Manager, Wealth Aml Projects and Reporting

Requisition ID: 176733

Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

**Purpose**:
Contributes to the overall success of the Wealth AML team for Global Wealth Management (Canada) ensuring specific individual goals, plans, initiatives are executed / delivered in support of the team’s business strategies and objectives. Ensures all activities conducted follow governing regulations, internal policies, and procedures.

**Accountabilities**:

- Champions a client focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank & Wealth relationships, systems, and knowledge.
- Support the development, implementation and refinement of AML / ATF / Sanctions projects and management reporting for Global Wealth Management (Canada) business lines.
- Along with the Senior Manager work with partner groups within the Bank (Global AML Operations /AML Risk/ Canadian Banking AML) and act as key driver and leader to implement technology and integration solutions to adapt AML/Sanctions Enterprise-Wide policies for Global Wealth Management (Canada)
- Lead and manage the creation and maintenance of analytical tools (advanced Excel tools) and reporting dashboards (e.g. PowerBI)
- Lead and coordinate GWM AML reporting deliverables by liaising with leadership and data owners from various internal controls, business lines and functional groups
- Lead and manage the creation of executive presentations (e.g. PowerPoint)
- Define high level business requirements and process flow documents.
- Define and execute test cases
- Conduct requirements, solution design, testing, change management walkthroughs with stakeholders
- Support the development of action plans and implementation of issues identified by Audit, including in connection with remediating existing anti money laundering / sanctions issues.
- Ensure implementation of new AML requirements initiated within the Bank, or as required by external regulators.
- Escalate AML or issues within the Business Line and within the Bank (e.g. Compliance, Operational Risk, EDDU, AML Risk) as appropriate.
- Liaise and co-ordinate AML efforts/activity with other Bank departments.
- Sustain Wealth Management’s anti-money laundering related program and standards.
- Collaborate with, inform, and educate all staff as to AML/Sanctions policies, standards, and procedures. This, in line with policies and guidance provided by partner groups, including the Enhanced Due Diligence Unit, Global AML Operations Governance and AML Risk.
- Maintain an awareness of legislative and regulatory initiatives, emerging trends and industry best practices and their potential impact on existing policies and procedures.
- Support the Senior Manager in initiating or developing procedural changes to address identified deficiencies as required based on AML/Sanctions reviews, system and operational reviews, including internal and external audit reviews/comments.
- From time to time the incumbent will act as a as a front-line resource available to Wealth Business line staff with guidance/interpretation of AML/Sanctions policies and procedures.
- Ongoing monitoring of business activities as to adherence to policy, procedures, standards.
- Act as a resource to provide advice with respect to new initiatives, products and services to ensure AML issues are adequately identified and addressed.
- Through the AML function and activities, reduce the risk of financial loss, damage to reputation, regulatory sanction and litigation, fines, and penalties for the Bank.

**Other**:

- Undertake special projects as may be assigned.
- Provide input regarding the effectiveness of existing policies/procedures, and/or recommendations for changes / improvements, taking into consideration ongoing regulatory developments.
- Act as a key “help” resource on AML / ATF / Sanctions, and/or relevant compliance related inquiries from Wealth Management colleagues.
- Understand how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.

**Education / Experience**:
Functional competencies:

- Proficiency with data structuring, analytics and visualizations software (e.g. R, PowerBI, SQL)
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, such as VLOOKUP, Nested Ifs, SUMIFs
- Proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint
- Working experience in business analysis, preferably working within the regulatory and/or business teams
- Highly motivated, innovative, and results-oriented individual with excellent analytical, written and communication skills, and strong risk management skills
- Solid understanding of relationship management and wealth businesses, with a deep knowledge of products provided by and markets served by the Wealth Management Business Lines
- Solid understanding of the financial services industry, with particular emphasis on multinational and corporate clients/operations.
- Proven skills in risk assessment and management relating to AML / ATF, Sanctions