Lead Anti-Money Laundering Analyst

24 hours ago


Toronto, Ontario, Canada Insight Global Full time

MSB/PEP AML Lead Analyst

6 month contract + extensions

Hybrid 4x per week - Downtown Toronto

Hourly Rate: 25-27/hour + benefits

Required Skills & Experience


• 1-3+ years experience as an AML Lead or Manager


• 3-6+ years AML experience, particularly with PEPs, MSBs, and / or Negative Media


• Familiarity with regulatory expectations


• Experience working for large financial services enterprise


• Strong analytical and decision-making skills


• Ability to work independently and manage high volumes of alerts efficiently, experience working in a metric-based environment


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.


• Must be able to come into office downtown Toronto 4x times per week

Nice to Have Skills & Experience


• Experience working for a large Canadian bank

Job Description

We are looking for a skilled AML Analyst Lead to join the MSB/ Adverse Media team. This role involves conducting due diligence on customers identified by L1 analysts as having potential adverse or negative media.

The analyst will lead of team of 5 analysts that will assess the materiality of the findings and contribute to risk mitigation efforts.


• Conduct thorough due diligence and document findings in accordance with AML policies.


• Review and analyze PEP alerts escalated from L1 analysts.


• Determine whether the alert pertains to an existing customer.


• Assess whether the customer is a confirmed PEP


• Escalate confirmed PEP matches for EDD to the appropriate line of business.


• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to escalate cases requiring further investigation.


• Focus on current alerts with no existing backlog.


• Conducts investigative analysis by collecting, assessing, and collating case file information for AML, Sanctions/ABAC & Financial Crime investigations


• Conducts data analysis, manipulation and interpretation looking for patterns and anomalies


• Initiates investigations and/or responds to emerging AML and Sanctions/ABAC risks


• Assists with reviewing and investigating court orders (subpoenas) related to criminal actions


• Assists and coordinates investigations with various law enforcement agencies as delegated


• Prepares and delivers AML, Sanctions/ABAC & Financial Crime and/or fraud detection/loss prevention training or updates to Bank Employees or other agencies as assigned



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