branch and customer related profitability models.
  • Analyze, develop, and implement new standardized and automated procedures to gain efficiency, saving $150,000 annually and 4 FTEs.
  • Regulatory and third-party audit remediation within 30 days of exam reports.
  • Managed and negotiated vendor contracts, saving over $100,000 per year.
  • Creation of CECL model validation, saving $20,000 annually.
  • Creation of IRR Backtest saving $20,000 per year.
• Education: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
• Reference #:  418745
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Texas – BSA/AML Compliance Officer

• Years of Related Experience: 25
• Minimum Salary: $110K
• Work Area:  Texas
• Experience:
  • Dedicated and ethical professional with extensive experience in financial services and compliance advisory.
  • Management background, regulators’ experience, firm knowledge of fraud, and expertise in all BSA/AML compliance areas.
  • Experience with bank operations and all lines of business.
  • Supervised 10-15 FTE in-office and remote.
  • Conduct thorough AML/CFT risk assessments to identify vulnerabilities, design tailored examination scopes, and develop detailed, risk-based AML examination plans to ensure effective compliance oversight.
  • Evaluate the robustness of the bank’s AML/CFT compliance program by assessing the adequacy of internal controls, independent testing processes, training programs, and the competency of officers responsible for AML/CFT initiatives.
  • Perform comprehensive reviews of the bank’s Customer Identification Program (CIP) and customer due diligence (CDD) policies, ensuring full compliance with the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and identifying areas for strengthening risk mitigation strategies.
  • Analyze the bank’s transaction monitoring systems and internal procedures for detecting and reporting suspicious activities, assessing their alignment with regulatory standards, including compliance with OFAC requirements.
  • Deliver detailed examination reports, communicate findings and recommendations to senior management, regulatory bodies, and external auditors, and advise on potential enforcement actions to ensure prompt corrective measures.
  • Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
  • Proficient in Patriot Officer, AI Oasis software, Microsoft 360, Adobe, and RESPA.
  • CAMS and CBAP certifications.
• Education: Master’s Degree in Management
• Reference #:  164824
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Florida – Tallahassee Area – BSA/AML Compliance Analyst

• Years of Related Experience: 13
• Minimum Salary: $60K
• Work Area:  Tallahassee, Florida Area
• Experience:
  • Experienced with BSA, AML, KYC, CDD Deposit Regulations, Electronic Banking, and the Federal Reserve.
  • Identified, acknowledged, and escalated potential activity indicative of money laundering by bank clients.
  • Analyzed confidential transactional data to determine whether or not suspicious activity occurred in a client relationship.
  • Created internal Requests for Information (RFI’s) directed to account bankers and officers.
  • Participated in BSA team meetings involving discussion, training exercises, case studies, and presentations.
  • Wrote a comprehensive case analysis and detailed disposition for cases being closed or elevated for BSA Committee review.
  • Sent CTR Reference Guides to clients as recommended by the SAR committee and management. 
  • Experienced with Nasdaq Verafin AML, Jack Henry, Synapsye, 4Sight Image Research, and FIS.
  • Holds a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) Certification.
  • References are available.
• Education:  Master’s Degree and a Bachelor of Science Degree.
• Reference #:  418728
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Illinois – Chicago Area – Sr. Bank Executive Assistant

• Years of Related Experience: 13
• Minimum Salary: $70K
• Work Area:  Chicago, Illinois Area
• Experience:
  • Extensive experience in performing administrative duties.
  • Coordinate calendars, take meeting minutes, and work with multiple departments to complete tasks promptly and meet expectations.
  • Personal assistant to the bank president/CEO and loan officer with great communication and timeliness.
  • Performs daily communication with banking customers, HOAs, and mortgage holders and processing loans from beginning to end.
  • Coordinate and communicate with the banking team and customers to meet all needs.
  • Strict attention to detail and excellent organizational skills. .
  • Proficient in new software and back-end operations for the banking role.
  • References are available.
• Reference #:  418718
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Question 1: What is CECL?

Question 2: What’s at stake with the accounting change?

South Carolina – Greenville – Bank Chief Financial Officer/Controller

• Years of Related Experience: Ten
• Minimum Salary: $110K
• Work Area:  Greenville, South Carolina
• Experience:
  • Certified Public Accountant
  • Has managed up to six employees in the bank finance and accounting departments.
  • Responsible for call reporting, budget reconciliation, maintenance of GL, and managing payroll.
  • Responsible for monthly close, financial statement preparation, general ledger maintenance, and budget preparation.
  • Administer accounting for CECL, investment securities (including derivatives), fixed assets, cash sweep, stock options, and deferred loan fees and costs.
  • Serve as liaison between external financial auditors and senior management.
  • Shortened the month-end close process from five business days to two.
  • Automated the board package and budgeting templates.
  • Implemented CECL and a comprehensive general ledger reconciliation process.
  • Authored a complete general ledger chart of accounts when the bank converted from one core processor to another.
  • Research new accounting pronouncements and their effect on the Institution’s financial statements.
  • Continuously looking for cost and time savings by comparing vendor prices and using technology.
• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Reference #:  418712
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Illinois – Bank IT Director

• Years of Related Experience: Nine
• Minimum Salary: $115K
• Work Area:  Illinois
• Experience:
  • Leveraged technology to improve business processes, improve data visibility and insight, and facilitate regulatory compliance.
  • Experience with Fiserv core systems – multiple Fiserv products.
  • Implemented and aided in developing policies, ensuring IT auditor compliance and examiner requirements were met.
  • Administered technologies, including Anti-Virus, IP, routing and switching, storage appliances, security information, and event management.
  • Designed and implemented changes, rolled out new products, improved processes, and kept software and firmware up to date.
  • Upgraded and redesigned the institution’s infrastructure.
  • Solved and addressed escalated user issues.
  • Experienced with OFDI and FDIC.
  • Designed password-cracking procedures for monthly password auditing.
  • References are available.
• Education:  Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Information Systems.
• Reference #:  315283
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Tennessee – Knoxville Area – BSA/AML Compliance Officer

• Years of Related Experience: Eight
• Minimum Salary: $70K
• Work Area:  Knoxville, Tennessee
• Experience:
  • Experienced with OCC, State DFI, FDIC, and Federal Reserve.
  • Identified data anomalies and red flags for money laundering, terrorist financing, fraud, and sanctions violations, and escalated for second-level review.
  • Composed and reviewed Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) to determine if subsequent SAR filings are required.
  • Coordinated and oversaw an effective Bank Secrecy Act, Anti-Money Laundering, and OFAC Compliance Program that follows regulatory guidance and requirements. 
  • Submitted written work product for review by AMLRS and client-led quality control teams to make adjustments.
  • Developed, implemented, administered, and enhanced the BSA, AML, OFAC, and USA Patriot Act monitoring systems to ensure appropriate parameters are in place to identify suspicious and fraudulent activity.
  • Ensured staff completed required CTRs by comparing system-generated reports to CTRs submitted.
  • References are available.
• Education:  Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting.
• Reference #:  368098
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Illinois – Chicago Area – Bank IT Director

• Years of Related Experience: 30
• Minimum Salary: $165K
• Work Area:  Chicago, Illinois
• Experience:
  • Developed and adhered to a $2M+ IT budget and communicated the long-term strategic direction of IT assets to senior management.
  • Collaborated with credit union CEO and SVP Operations to determine the impact of significant purchases on the bottom line.
  • Coordinated internal/external systems vulnerability assessment and analysis, reviewed results, implemented changes, and presented findings to CEO and SVP Operations.
  • Developed and maintained security and disaster recovery programs.
  • Supported internal customers with requirements definition and solution planning to accomplish yearly departmental and organization-wide goals.
  • Instituted an automated tracking program to serve internal and external customers better.
  • Acted as Project Manager for new branch openings in multiple years.
  • Negotiated all vendor proposals for equipment and security systems.
  • Ordered MPLS service, all required POTS lines, and necessary computer equipment, coordinated and oversaw the installation of all equipment, and supervised the construction firm in installing electrical and data communication needs.
  • Responsible for conversion of imaging system from tape to SAN (storage area network) system.
  • Determined project requirements with vendor and analyzed solutions for storage space requirements, negotiated hardware pricing, oversaw hardware installation and data migration to a new platform checked newly migrated data for accuracy.
  • Maintained and tested the Company’s Disaster Recovery System.
  • Initiated the EMV technology (Europay, MasterCard, and Visa) transition project, resulting in enhanced card security.
  • Extensive multiple hardware and software experience, including Jack Henry.
• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Information Systems
• Reference #:  105187
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Texas – Austin Area – Bank IT Manager

• Years of Related Experience: 15
• Minimum Salary: $75K
• Work Area:  Austin, Texas
• Experience:
  • Coordinated and executed multi-site IT infrastructure projects including network, hardware, software, cyber security disaster recovery, and IT support for offices and server areas.
  • Established IT policies regarding operational procedures and ensured compliance.
  • Ensured data integrity regarding fixed asset inventories. 
  • Established strategies for risk mitigation and contingency planning.
  • Trained staff on IT-related equipment
  • Provided input and recommendations to the institution surrounding hardware and software technologies and how these technologies can assist the business in being proactive with new technologies. 
  • Managed and tracked vendor agreements. 
  • Developed and maintained information architectures such as data, application, and network, ensuring daily functionality on the system.
  • Experienced with LaserPro, Integra, and FIS.
  • References are available.
• Reference #:  418668
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