Customer Identification Program (CIP)/Know Your Customer (KYC) Specialist

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What you'll do:

What we are looking for:

Responsibilities:

• Daily review of incoming CIP/KYC exception requests and the timely response, escalation and/or resolution within the notated SLA.
• Identify and review bank customers to determine eligibility for procedural exceptions and escalate as appropriate.
• Adhere to bank policy, procedure and regulatory requirements and to maintain a strict level of confidentiality
• Assist with various bank initiatives including new line of business and product launches
• Work in a team oriented and collaborative environment to ensure overall unit goals and deadlines are met
• Establish working relationships with key business partners across all lines of business
• Provide support and guidance to bank's operational areas and assist with implementation of BSA related programs for the bank
• Assist with special projects and data gathering for audit and/or regulatory purposes
• Assist with internal audit and federal regulatory examinations
• Assist with additional projects as assigned

Qualifications

• 2+ years experience with Audit, financial investigations, or the broader banking industry
• Associates Degree (AA) preferred OR High School Diploma/GED
• CAMS Certification preferred
• Experience with Bank Secrecy Act Compliance
• Familiarity and understanding of CIP, CDD, KYC, EDD and USA PATRIOT ACT
• Knowledge of bank products including deposit, lending, ACH, ATM, RDC and correspondent banking
• Ability to meet regulatory deadlines with a sense of urgency while maintaining a high level of professionalism
• Knowledge of bank system software and/or imaging systems a plus

Benefits you'll love:
We offer all the important things you'd want - like competitive salaries, an ownership stake in the company, medical and dental insurance, time off, a great 401k matching program, tuition assistance program, an employee volunteer program, and a wellness program. In addition, you'll have the opportunity to bolster your business knowledge, learning the ins and outs of how successful companies operate and manage their finances, giving you invaluable hands-on experience to help grow your career!

About the company:

Western Alliance Bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of Western Alliance Bancorporation. Alliance Bank of Arizona, Alliance Association Bank, Bank of Nevada, Bridge Bank, First Independent Bank, and Torrey Pines Bank are divisions of Western Alliance Bank; Member FDIC. AmeriHome Mortgage is a Western Alliance Bank company.

Western Alliance Bancorporation is committed to equal employment and will consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, sex, color, religion, age, nation origin, marital status, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or genetic information. Western Alliance Bancorporation is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process and/or need an alternative method of applying, please email HR@westernalliancebank.com or call 602-386-2488. When contacting us, please provide your contact information and state the nature of your accessibility issue. We will only respond to inquiries concerning requests that involve a reasonable accommodation in the application process.

Western Alliance Bancorporation