Compliance Officer

Role Title: Compliance Officer
Reports to: Corporate Compliance & Risk Director
Location: Canada
Business unit: Compliance and Risk
Role Purpose
Responsibility & Accountability for supporting the Compliance and Risk Manager with analytical and reporting activity in the relevant country area including Corporate and partners sales areas.

Key Accountabilities
Technical Activities:

• Compliance and Risk analysis & support of all activity in the country area as relevant/required, including Corporate and partners sales areas, across processes relevant to the role, including:
• Regulatory analysis & reporting for the country relevant e.g. IUAR/SAR & Sanctions alerts/escalations & report filings, FIU/LEA engagement
• Analysis & support of Operational Compliance Control for onshore processes for their country e.g. Due Diligence (Corporate & Consumer), control checks, training, transaction monitoring alerts and escalations
• Support the Risk management framework as relevant/required in the country.
• Internal Reporting – compilation, provision & support of the relevant & appropriate global & local Compliance & Risk reporting frameworks are functioning & operational within the country area; ensure feeds & consistency with Global Standards & Approach.

• Produce accurate, timely and relevant MI for the Global Compliance & Risk Reporting Framework including:

• Local internal reporting

• External regulatory reporting
• Relevant Country area Management Teams
• Relevant Country area Legal Entity Boards & Risk Committees

Relationship Management

• Maintain sound professional working relationships with other Compliance & Risk Teams, Business Development Management as well as Support & Shared Service colleagues, business staff and management, building their confidence and acquiring an understanding of the business.
• Provide support to the functional Compliance & Risk team.
• Engage in two-way discussion about changes that affect the team,
• Participate in a PDR at least annually.

Communication

• Responsible for supporting & maintaining pro-active and regular communication with other areas of Compliance & Risk and the business in relation to the Country, including and support/shared services.
• Actively communicate and seek feedback from colleagues and customers.
• Communicate daily and weekly delivery performance levels to your team.
• Be supportive and encourage support for "people initiatives" e.g. Your Voice, Travelex Awards etc
• Play a participative part in Team Briefs.
• Be proactive in the provision of feedback and the delivery of ideas to develop and improve solutions relating to Travelex Compliance & Risk

General

• Undertakes any necessary training associated with the duties of the post and participates in training and development procedures.
• Complies with all Company Health and Safety policies and legislation in the performance of their duties and responsibilities.
• Maintains confidentiality and observes data protection guidelines.
• Manage expenses in accordance with Company Expense Policy.
• Carries out any other reasonable duties commensurate with their capability.

Essential
Experience and personal qualities

• Compliance and risk awareness with a good understanding of the compliance challenges facing the business.
• Understands the impact of wider compliance issues on the business.
• Able to present solutions and influence final decision of line manager.
• Able to challenge and influence business decisions.
• Excellent communication skills – verbal and written.
• Manages and plans own workload.
• Ability to translate research and analysis well into reasoned recommendations that informs effectively the decision-making process.
• Proficient in the use of MS Office.

Desirable

• Relevant business knowledge and experience of two regions, distribution channels or entities.
• Relevant qualification
• Actively makes recommendations and solutions upwards
• Gives valuable insight by demonstrating a deep understanding of the issues highlighted in the analysis and research

Why Travelex?
To remain the world's leading foreign exchange specialist, we are focused on making our customers' lives simpler, more engaging and hassle free while they travel or move money abroad. We promise to give them the freedom and peace of mind to explore the world, their way – enabling them to travel confidently because they know they have us to lean on.

Customer centricity and digital are at the heart of our business strategy. Our commitment to innovation has never been greater, with the development of a number of digital-first, greenfield products and services. And with the Travelex's resources, deep industry experience and leading brand we are inventing the future of FX, cross-border e-commerce and international payments.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.