Name Screening Analyst

Individually we are people, but together we are Aviva. Individually these are just words, but together they are our Values - Care, Commitment, Community, and Confidence.

Our FC Name Screening team is looking for a positive, enthusiastic, and driven Name Screening Analyst to join our Verify Department

The team is a key contributor in ensuring the organization knows who it is dealing with (internally and externally) and ensures Aviva Canada satisfies its regulatory and internal sanctions requirements, fraud and financial crime responsibilities. They operate with a view to oversight, detect and mitigate financial crime risks including Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Bribery & Corruption (B&C) and Sanctions. They ensure the sustainability of key controls related to these risks through Global Names Screening & Sanction Alerts, Customer Due Diligence (CDD), Associated Party (AP) Due Diligence and Third-Party Risk Management Assessments.

As an Analyst your main goal will be identifying, assessing and mitigating potential risks associated with various Aviva relationships and document exposures. You will conduct high quality fact based due diligence investigations in compliance with established processes while meeting the demands of the business.

What You’ll Do:
- Investigate alerts of current relationships within the Global Name Screening system (GNS), undertake any required investigation, prepare analysis of the risk exposure in line with Aviva’s appetite, and communicate the recommendation to the involved partners.- Subject matter expert of Aviva’s financial crime requirements, industry best practices and applicable regulations- Maintain a high degree of expertise in conducting fact-based investigations while adhering to applicable service level agreements- Monitor business activity against Financial Crime policies, procedures, and business standards to identify incidents of non-compliance.-
- Handle incoming Due Diligence requests. Complete investigation, analysis, and provide an assessment of Aviva’s financial crime risk. Follow-up with the business on final decisioning.- Assess risk exposures across the organization to understand the potential implications and recommend strategies to the business to mitigate exposures.- Escalate of high risk relationships and failures of action or risk mitigation, including 2nd Line Risk.- Assist in development and maintenance of processes and workflows relative to the function, ensuring that sound and current financial crime mitigation practices are in place and adhered to.- Monitor and follow up with business partners on recommendations to ascertain actions taken and strategies deployed to mitigate risk. Maintain accurate documentation of the file relating to these elements.- Solid understanding of numerous internal systems and external research tools used in the financial crime analysis and investigation process.- Build and maintain an excellent understanding of financial crime industry, standards, internal procedures and general insurance products.

What You’ll Bring:
- 5+ years Financial Crime Investigation experience with exposure to B&C, AML, and/or Sanctions risk assessment OR 5+ years’ experience in insurance with a risk focused, compliance or underwriting role- Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) designation and exposure to and knowledge of Financial Transactions Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) compliance programs and guidance considered an asset- Awareness of risk and experience evaluating risk as part of business-as-usual activities- Solid experience working with financial crime screening systems/databases, investigative processes (may include AML, Terrorist Financing, Sanctions, B&C, Facilitation of Tax Evasion, PEP, RTS, Adverse Media) and ability to assess the financial crime risk exposures resulting from true matches- Insurance-based experience with roles of increasing responsibility an asset- Understanding of claims and underwriting processes and systems- Strong critical thinking abilities to facilitate review and accurate comparisons of alerts- Strong investigative skills to source and review information for use in risk assessment activity- Excellent interpersonal, communication, organization and collaboration skills- Ability to articulate a risk point of view to senior business leaders to ensure there is clear understanding of the potential risks prior to making business decisions- Experience building and maintaining strong working relationships with key stakeholders- Willingness to take personal responsibility and accountability- Ability to solve problems, think and interpret complex technical documents and reports, also communicate challenging technical concepts to specialist/non-specialist audiences- Ability to work efficiently without supervision and take initiative in handling projects- Up to date knowledge of standard methodologies in financial crime system validation and optimization- Evidence experience and abi