BSA Analyst (Remote) – Amazon Store
About Byline Bank Headquartered in Chicago, Byline Bank, a subsidiary of Byline Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE:BY), is a full-service commercial bank serving small- and medium-sized businesses, financial sponsors and consumers. Byline Bank has approximately $9.7 billion in assets and operates 45 branch locations throughout the Chicago and Milwaukee metropolitan areas. Byline Bank offers a broad range of commercial and community banking products and services, including small-ticket equipment leasing solutions, and is one of the top U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) lenders according to the national SBA rankings by volume FY2024. Byline Bank is a member of FDIC and an Equal Housing Lender. At Byline Bank, we take pride in being an award-winning workplace. Some of our recent recognitions include:
- U.S. News & World Report named Byline Bank as one of the Best Companies to Work for in the Midwest, Finance & Overall in 2024-2025, 2025-2026.
- Chicago Sun Times Chicago’s Best Workplaces 2024
- Best Workplaces in Illinois in 2024 by Best Companies Group and Illinois SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management)
- Forbes America’s Best Small Employers 2023
- Reviews case management software, Financial Crimes Risk Management (FCRM), alerts and investigate alerts as required.
- Performs independent analysis for cases involving suspicious activity including, but not limited to, structuring, account behavior, and source of funds.
- Generates and assist with Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) and Suspicious Activity Investigation Reports (SAIRs).
- Facilitates and performs periodic (90 Day) SAR follow-up reviews.
- Assists and performs High Risk Customer Reviews completed throughout the year.
- Identifies high risk accounts from information received from other sources (Branches, Loans, Operational Staff, etc.) and establish enhanced due diligence and monitoring efforts.
- Performs wire activity and ACH periodic reviews.
- Performs cash report review (to include review of Monetary Instrument Log (MIL) and bank checks issued).
- Maintains a solid working knowledge (functional and operational) of the rules and regulations, including but not limited to, BSA, USA PATRIOT Act, and OFAC as well as the Bank’s policies and procedures.
- All other duties as assigned.
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience.
- 3+ years banking experience with knowledge of Bank Secrecy Act regulatory requirements and/or other program related compliance functions; General compliance or operational work related to BSA elements to be considered.
- Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) designation is highly desired, and if not already attained, will be a requirement within a reasonable period of time from starting date depending on examination availability/scheduling.
- BSA Program related compliance principles, theories, and practices.
- Ability to work collaboratively with a variety of stakeholders at all levels.
- Be self-motivated and an effective time and project manager with a strong attention to detail.
- Have strong change management, organizational and planning capabilities.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
- Ability to research issues and suggest uses of the information to resolve problems.
- Ability to work with confidential information.
- Ability to communicate with colleagues and the BSA Officer regarding issues and findings.
- Possess strong communication skills both verbally and in writing.