BSA Manager

State Employees Credit Union•Santa Fe, NM

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The BSA/AML Manager is responsible for the day-to-day administration, execution, and continuous enhancement of State ECU's BSA/AML, OFAC, and financial crimes compliance programs. This role oversees operational monitoring activities, investigations, regulatory reporting, quality control processes, transaction monitoring systems, and reporting activities to support compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and regulatory expectations. All employees of State Employees Credit Union are proactive, result driven, and fully committed to the Credit Union's mission and vision. They strive to achieve the highest standards of excellence and consistently exceed the expectations established by Credit Union Management.

Requirements

Advanced knowledge of BSA/AML, OFAC, and financial crimes regulatory requirements.
Advanced knowledge of suspicious activity investigations and regulatory reporting requirements.
Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills.
Advanced written and verbal communication skills.
Advanced organizational and documentation skills.
Advanced ability to manage multiple priorities and regulatory deadlines.
Advanced ability to collaborate with leadership, auditors, and examiners.
Advanced ability to exercise sound judgment and maintain confidentiality.
Basic to Advanced supervisory and leadership skills.
Work in a safety conscientious manner which ensures that safe work practices are used in order not to pose a risk to self or others in the workplace.
Adhere to policy on Drug Free Workplace.
Comply with company policies and procedures and local, state and federal regulations.

Nice To Haves

Expert knowledge of transaction monitoring systems such as Verafin.
Experience developing or enhancing BSA/AML operational programs.
CAMS or equivalent certification.
Credit union experience.
Experience supporting regulatory examinations and independent audits.

Responsibilities

Manage the day-to-day administration and execution of State ECU's BSA/AML, OFAC, and financial crimes compliance programs.
Oversee suspicious activity monitoring, investigations, escalations, case dispositioning, and related regulatory reporting processes.
Ensure timely, accurate, and well-documented filing of SARs, CTRs, OFAC reviews, and other required regulatory reports.
Develop, maintain, and enhance BSA/AML procedures, controls, workflows, monitoring processes, and documentation standards.
Administer transaction monitoring and case management systems, including Verafin or equivalent platforms; review system performance, alerts, rules, workflows, and reporting effectiveness.
Coordinate quality control reviews, monitoring validation, procedural testing, and other program review activities to assess consistency, accuracy, and regulatory alignment.
Monitor program performance, identify emerging risks or control gaps, and recommend corrective actions, process improvements, and system enhancements.
Prepare reports, metrics, dashboards, and program updates for management, leadership committees, auditors, examiners, and other stakeholders.
Support regulatory examinations, independent audits, internal reviews, and remediation efforts, including gathering documentation and tracking corrective action items.
Partner with Compliance, Risk, Operations, Lending, Branch Administration, Information Systems, and other departments to support enterprise-wide financial crimes risk management.
Provide guidance, training, and subject matter support to employees and management on BSA/AML, OFAC, suspicious activity, and financial crimes matters.
Supervise, coach, and develop assigned BSA/AML staff; assign work, review performance, support training, and promote accountability for quality and deadlines.
Maintain awareness of regulatory changes, enforcement trends, examination expectations, and financial crimes trends; recommend updates to practices as needed.
Perform other duties as assigned.