AML Officer, AML Governance

3 weeks ago

Toronto, Canada EQ Bank | Equitable Bank Full time
Join a Challenger
Being a traditional bank just isn’t our thing. We are big believers in innovating the banking experience because we believe Canadians deserve better options, and we challenge ourselves and our teams to creatively transform what’s possible in banking. Our team is made up of inquisitive and agile minds that find smarter ways of doing things. If you’re not afraid of taking on big challenges and redefining the future, you belong with us. You’ll get to work with people who will encourage you to reach new heights. We like to keep things fun, ask questions and learn together.
We are a big (and growing) family. Overall we serve more than 670,000 people across Canada through Equitable Bank, Canada's Challenger Bank™, and have been around for more than 50 years. Equitable Bank's wholly-owned subsidiary, Concentra Bank, supports credit unions across Canada that serve more than six million members. Together we have over $125 billion in combined assets under management and administration, with a clear mandate to drive change in Canadian banking to enrich people's lives. Our customers have named our EQ Bank digital platform (eqbank.ca ) one of the top banks in Canada on the Forbes World's Best Banks list since 2021.
The Work
 The AML/ATF department within Compliance is responsible for the management of the Bank’s AML/ATF risk through the implementation and monitoring of effective controls. The AML Officer’s role is a multi-faceted one as responsibilities may include conducting AML/ATF testing and monitoring routines, conducting Quality Assurance (QA) reviews, assessing unusual transactions, reviewing Suspicious Transactions Reports (STRs), and providing support and guidance to the business units. The environment is fast-paced and requires effective time management of multiple tasks and projects.
The core parts of your role would be to:
  • Conduct monitoring and testing routines of existing Business Unit internal controls and QA reviews on AML team adjudications and investigations to test for adherence to the Bank’s AML/ATF policies and procedures;
  • Consolidate data across various sources to analyse results and offer solutions to streamline future reporting where required;
  • Identify the major AML/ATF risk trends and provide suggestions to identify areas for focused training;
  • Provide support in the implementation, oversight, and management of an effective AML/ATF program;
  • Assist in the planning and coordination of AML-related projects, where it relates to the administration, communication, and reporting;
  • Proactively identify best practices to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements;
  • Identify and provide recommendation(s) on areas of improvement to close gaps to the Senior Manager;
  • Communicate and work with business units to address inquiries regarding the Bank’s AML/ATF policies and procedures;
  • Provide professional written reporting on a regular basis on quality of testing and monitoring routines, emerging trends, and progress of compliance efforts;
  • Support the Senior Manager, AML Governance in conducting monitoring and testing activities within specified timeline with regards to regulatory reports such as Suspicious Transactions Reports (STRs);
  • Support the Senior Manager, AML Governance with the development and maintenance of enterprise-wide AML/ATF-related documents;
  • Support business units by providing advice on inquiries, escalations, and/or resolutions; and
  • Provide support to the department as an independent review and evaluation body to ensure compliance issues/concerns are being appropriately evaluated, investigated and resolved

Let’s Talk About You
  • Post-secondary education in business or finance with a minimum of 3-5 years of experience working within the AML Compliance function at a regulated financial institution in Canada. Experience should include exposure to regulatory compliance, risk management disciplines and best practices;
  • Working knowledge of regulatory requirements for AML/ATF and sanction risk, industry best practices and/or organizational goals for AML/ATF typologies;
  • Advanced Excel skills specifically ability to create macros, v-lookups and add programming where required;
  • Ability to organize and compile data to produce metric reports;
  • Strong organizational skills, demonstrates ability to prioritize assignments, projects and multi-task within restricted time constraints;
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
  • Proven analytical and problem-solving skills;
  • Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work individually or as part of a team;
  • Strong attention to detail with the ability to review one’s own work;
  • AML designation (CAMS) is preferred;
  • Experience in adjudicating transaction alerts and monitoring for retail banking an asset; and
  • Bilingualism is an asset (English and French)

What we offer (For full-time permanent roles)
 Competitive discretionary bonus
✨ Market leading RRSP match program

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