Lending Compliance Officer

Baker Boyer is the oldest independently owned community bank in the Pacific Northwest. We are Eastern Washington’s trusted financial advisor, serving the Walla Walla valley, Kennewick and Yakima communities, providing wealth management as well as personal and business banking services.

What We Offer:

Lending Compliance Officer - $55,545 - $93,732 annually

• Medical, Dental, Vision plans with additional:
  • AD&D & Life Insurance
  • Long Term Disability
• 401(k) -100% safe harbor match up to 6%, plus an additional profit-sharing contribution, resulting in employer contributions of up to 12% of annual salary.
• 10 days
  * of Vacation time– The annual Vacation accrual increases by a day each year for the first 10 years, and an additional half day each year for the next 10 years, reaching the maximum Vacation accrual of 25 days at year 20.
• 7 days
  * of Sick, Safe & More (SSMORE) leave- SSMORE accrues at a rate of 1.2 hours for every 40 hours worked. SSMORE is intended to meet sick and safe leave needs, but it can also be used for vacation or other personal leave.
• 3 Revive & Renew (R&R) days– We understand the importance of unwinding and recharging, so these R&R days are loaded on the first of each year (prorated for new hires based on the quarter in which they’re hired).

* Number of paid holidays may be fewer than 11 on years when there are Federal Holidays that are observed on Saturdays.

• Life Assistance Plan
• Free access to financial counselors
• Employee Wellness Program
• 8 hours of paid volunteer time annually

About the Lending Compliance Officer role:

This important role operates independently, and as part of the Compliance Committee to facilitate high quality and value-added tasks and projects to ensure regulatory compliance issues are managed and addressed; adherence to state and federal regulations; and cost-effective management of the bank’s liability and risk exposure. This position is a high visible position, often collaborating and working with employees across the bank to improve bank practices, policies and workflow.

Strong communication, analytical skills, prioritization and self-motivation are key skills for this position, as is transferrable experience that demonstrates the ability to quickly learn and to implement complex concepts. Some prior audit or compliance experience and/or banking/finance experience preferred but not required.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure that the bank is following state and federal regulations within acceptable risk tolerances established by the Compliance Committee and Board.
  • Work with compliance peers to manage the Regulatory Risk of the bank.
  • Act as a Compliance resource and consultant to all employees.
  • Act as a contributing member of the Compliance Committee and department.
    • Ensure compliance policies are reviewed and submitted with accompanying reports annually to Compliance Committee, Executive Committee and Board.
    • Track regulatory changes to ensure they are addressed by compliance department and implemented with 1st LOD.
    • Collaborate with other department members in setting department related standards, polices, procedures, etc.
    • Prepare reports for senior management, the Board, OCC, internal and external auditors. Assist in coordinating bank’s efforts to prepare, gather and present information during Compliance exams.
• Lead and assist in the coordination of projects and monitoring of ongoing activities.
  • Assist periodic and annual Compliance Training
  • Carry out necessary tasks related to the periodic review of loan files, and any other files / documentation in need of review.
  • Assume additional responsibilities as requested.
• Complete assigned procedures, responsibilities and projects, after initial training and instruction, with minimal supervision.
  • Document work performed for each step with appropriate work papers.
  • Assist in preparing the final report. Includes input compliance findings and management response, and when appropriate, set up pending. Communicate with the appropriate staff and line management.
  • Ability to communicate orally and in writing in a manner that is of consistent high-quality content, style, clear and timely.
  • Update the programs after each review.
• Self-motivated to pursue and…