AML Compliance Consultant - 3 month contract

at  Groom Associes

Title: AML Compliance Consultant
Status: 3 month Contract, Full time
Salary: Flexible, based on experience
Location: Montreal, QC, Remote
TO APPLY: Please send your resume to emily.woods@groomassocies.com
This is a Contract opportunity within our client’s Financial Crimes Services. They are looking for an expert in AML gap assessment.

Responsibilities:

• Act as a consultant on financial crime so the client can offer services in line with best practices, legal requirements and the firm’s standards of excellence.
• Support the lines of defense in charge of deploying financial crime programs.
• Assess risks / AML gap-assessment (financial crime (money laundering, tax evasion, economic sanctions), fraud (internal/external), across the organization.
• Help our customers gain a comprehensive view of their operational and regulatory risks, enabling them to reduce their exposure.
• Assist clients in various risk management assignments, including, but not limited to, risk appetite identification, process identification, assessment of the design and effectiveness of controls in place to ensure compliance with legislative and regulatory requirements.
• Participate in the deployment of new financial crime technologies and/or be a driving force behind proposals.
• Provide sound advice on risk governance strategy and adapt it to customer needs

What you bring to the role:

• 4-8 years of experience in independent AML auditing in a Canadian context
• Excellent knowledge of Canadian AML regulations and their application in the Canada banking model
• Relevant experience working in a challenge function (e.g., Internal Audit, ORM, Risk Oversight) within the financial services industry.
• Subject matter expertise in AML and Sanctions Regulatory requirements as well as experience assessing risks and controls against those regulatory requirements
• Prior internal audit exposure is a big plus
• CAMS (anti-money laundering specialist), CFE (certified fraud examiner), ACFCS (certified financial crime specialist), CSS (economic sanctions specialist) or equivalent certification an asset.
• Strong analytical skills, multi-tasking, working against tight deadlines, and active hands-on management of work
• Excellent written & verbal communication skills to communicate effectively across all levels of stakeholders (from junior to senior)
• Ability to articulate risks, impact and deficiencies
• Challenge mindset and attention to detail to complex issues

We thank all candidates for showing interest in this role; however, only retained candidates will be contacted.
For more information on our recruitment services, please visit our website www.groomassocies.co

Responsibilities:

• Act as a consultant on financial crime so the client can offer services in line with best practices, legal requirements and the firm’s standards of excellence.
• Support the lines of defense in charge of deploying financial crime programs.
• Assess risks / AML gap-assessment (financial crime (money laundering, tax evasion, economic sanctions), fraud (internal/external), across the organization.
• Help our customers gain a comprehensive view of their operational and regulatory risks, enabling them to reduce their exposure.
• Assist clients in various risk management assignments, including, but not limited to, risk appetite identification, process identification, assessment of the design and effectiveness of controls in place to ensure compliance with legislative and regulatory requirements.
• Participate in the deployment of new financial crime technologies and/or be a driving force behind proposals.
• Provide sound advice on risk governance strategy and adapt it to customer need

What you bring to the role:

• 4-8 years of experience in independent AML auditing in a Canadian context
• Excellent knowledge of Canadian AML regulations and their application in the Canada banking model
• Relevant experience working in a challenge function (e.g., Internal Audit, ORM, Risk Oversight) within the financial services industry.
• Subject matter expertise in AML and Sanctions Regulatory requirements as well as experience assessing risks and controls against those regulatory requirements
• Prior internal audit exposure is a big plus
• CAMS (anti-money laundering specialist), CFE (certified fraud examiner), ACFCS (certified financial crime specialist), CSS (economic sanctions specialist) or equivalent certification an asset.
• Strong analytical skills, multi-tasking, working against tight deadlines, and active hands-on management of work
• Excellent written & verbal communication skills to communicate effectively across all levels of stakeholders (from junior to senior)
• Ability to articulate risks, impact and deficiencies
• Challenge mindset and attention to detail to complex issue