Director – Regulatory Compliance and BSA/AML

Responsibilities

• Lead regulatory compliance, BSA/AML, and fair lending audit engagements for financial institution clients, including planning, execution, and reporting
• Oversee risk assessment, testing strategies, and documentation to ensure alignment with regulatory expectations and firm methodologies
• Perform high-level review of workpapers, findings, and reports to ensure accuracy, consistency, and quality of deliverables
• Communicate engagement results, findings, and recommendations clearly and confidently to clients, both verbally and in written reports
• Serve as a primary point of contact for clients, building trusted relationships and providing ongoing advisory support
• Provide real-time feedback, guidance, and coaching to engagement teams to ensure timely and efficient delivery
• Lead engagement teams by creating a collaborative environment, motivating team members, and fostering professional development
• Support staffing decisions and workload management to balance execution, review, and growth across the team
• Identify opportunities for process improvement, including enhancements to audit programs, workpapers, and delivery methodologies
• Partner with leadership to support engagement scoping, pricing, and resource planning
• Collaborate with other Elliott Davis team members across service lines to deliver integrated client solutions
• Provide high-quality client service that meets or exceeds expectations while maintaining strong engagement economics

Requirements

• A minimum of 12 years of relevant experience in financial services compliance/BSA/AML, in audit, or consulting
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university

Why You Should Join Us

• Generous time away and paid firm holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s
• Flexible work schedules
• 16 weeks of paid maternity and adoption leave, 8 weeks of paid parental leave, 4 weeks of paid and caregiver leave (once eligible)
• First-class health and wellness benefits, including wellness coaching and mental health counseling
• One-on-one professional coaching
• Leadership and career development programs

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Ada Requirements

• Physical and cognitive/mental requirements and the work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Physical Requirements: Regularly required to remain in a stationary position; use hands repetitively to operate standard office equipment; and to talk or hear, both in person and by telephone
• Cognitive/Mental Requirements: Regularly required to: Use written and oral communication skills. Read and interpret data, information, and documents. Observe and interpret situations. Work under deadlines with frequent interruptions; and Interact with internal and external customers and others in the course of work.