Pay Range: $22.17 - $29.55
The LDCC Compliance Specialist (CS) ensures that certain activities within the Loan Documentation and Collateral Control team comply with relevant laws, regulations, and policies. Scope of responsibilities include flood insurance, government guaranteed programs (such as SBA and FSA), and other specialized lending areas. This requires applying advanced knowledge of laws, regulations, program requirements, as well as bank policy and procedures to ensure the bank’s interest and assets are protected.
Perform daily tasks to ensure compliance with rules, filing deadlines, and reporting requirements are met. Monitor reports and data to ensure adherence to requirements. Analyze information, comprehend complex reporting requirements, and make processing decisions based on established procedures and guidelines. Communicate any gaps to multiple levels within the organization.
Activities directly impact customer accounts, bank reporting, and risk mitigation. Review reports and furnish information including escalation of identified risk to authorized persons within and external to the bank. As a subject matter expert, provides training and guidance to all levels of employees regarding government regulations and procedures as they pertain to flood and/or other governmental reporting requirements.
Education and Experience:
- Associates degree and 2 years’ experience required or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Loan or compliance experience preferred
- Professional experience required
Skills and Abilities:
- Ability to comprehend loan policy, regulations, and law; analyze requests and data required; identify and communicate risks.
- Strong organizational skills required
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral) required
- Strong reading and comprehension skills required
- Basic computer skills required
- Intermediate analytical skills
Unique Job Requirements & Characteristics
- Ability to deliver high quality work in a friendly and fast paced environment
- Ability and willingness to learn new skills
Tasks Performed:
- 50% Analyze loan documentation or reporting including but not limited to real estate records and flood documentation, SBA/FSA and other reporting ensuring accuracy and meeting requirements of loan approval, policy, regulations, and law. This will include providing authorization to close and reporting any exceptions to the appropriate parties and escalation of potential risk, and resolution of exception items.
- 15% Provide support to internal and/or external customers, cross train on other team duties as assigned and provide coverage for other team duties as required.
- 15% Maintain proficient knowledge of, and demonstrate ongoing compliance with, all laws and regulations applicable to this position. Adhere to policies, procedures, and internal controls. Ongoing focus on risk and fraud mitigation.
- 10% Uphold service level standards under normal conditions.
- 5% Assist with employee training and onboarding
- 5% Other duties as assigned
Physical Requirements:
- Communicate effectively with internal and/or external customers
- Stationary 75% of time or greater
- Move Objects to Maximum 10 lbs
Benefits for Full-Time Employees:
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Generous Paid Time Off: At least 22 days annually, prorated in the year of hire.
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Parental Leave: Six weeks of paid leave at 100% of your salary.
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Comprehensive Medical Coverage: Includes employer contributions to HSA for High Deductible Health Plan participants.
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Dental and Vision Coverage: Ensuring your overall health and well-being.
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Flexible Spending Accounts: For healthcare and dependent care expenses.
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Employer-Paid Disability Coverage: Both short-term and long-term, with an option to purchase additional long-term coverage.
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Life Insurance: Employer-paid basic life insurance, with an option to purchase supplemental coverage.
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Voluntary Benefits: Including hospital, accident, and critical illness coverage.
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Retirement Plans: Benefit from a 401(k) plan with employer matching, an optional Roth 401(k), and a pension plan to help secure your future.
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Adoption Assistance: Supporting your growing family.
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Tuition Reimbursement: Invest in your education and career growth.
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Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Access to support and resources.
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Financial and Banking Services: Various benefits and financial planning assistance.
Benefits for Part-Time Employees Working 20+ Hours/Week:
- Medical Coverage: Includes employer contributions to HSA for High Deductible Health Plan participants.
- Generous Parental Leave: Six weeks of paid leave at 100% of your salary.
Benefits for All Part-Time Employees:
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Retirement Plans: Benefit from a 401(k) plan with employer matching, an optional Roth 401(k), and a pension plan for employees who work at least 1,000 hours in a calendar year, all designed to help secure your future
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Paid Sick and Safe Leave: For your health and safety.
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Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Access to support and resources.
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Financial and Banking Services: Various benefits and financial planning assistance.
Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or assume sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
What We Do
NBT Bancorp Inc. is a financial services holding company headquartered in Norwich, N.Y. The company primarily operates through NBT Bank, N.A., a full-service community bank and two financial services companies. NBT Bank has over 150 locations in seven states with offices in New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine and Connecticut. NBT Bank is an Equal Housing Lender and member of FDIC. EPIC Advisors, Inc., based in Rochester, N.Y., is a full-service 401(k) plan recordkeeping firm. NBT Insurance Agency, LLC, based in Norwich, N.Y., is a full-service insurance agency.