Baker Tilly US US | Consumer Regulatory Compliance Senior Consultant

What you will do

• Please discuss the work location status with your Baker Tilly talent acquisition professional to understand the requirements for an opportunity you are exploring.
• If yes, consider joining Baker Tilly (BT) as a Consumer Regulatory Compliance Senior Consultant!
• You want to continue to expand your work experiences and hone your skills as a comprehensive risk professional in the areas of financial institution consumer regulatory compliance, compliance testing, internal audit, risk management, governance, and internal controls.
• You crave the opportunity to be part of a fast-growing, entrepreneurial risk consulting practice where your hard work and creativity will be rewarded.
• Work closely with client executives and management teams to understand their businesses and assist in identifying and managing consumer regulatory compliance risks within their business processes and systems.
• Assist clients with understanding and complying with new or updated financial institution consumer regulations.
• Research and interpret new or updated regulatory requirements and help clients determine how those changes may affect their products, services, operations, policies, procedures, and controls.
• Develop and maintain a broad knowledge and awareness of the financial institution industry and regulatory changes and identify potential impacts to compliance programs, testing plans, and internal audit activities.
• Support our internal audit practice as a regulatory compliance resource on regulatory and compliance topics.
• Assist clients with implementing or enhancing consumer compliance programs, policies, procedures, and controls.
• Work collaboratively with engagement leaders and team members to complete projects accurately, efficiently, and on schedule.
• Build strong relationships internally and externally with clients and contribute to practice development activities.
• Support the growth and development of less-experienced team members through the Baker Tilly Care and Teach philosophy.
• Perform consumer regulatory compliance reviews, compliance testing, monitoring, internal audits, and gap assessments.
• Document testing procedures, observations, and recommendations in clear, well-supported workpapers and client-ready reports.

Qualifications

• Three or more years of direct experience in financial institution consumer regulatory compliance, including compliance testing, monitoring, internal audit, regulatory examination support, or advisory services.
• CRCM certification is preferred but not required.
• Familiarity with federal or state banking and consumer compliance requirements and the expectations of regulators such as the CFPB, FDIC, Federal Reserve, OCC, NCUA, or state banking agencies.
• Experience working within or serving a bank, credit union, fintech company, financial services organization, consulting or public accounting firm, internal audit department, or banking regulatory agency.
• Consulting or public accounting experience is preferred but not required; demonstrated success in a comparable fast-paced, client-service environment is required.
• Excellent analytical, technical, and problem-solving skills, with strong attention to detail.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication, collaboration, and time management skills.
• Strong sense of urgency and client responsiveness.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent assignments, adapt to changing priorities, meet demanding deadlines, and produce accurate, client-ready work.
• Ability to travel up to 10% based on client and engagement needs.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business, economics, risk management, or a related field.

Baker Tilly US, LLP

The firm's roots in the United States go back to 1931, when it began as Virchow, Krause & Company, and the current partnership was organised in 1953. It joined Baker Tilly International in 1999 and took the Baker Tilly name in 2009. It has since grown through mergers with ParenteBeard in 2014 and Squar Milner in 2020, among others. Baker Tilly provides audit and assurance, tax, and advisory services, with a CPA firm handling attest work and a separate advisory group handling tax and consulting.

• Industry: Accounting, tax, assurance and advisory services, including managed accounting services
• Headquarters: Chicago, Illinois, United States (U.S. member firm of Baker Tilly International)