Compliance Specialist

This position is responsible for supporting Federal and state regulatory compliance across the organization. The candidate will participate in the annual risk assessment process to help quantify risk associated with business processes. The candidate will be responsible for drafting self-assessment procedures to test for regulatory compliance, executing compliance testing, and summarizing findings. They will also participate in drafting policies and procedures. Other tasks may include regulatory change tracking and implementation, consumer complaint resolution facilitation and reporting, HMDA monitoring, advertising reviews and more.

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DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Evaluate the inherent risk associated with company processes in order to identify and evaluate the mitigating factors to arrive at residual risk ratings
• Assisting staff with creating self-assessments, reviewing self-assessment findings and drafting findings reports
• Display working knowledge of State and Federal regulations, affecting the mortgage industry and must be up-to-date on regulatory, industry and State and Federal trends
• Update compliance policies, assisting with drafting and updating procedures, and reviewing compliance training content
• Identify and evolve into a regulatory specialist, goal of being groomed for a Senior Compliance role

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• 3-5 years in a regulatory compliance or related role
• Candidate must be well versed in Federal and state mortgage banking laws
• Candidate should have experience working within a Compliance Management System
• Candidate must have experience building and maintaining an enterprise-wide compliance risk assessment
• Candidate must be skilled at drafting, executing, and/or reviewing self-assessments sufficient to gauge the level of compliance on a variety of regulatory topics
• Experience working with the CFPB in an exam capacity is a plus but not required
• State regulatory knowledge is a plus but not required

SKILLS REQUIRED

• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong analytical skills
• Ability to think independently as well as collaborate in a group setting
• Ability to communicate with all levels of management and staff
• Audit skills would be beneficial to this role
• Encompass (Loan Operating System) skills a plus but not required
• Analytical skills regarding research into federal and state laws and operational problems

This employer participates in E-Verify. If hired, the employer will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

Union Home Mortgage Corp. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.