Manager, Financial Intelligence Unit

As a member-owned cooperative, we’re helping our members with their real goals and real challenges so they can live the real life they want. It’s what we’ve been doing for over 80 years, and it’s why today we stand almost 600,000 members strong. Plus, we invest 10% of our budgeted profits back into our community - almost $90 million since 2000 alone - because when our members do well, we believe our communities should do well too.

Manager, Financial Intelligence Unit
- Dec 30, 2024

**Location(s)**:Toronto (GTA)

**Job Type**: Full Time

**myWork Options**: In-person, Hybrid

**Starting Salary Range**: $80,800-$105,000

**Background Screening Requirement**:

- Enhanced Criminal Record Check
- Credit Check
- Identity Verification
- Employment Verification
- References

**What’s the job?**

**What you’ll get to do**:

- Leads and supports the FIU's strategy by monitoring the timely adjudication of alerts to meet internal SLAs and ensuring the timely reporting of all threshold reports to FINTRAC. This includes large cash transaction reporting, electronic funds transfer, and suspicious transaction reporting.
- Oversees and manages technology and vendor relationships to ensure teams are trained on regulatory requirements and report all threshold activities on time.
- Supports business partners with tuning and testing technology systems to monitor, detect, prevent and report financial crime and associated regulatory risks, particularly supporting rule development and test cases.
- Continually and proactively assesses AML/ATF-related activities and the effectiveness of department-level procedures and makes recommendations for improvement to the Senior Manager, FIU and the CAMLO.
- Ensures the team is appropriately trained, providing timely feedback and coaching to address gaps, new regulatory developments or enhancements as needed. Also, all departmental procedures and job aids are current and in line with regulatory requirements.
- Supports reporting to management and the Board on all aspects of the FIU, including any statistics to reflect the current state of the FIU and in relation to the AML/ATF program.

**Who are we looking for?**
- Bachelor's Degree in business or related areas
- 4 - 6 years of professional experience or a combination of Experience/Education: Subject matter expert in AML/ATF and/or sanctions with proven experience and knowledge working within Canadian Regulatory standards (OSFI) in the financial services industry, including experience in AML/ATF systems and controls.
- Managerial experience for a minimum of 4 years.
- Direct experience in Managing teams responsible for Alert Adjudication and AMLATF Investigations.
- Professional certification from ACAMS and/or ACFCS is preferred.
- Proficient and relevant knowledge of Canadian AML/ATF and sanctions regulatory requirements, including industry engagement to keep abreast of trends and best practices.
- Expertise in Canadian AML/ATF legislation, related regulations and guidelines.
- Strong ability to develop procedures and processes and work with stakeholders to support implementation and operationalization.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including leading the resolution of any identified gaps and audit issues.
- Ability to identify emerging risks, conceptualize their impact, and initiate appropriate action to manage them.
- Demonstrated effective managerial skills by leading by example and empowering teams to excel.
- Demonstrated ability to develop people through coaching/mentoring to help drive high performance.
- Good oral and written communication skills and the ability to develop and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Dedicated leader and team player, ability to develop goals and team plans and communicate same to the team to ensure all members are clear on goals and objectives.

**Equity, Diversity & Inclusion at Coast Capital**

Why join Coast Capital Savings?
- **Purpose is our North Star.** We look at everything through our purpose. It informs the advice we provide our members, the experiences and products we create, and the programs we build to support our employees and communities.
- **Committed to inclusion and engagement.**We have an ongoing focus on equity, diversity, and inclusion and routinely track how we’re doing, and what we need to do to keep improving. We foster a culture where everyone can feel safe to be who they really are and thrive.
- **A career that grows with you.** We believe in developing our people and promoting from within. Many employees have spent decades, and sometimes their entire careers, with Coast Capital and have progressed from the frontlines to senior leadership.
- **Work where you’re most effective.** In 2020 the world changed, and that includes how we work. In response to COVID-19 we launched myWork, which gives employees flexibility in where they work based on the nature of their role.
- **Benefits that flex to the needs of you and your family.