AML Investigator - Junior *3 Month Contract*

at  Groom Associes

Title: AML Investigator - Junior
Status: 6 month Contract, Full time
Salary: $20-25/hr
Location: Toronto, ON - Hybrid - Must be onsite Tuesdays to Thursdays at the downtown Toronto office
This is a 3 month contract to begin immediately. Candidates MUST be able to begin working immediately
TO APPLY: Please send your resume to emily.woods@groomassocies.com
Responsibilities:
This is a Contract opportunity within our client’s Financial Crimes Services. This is a HYBRID role 3 days/week out of their Downtown Toronto office (4 days a week initially for training). Conduct periodic, quarterly and/or annual AML/KYC reviews using client systems such as SAS, Actimize and Oracle and others.

Responsibilities:

• Perform enhanced due diligence activities such as open-source searches, negative media and/or name screening (World-Check, Lexis Nexis and other searching engines)
• Perform investigations and transaction analysis

Identify red flags / RGS indicators or unusual patterns of activity that may be indicative of criminal activity that potentially could lead to money laundering, terrorist financing, tax evasion, etc.

• Complete reports to be submitted to the regulators based on findings when necessary (suspicious transaction reports)
• Prepare case documentation as per client procedures
• Work with a team to meet production targets depending on the specific project

What you bring to the role:

• 1+ years of AML Investigation experience
• Experience managing alerts and navigating Investigation processes/programs in a Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) environment
• Experience filing suspicious transaction reports (STR) to FINTRAC
• Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS), Certified Financial Crime Specialist (CFCS) or other recognized AML/Financial Crimes certifications is preferred
• Transaction analysis, professionalism and excellent judgment concerning confidential matters
• Understanding of industry common screening and transaction monitoring tools such as: SAS, Actimize, Oracle, World-check, Lexis Nexis, Refinitiv and others.
• Experience in handling High Risk profiles cases
• Experience performing demarketing and/or remediation project

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:

• Perform enhanced due diligence activities such as open-source searches, negative media and/or name screening (World-Check, Lexis Nexis and other searching engines)
• Perform investigations and transaction analysi

What you bring to the role:

• 1+ years of AML Investigation experience
• Experience managing alerts and navigating Investigation processes/programs in a Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) environment
• Experience filing suspicious transaction reports (STR) to FINTRAC
• Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS), Certified Financial Crime Specialist (CFCS) or other recognized AML/Financial Crimes certifications is preferred
• Transaction analysis, professionalism and excellent judgment concerning confidential matters
• Understanding of industry common screening and transaction monitoring tools such as: SAS, Actimize, Oracle, World-check, Lexis Nexis, Refinitiv and others.
• Experience in handling High Risk profiles cases
• Experience performing demarketing and/or remediation projec