Compliance Manager - CRA and Fair Lending

Summary Description

nbkc is deeply committed to diversity, equality, and inclusion in all its practices, especially when it comes to growing our teams. We aim to build a company whose culture promotes inclusion and embraces how rewarding it is to work with employees from all walks of life.

We are currently looking for a Compliance Manager focused on CRA and Fair Lending to join our Risk Management team. This position will work @Flex (a combination of both in the office and at home) based out of our Kansas City, MO office location.

Check out more details below.

What you’ll do

• Administer the bank’s CRA Program and Fair Lending program.
• Maintain the Bank’s CRA public file as required by the Community Reinvestment Act.
• Maintain and promote Community Development Activities within the bank and bank employees.
• Perform analysis of the Bank’s various lending portfolios and activities to identify trends, emerging issues, and gaps for business improvement.
• Administrative duties on various software applications pertaining to the maintenance and analysis of CRA and fair lending data. Analysis may include comparative file reviews, studies, regression analysis, risk assessments, fallout reports, and peer analysis.
• Prepare and present to the Board of Directors and Senior Management on an annual basis the CRA Assessment, Fair Lending Self Evaluation, fair lending reviews, and fair lending risk assessment detailing the Bank’s current performance and program effectiveness.
• Assist in the development of new products to ensure that the Bank’s lending programs, deposit products, and other financial services are designed to enable the Bank to meet the financial, credit, and housing needs of the Bank’s communities.
• Serves as the Chair of the CRA/Fair Lending Committee and a member of the Compliance Committee.
• Completes compliance testing projects that have been determined by the Director of Risk Management.
• Assess risk and determine the level of controls required and conclude on the adequacy of internal controls through the completion of various bank-wide risk assessments.
• Identifies internal control strengths and weaknesses, researches issues, and makes recommendations to improve policies and procedures accordingly.
• Analyzes operational functions of various departments and identifies control weaknesses and inefficiencies from a business perspective.
• May work with outside auditors to help reconcile discrepancies or support the external auditing function.
• Follows all applicable laws and regulations.
• Performs other duties and projects as assigned.

What you’ll bring

• Qualified candidates will have Bachelor’s Degree in business related field
• 3+ years of banking or related experience
• Efficient knowledge of banking regulations
• High school diploma or GED required

Bonus Points

• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications
• A clear and complete understanding of Organization Structure, Management Philosophy, Policies, Procedures and Controls
• Project management skills adequate to administer and coordinate the varied responsibilities of the position
• Ability to organize and manage multiple priorities with strong attention to detail
• Proficiency to analyze and extract information from regulations as it relates to existing and new products, services, and business issues
• Presentation skills sufficient to convey compliance knowledge and including the ability to interact with Senior Management, Regulators and Board of Directors
• Must have solid computer skills