Senior Compliance Officer, AML

Ventum Financial View all jobs

  • Vancouver, BC
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 1 month ago
PURPOSE STATEMENT
  • Help to implement and manage the AML/ATF Program, including firm wide AML training
  • Conduct risk assessment to identify areas of vulnerability
  • Monitoring and investigation of transaction, KYC and client due diligence
  • Co-ordinate biannual controls effectiveness
  • Filing suspicious transaction reports or other transaction reports to FINTRAC as necessary
SPECIFIC ACCOUNTABILITIESCompliance and Supervision
  • Conduct client due diligence and assign risk scores for KYC
  • Conduct names screening at KYC and ongoing for CDD
  • Transaction monitoring daily, monthly and quarterly per risk scores
  • Monitor clients assigned enhanced due diligence
  • Monitor ATF/PEP/Country watch lists for client due diligence and remediation if necessary
  • Prepare and submit UTR, STR or other reporting as required
  • Conduct annual risk assessment and report results to Compliance Committee
  • Ensure Controls Effectiveness Testing on conducted on a bi-annual basis
  • Escalate concerns to CAMLO, Senior Management and to Advisors
  • Prepare regular AML reports on findings of supervision activities
  • Administer the AML/ATF Policies and Procedures to ensure compliance with Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act
  • Ensure proper recordkeeping and audit trails of investigations, remediation and final outcomes
  • Administer the AML Training program
  • Other financial crimes tasks as assigned
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIESEducation
  • University degree in a related field of finance or economics
  • CAMS certification
  • Relevant CSI courses or able to satisfy the new Proficiency Requirement for Supervision under CIRO Rule 2600 an asset
Professional Experience
  • Minimum 3-5 years of relevant securities industry and professional experience within a financial institution
  • Familiar with rules and regulations of PCMLTFA, FINTRAC, CIRO and other AML related regulations or rules
  • Knowledge of securities industry’s regulatory compliance practices, procedures and principles applicable to Securities legislation and regulation
  • Understanding of the operations, organization and infrastructure of a financial institution
Personal and Skills Competencies
  • Have an understanding of securities and regulatory and industry knowledge
  • Advanced skills in Microsoft Office
  • Maintain standards of skill, care and diligence in professional activities
  • Familiarity with the Position Watch database system is an asset
  • An ability to handle a multitude of tasks simultaneously and to thrive, with grace and humour, under pressure
  • Familiarity with the Dataphile Database system is an asset
KEY RELATIONSHIPS/CONTACTSInternal Contacts:
  • Client facing team
  • Support team
  • Operations
  • Senior Management
External Contacts:
  • FINTRAC
  • CIRO
  • Industry and peer groups
  • Legal Counsel

Ventum Financial

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