Deputy Chief Anti Money Laundering Officer
Neo Financial
- Calgary, AB
- Permanent
- Full-time
- LinkedIn’s Top Startup in Canada for 2022 and 2023
- Top-ranked mobile apps and credit cards
- Canada’s top-rated credit card
- Team of 700+ people
- 1M+ customers in 3 years
- 11K+ retail partners
- You'll work with the Chief Anti Money Laundering Officer (CAMLO) to ensure the safety, soundness, and reputation of the organization by reducing the likelihood that it will be used as a vehicle for, or become a victim of, money laundering, terrorist financing and other types of financial crime
- You ensure reporting obligations to FINTRAC and other key stakeholders are completed in an accurate and timely manner
- You foster a strong culture of compliance through collaboration, transparency, integrity, risk identification and mitigation and internal controls throughout the organization
- You provide strong leadership, guidance and direction to a team of AML Directors, Managers and Investigators
- You establish documents and communicate standards, policies, processes, procedures and internal controls to manage Anti Money Laundering (AML)/Anti Terrorist Financing (ATF) processes and ensure all staff understand their responsibilities for complying with such policies, procedures and processes
- You oversee AML/ATF processes to ensure full compliance with applicable laws and regulatory requirements and maintain knowledge of all relevant
- You liaise with industry groups, regulators, law enforcement and internal/external auditors on all AML/ATF related matters.
- You implement AML Framework, including the creation of AML policies, procedures and review processes while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, relevant legislation and laws
- You monitor the effectiveness of the AML program, reviewing key controls on an on-going basis to determine areas of improvement and key gaps
- You assess new products and services for AML compliance risk
- You manage and support cross functional initiatives, including large scale implementations, to ensure projects have adequate AML representation and leadership
- You evaluate, improve and help build cross-company processes that are efficient and scalable; assist with crafting and realizing company policies and procedures that institutionalize proper controls
- You work with the management team to develop and execute AML business plans and roadmaps to ensure that the company attains its short and long-term growth objectives
- You maintain and increase knowledge of the Proceeds of Crime Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Act (PCMLTFA) and FINTRAC regulations
- You have 7+ years’ experience in a Canadian bank or regulated entity in AML, Fraud management, regulatory relations or regulatory agency
- You've spent 3+ years in a leadership position
- You're a visionary who shapes agendas and priorities in and beyond their own domain. You are sought after for expertise and knowledge, and seen as a valuable resource to senior executives. You have outstanding analytical and problem-solving abilities
- You're a catalyst, connecting and inspiring action across your network to aspire for things that are greater than what we are doing today
- You have entrepreneurial DNA - comfortable building a business from the ground up, making decisions in the face of ambiguity (but make data-driven decisions when possible) and dealing with major challenges along the way with poise
- You're a strategic thinker with a strong ‘business sense’