Job Summary

*Hybrid- This position must work a percentage of each week from the Omaha, NE or Fargo, ND office*

We are looking for a Compliance Review Officer to join our team. In this role, you will develop, implement, and oversee a comprehensive lending and consumer compliance review program. Complete a risk assessment to efficiently allocate review resources. Test the effectiveness of the companys efforts to maintain compliance with existing and new statutory and regulatory requirements. Provide value-added feedback that contributes to strong compliance performance.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Design and implement compliance sampling and testing processes to assess the effectiveness of the compliance program. Identify the cause and effect of findings and provide recommendations based on input from appropriate parties, which may include Compliance Officers and other team leaders. Maintain a sound audit trail of reviews performed so documentation is readily available for review by auditors and examiners. Maintain a system to track correction of substantive, systemic compliance issues identified through the testing process.
Communicate with various levels of leadership including summarizing testing results in written reports, keeping the Compliance Risk Owner and Sponsor informed of key risks issues, reporting compliance testing processes and performance to Senior Leadership upon request, and reporting compliance program testing results and significant compliance program updates to the Board Audit Committee upon request.
Review and interpret existing, new and pending laws and regulations that affect the companys operations and adjust, as necessary to maintain a valid compliance review process.
Coordinate discussions concerning the compliance review program with internal and external auditors and examiners.
Establish and maintain a collaborative working relationship with key compliance program partners such as Training, Operations, Legal, Internal Credit Review, Internal Audit, Technology Teams, and other Risk Management teams. Specifically, partner with the Compliance Officers on the more complex compliance related issues.
Design and implement a comprehensive risk assessment to efficiently allocate review resources for an enterprise-wide lending and consumer compliance review program.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, Economics, or Agribusiness is required
Master's Degree is preferred.

Years of Experience

6+ years related experience in lending compliance, auditing or legal field.
CRCM Certification preferred.

About Us

Farm Credit Services of America (FCSAmerica), AgCountry Farm Credit Services (AgCountry), and Frontier Farm Credit are financial cooperatives operating under joint management. While each Association is owned by its local farmers and ranchers, the cooperatives pool their resources, experience, and talent to deliver affordable credit, crop insurance services, and financial services.

FCSAmerica serves rural communities and agriculture in Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming. AgCountry serves portions of North Dakota, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, and Frontier Farm Credit serves eastern Kansas. Together, we support nearly 82,000 producers and agribusinesses, meeting the needs of todays agricultural industry with our combined 2600+ employees providing lending, risk management, technology, commodity marketing, and customer and employee education.

We have employment opportunities across our combined eight states. FCSAmerica is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, and has 42 local offices; AgCountry is headquartered in Fargo, ND and has 45 local offices; and Frontier Farm Credit is headquartered in Manhattan, KS and has six local offices.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, marital status, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.