Assistant Compliance Officer Remote in LA or TX

b1BANK; Texas; Remote; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Business First Bank in Texas seeks an Assistant Compliance Officer to support the Compliance Officer in managing the CMS and regulatory program. The role provides oversight, guidance, and monitoring to ensure adherence to federal and state banking laws, regulations, and internal policies.

The ACO collaborates with business leaders, Legal, Risk Management, Internal Audit, and senior management to implement policies, monitor risk, and report findings to executives and the Board.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Banking, or related field required.
• 8–10 years of banking experience, including at least 4 years in compliance, audit, regulatory risk, or related risk management.
• Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager (CRCM) certification required.
• Strong knowledge of federal banking regulations and regulatory guidance.
• Experience with regulatory examinations, audits, monitoring, testing, risk assessments, and issue management.
• Collaborative team player with ability to build relationships across the organization.
• Strong analytical, data evaluation, and trend/root cause identification.
• Excellent project, organizational, and time management skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication; able to document conclusions clearly.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Travel may be required periodically.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Compliance Officer in developing and maintaining the CMS.
• Help develop and maintain compliance policies, procedures, and risk assessments.
• Monitor regulatory changes and communicate impacts across units.
• Review policies, forms, and disclosures for regulatory compliance.
• Monitor compliance risks across lending, deposits, marketing, privacy, and UDAP.
• Participate in risk assessments and the annual compliance plan.
• Review findings from Internal Audit, regulatory exams, monitoring, and testing.
• Oversee corrective action plans and remediation.
• Prepare compliance reports and presentations for leadership and Board.
• Stay aware of regulatory developments and emerging risks.
• Assist in delivering compliance training.
• Serve as resource and guidance to Compliance staff.

Skills

Analytical skills

Project management

Verbal and written communication

Collaboration

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Banking, or related field

8–10 years banking experience, including 4+ years in compliance / risk management

CRCM certification

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Outlook

Job description

SUMMARY

The Assistant Compliance Officer (ACO) supports the Bank's Compliance Officer in managing and administering the Bank's regulatory compliance program. This position provides oversight, guidance, and monitoring to help ensure compliance with applicable federal and state banking laws, regulations, regulatory guidance, and internal policies. The role works closely with business line leaders, Legal, Risk Management, Internal Audit, and senior management.

SPECIFIC JOB FUNCTIONS

• Assist the Compliance Officer in developing, implementing, and maintaining the bank’s Compliance Management System (CMS).
• Support the development and maintenance of compliance policies, procedures, and risk assessments.
• Monitor regulatory changes and communicate their impact across the organization and applicable business units.

• Review policies, procedures, disclosures, forms, marketing materials, and operational processes for regulatory compliance.
• Monitor compliance risks across lending, deposits, marketing, fair lending, UDAAP/UDAP, privacy, and other applicable areas. Participate in compliance risk assessments and the development of the annual compliance plan, as needed.
• Review compliance-related findings from Internal Audit, regulatory examinations, monitoring, testing, and other risk management activities.
• Oversee corrective action plans and help ensure timely remediation.
• Prepare compliance reports and presentations for executive management, the Board, and Board committees.
• Maintain awareness of regulatory developments and emerging compliance risks.
• Assist in developing and delivering compliance training.
• Serve as a resource and provide guidance to Compliance staff.

MINIMUM JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Banking, or a related field, or equivalent experience, is required.
• Eight (8) to Ten (10) years of banking experience, including at least four (4) years in compliance, audit, regulatory risk, or related risk management functions, is required.
• Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager (CRCM) certification is required.
• Strong knowledge of federal banking regulations and regulatory guidance.
• Experience with regulatory examinations and audits, compliance monitoring and testing, risk assessments, and issue management.
• Collaborative team player with the ability to build effective working relationships across the organization.
• Strong analytical skills, including the ability to evaluate data and identify trends and root causes.
• Excellent project management, organizational, and time management skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to document conclusions clearly and concisely.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Travel may be required periodically.