Senior Financial Crimes & CFT/AML Compliance Leader

First Community Bank; Lexington (SC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

First Community Bank in South Carolina seeks a Financial Crimes Manager & CFT/AML Officer to lead enterprise financial crimes program, including CFT/AML, BSA, OFAC, and related regulatory reporting. You will establish risk-based policies, supervise analysts, coordinate with the board, and ensure timely corrective action.

Stay current on laws and foster a culture of compliance. The role reports to the Board and serves as senior SME across departments; prior leadership in financial crimes is

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent with 5–7 years in CFT/AML, BSA, OFAC, fraud, or related banking compliance.
• Experience leading a financial crimes function and coordinating with executives, auditors, regulators.

Responsibilities

• Lead the bank's enterprise financial crimes program across CFT/AML, BSA, OFAC, and related regulatory reporting.
• Maintain and update risk-based policies, controls, and procedures; ensure consistent execution.
• Manage and develop the Financial Crimes Analysts and BSA/AML staff; set performance expectations and training.
• Oversee investigations, alert review, enhanced due diligence, and filing SARs/other reports to authorities.
• Coordinate with Audit, Risk Management, Legal, and IT to address financial crimes risk across the enterprise.

Skills

CFT/AML

BSA

OFAC

Regulatory reporting

Team leadership

Fraud investigations

Policy development

Training

Verafin

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Verafin

FIS Horizon

Job description

First Community Bank in South Carolina seeks a Financial Crimes Manager & CFT/AML Officer to lead enterprise financial crimes program, including CFT/AML, BSA, OFAC, and related regulatory reporting. You will establish risk-based policies, supervise analysts, coordinate with the board, and ensure timely corrective action.

Stay current on laws and foster a culture of compliance. The role reports to the Board and serves as senior SME across departments; prior leadership in financial crimes is