Risk Management Officer

Silver State Schools Credit Union•Las Vegas, NV

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The primary purpose of this position is to assist Silver State Schools Credit Union to live out its Mission, "Excellent Member Service and Financial Solutions – For Life," by providing outstanding service to both members and internal members. To deliver service in alignment with our Service Commitments: I will earn respect and build trust by acting with integrity in every situation. I will understand my role in supporting the team to achieve our purpose. I will focus on people over products and build lasting relationships. I will take ownership and accept responsibility. I will treat my coworkers with the same high standards as I treat my members. I will continuously look for ways to improve myself, my credit union, and my community. I will accept there is no "they". We are one working toward the same mission. I will commit to the core values. Meet all established service goals. Responsible for assisting in the detection, mitigation, and resolution of all fraud issues within the Credit Union.

Requirements

High School diploma or GED; plus, a minimum of 1-year financial institution experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

Assists with preparing, processing, tracking and reporting on all risk
Investigate potential risks with the intention to prevent fraudulent activity, work with law enforcement and other government agencies in collection efforts.
Research, recommend and implement loss prevention
Works with members and credit union staff to address issues related to the Risk Management department functions to ensure excellent member
Advises management on desirable operational adjustments due to regulatory change, environmental change, vendor requirement change that impact the risk to the credit union.
Review BSA Verafin alerts for potentially abnormal activities and, if necessary, escalate alerts to the Senior BSA Administrator, BSA Officer, and AVP of Risk Management for further review.
Ability to learn primary functions of all other Risk Management department employees such as Compliance, Vendor Management, Audit, BSA, Security, and Special Accounts.
Investigate questionable deposit items in order to prevent possible fraud
Assists in securing premises and personnel by monitoring surveillance equipment, and access points.
Investigate security breaches, incidents, and other alarming
Assist in the preservation of evidence in all Risk Management investigations including scanning, filing, and downloading of claims, documentation, files, images, and video
Special projects, creation and conducting training for credit union staff, research, analysis or other duties as assigned by the AVP of Risk Management.