BSA/AML/CFT Officer

Thumb Bank & Trust

Pigeon, MI

JOB DETAILS
LOCATION
Pigeon, MI
POSTED
30+ days ago
SUMMARY: Responsible for developing, implementing, and administering all aspects of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), Anti-Money Laundering (AML), and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (CFT) compliance programs.  This includes establishing and monitoring day-to-day BSA/AML/CFT compliance, ensuring the Bank adheres to regulatory requirements and internal policies, managing risk associated with financial crimes, and serving as the primary liaison with regulators, auditors and law enforcement regarding BSA/AML/CFT issues.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following and other duties may be assigned:
- Develop, maintain and update the Bank's BSA/AML/CFT program in accordance with federal and state regulations.
- Establish and monitor internal controls to ensure compliance with BSA, AML, CFT, USA Patriot Act, OFAC, and other regulations. 
- Stay abreast of changes to federal and state banking laws affecting the BSA/AML/CFT program.
- Coordinate with compliance and operations department to ensure adherence to laws and regulations related to the BSA/AML/CFT program.
- Conduct periodic risk assessments of the bank's exposure to BSA/AML/CFT related risk.
- Monitor and coordinate the Bank's Customer Identification Program (CIP), customer due diligence efforts (CDD), and enhanced due diligence (EDD) procedures.
- Monitor and coordinate the Bank's filing of Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) and Currency Transaction Reports (CTRs), as required by the Act and its regulations.
- Monitor and coordinate the institution's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) program, including screening and managing blocked property reporting.
- Oversee the transaction monitoring system used to detect suspicious activity, including managing users, making appropriate updates to software and procedures, and conducting timely reviews and investigations.
- Design and deliver BSA/AML/CFT training for all bank staff and Board of Directors as needed, ensuring training materials are current with regulatory updates.
- Coordinate BSA/AML/CFT related exams and audits, including responding to requests from federal and state examiners, independent auditors and internal auditors.  Address and remediate findings of exams/audits timely and report to senior management, audit committee or board of directors, as appropriate.
- Report regularly to the Board of Directors regarding the status of the BSA/AML/CFT program, including suspicious activity trends, regulatory changes and risk levels.
- Collaborate with other departments including deposit operations, loan operations, compliance, branch administration, human resources, and others to ensure consistent application of policies.

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