BSA QA Manager (Full Time) - Amarillo, Plano or Sugar Land

PROSPERITY BANK•Amarillo, TX

13d•Hybrid

About The Position

The BSA Quality Assurance (QA) Manager is responsible for managing the daily aspects of the Bank’s QA Team within the BSA Department. This role ensures the Bank's compliance with laws and regulations and requires sufficient knowledge of anti-money laundering (AML) controls and suspicious activity reporting. The position collaborates with other areas within the BSA Department and all business units throughout the Bank, providing advisement, regulatory interpretation, and ensuring compliance with policies, procedures, and guidelines. The ideal candidate possesses excellent organizational, leadership, and communication skills, with a strong understanding of BSA/AML Compliance. The BSA QA Manager is tasked with ensuring the QA team operates effectively and efficiently by providing leadership, training, assistance, and supervision. This includes performing direct supervisory duties, coordinating coverage, and managing performance of assigned department staff.

Requirements

Minimum of 5 years BSA/AML-related banking experience.
Leadership or management experience.
Knowledge of BSA, AML and OFAC, with the ability to apply and explain regulatory concepts.
Self-starter, capable of working under minimum supervision.
Multi-tasker and meeting deadlines in high-pressure environment.
Results oriented team player.
Strong problem-solving ability.
Exceptional research and analytical skills.
Strong interpersonal and verbal/written communication skills.
Proficient in MS Office (Outlook/Word/Excel/PowerPoint).
Strong documentation skills.
Adherence to controls and standards.
Ability to apply logical or scientific thinking to define problems, collect data establish facts, and draw conclusions.
Ability to interpret a variety of technical instructions and can deal with multiple variables.
Ability to compute discount, interest, profit, and loss; commission markup and selling price; and ratio, proportion, and percentage.
Able to perform very simple algebra.
Ability to read periodicals, journals, manuals, dictionaries, thesauruses, and encyclopedias.
Ability to prepare business letters, proposals, summaries, and reports using prescribed format and conforming to all rules of punctuation, grammar, diction, and style.
Ability to conduct training, communicates at panel discussions, and make professional presentations.

Nice To Haves

CAMS certification a plus.
Knowledge of Verafin Software a plus.

Responsibilities

Oversee a team of QA Analysts responsible for conducting quality assurance reviews on various BSA workflows, including FIU and EDD, using industry standard and regulatory guidance sampling methods.
Oversee the timely filing of Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) and completion of QA reviews.
Work closely with BSA Management to ensure consistent quality standards within the BSA Department.
Manage, develop, train, and provide guidance to QA Analysts.
Review work performed by QA Analysts to ensure quality standards are met.
Manage the BSA Department’s QA processes, and provide updates, recommendations, and reports to BSA Senior Management.
Advise BSA Senior Management of emerging compliance issues by staying current with BSA/AML regulatory requirements, industry developments, and best practices.
Consult and guide the Bank in the establishment of controls to mitigate risks.
Serve as a subject matter expert for the Bank regarding all things related to BSA QA.
Maintain, and keep current, BSA QA-related procedures and scorecards, ensuring accuracy.
Assist in independent audits, regulatory exams, and risk assessments, when necessary.
Ensure appropriate remediation of audit and exam findings, if applicable.
Assist with Bank personnel training involving BSA/AML, OFAC, and CIP, when necessary.
Exhibit excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
Perform personnel actions, including performance appraisals, feedback, disciplinary actions, and interviewing candidates for employment.
Supervise the daily activities of the QA team including, but not limited to, effective delegation of assignments and developing work schedules.
Manage project deadlines, when applicable.
Assume responsibility for various department functions in the absence of staff members or during a declared nature disaster or pandemic.
Report any suspicious or unusual activity by customers or associates.
Complete the annual BSA/AML and Compliance training.
Other duties as assigned.