Business Risk and Controls Manager – Commercial Payments and Deposits

Busey

. Develop and maintain treasury management, payments, and deposits business risk processes .

Posted 10/26/2026full-timeUnited StatesSeniorLead💰 $98,000 - $140,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in treasury management and payments risk, with a strong focus on compliance, control design, and process improvement. Capable of developing risk management reporting and establishing effective metrics to ensure operational consistency and regulatory adherence.

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Treasury Management ExpertiseRisk Management Subject Matter ExpertCommercial Payments KnowledgeControl Testing Standards DevelopmentAAP Certification

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Hard Skills

Risk AssessmentControl DesignProcess DocumentationQuality Review ProgramsRegulatory CompliancePayments Risk ManagementProcedures DevelopmentMetrics EstablishmentProblem-SolvingDecision-Making

Soft Skills

Strong Communication SkillsCollaborative Partnership BuildingIndependence

Tools & Technologies

Microsoft Office SuiteSmartsheetPowerBI

Certifications & Qualifications

AAP Certification

Industry Keywords

Financial ServicesBanking LawsTreasury Management StandardsCommercial PaymentsDeposit ProductsRisk ManagementCompliance StandardsOperational ConsistencyChange ManagementProcess Efficiency

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop and maintain treasury management, payments, and deposits business risk processes
Serve as the business line’s risk management subject matter expert for payment products and processes, industry rules, standards, and best practices
Provide end-to-end consultative advice on treasury management and payments risk and compliance topics
Assess controls frameworks across the commercial payments business line and FirsTech/Busey Payments
Coordinate improvement plans addressing identified gaps or weaknesses
Guide control improvements and ensure control design objectives mitigate risks efficiently
Recommend solutions for findings or deficiencies and implement monitoring to prevent recurrence
Develop risk-based control testing standards, including sample testing and end-to-end process reviews
Establish key metrics and indicators for control effectiveness
Develop end-to-end risk management reporting for management and oversight bodies
Assist business lines with enterprise-wide risk identification, assessment, measurement, monitoring, and reporting
Implement mitigating controls when risk exceeds appetite, including annual risk assessments
Liaise between the business line and second line of defense on changes in laws, rules, and regulations
Translate regulatory impacts into business-line operations and ensure compliance with regulatory agencies, internal policies, and standards
Support change management for new products, services, standards, technologies, rules, and regulations
Establish and maintain process documentation for operational consistency, continuity, dependencies, and audit evidence
Report the status of risk and compliance projects and initiatives
Support Treasury Management, Deposits, and FirsTech/Busey Payments projects as needed

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree or the equivalent combination of education and experience
8-10 years’ experience in financial services
Experience with commercial payments and/or deposit products and services
Strong oral and written communication skills
In-depth and up-to-date knowledge of treasury management industry rules and standards
Knowledge of banking laws and regulations specific to payment and deposit activities
Experience designing and documenting procedures and controls
Ability to develop new procedures and approaches to remediate issues and findings
Ability to develop testing and quality review programs and related metrics
Problem-solving and sound, timely decision-making abilities
Ability to identify process efficiency and automation opportunities
Ability to establish actionable risk reporting
Ability to establish and maintain collaborative partnerships
Ability to work with a high degree of independence
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
Business or Finance degree preferred
Payment collection and aggregation products and service knowledge a plus
Large-bank experience (> $10B) preferred
Current AAP (Accredited ACH Professional) certification preferred
Smartsheet, PowerBI and other project and reporting tool experience preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks

Bonus or incentives based on company and individual performance
401(k) match
Profit sharing
Employee stock purchase plan
Paid time off
Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Company-paid life insurance
Long-term disability
Supplemental voluntary life insurance
Short-term disability
Wellness incentives
Employee assistance program
Pre-tax health savings accounts
Flexible spending accounts