Manager, AML Reporting & Automation Solutions

at  BMO Financial Group

THE MANAGER, AML REPORTING & AUTOMATION LIAISES WITH OUR BUSINESS PARTNERS (LINES OF BUSINESS), INTERNAL AML OFFICE PARTNERS AND THE MODEL MANAGEMENT TEAM TO MATCH THEIR PRODUCTION REQUIREMENTS TO THE AML FIU’S OPERATIONS CAPABILITY AND RESOURCE FORECASTING, PLANNING, IMPLEMENTATION, AND COORDINATION OF TRAINING. ADDITIONALLY, LEAD PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES WITHIN THE TEAM, AND AID TEAM MEMBERS TO ENSURE SUCCESSFUL DELIVERY OF THOSE ITEMS.

• End-to-end involvement to deliver innovative solutions for the AML FIU and broader AML Enterprise.
• Proactively identify automation opportunities by working with stakeholders and analyzing their business procedures and processes.
• Supports and enhances existing processes and solutions created by the AML Reporting & Automation Solutions team.
• Supports the interpretation of internal and external policies and regulatory requirements relevant to the analytics and reporting mandate e.g. regulatory reporting.
• Supports the maintenance, monitoring, and measurement of key risk indicators to internal & external stakeholders.
• Supports the interpretation of internal and external policies and regulatory requirements relevant to the analytics and reporting mandate e.g. regulatory reporting.
• Works with various data owners to discover and select available data sources from internal sources and external vendors (e.g. lending system, payment system, external credit rating system) to fulfill analytical needs.
• Ensures strong governance and effective controls across risk reporting activities and information in accordance with enterprise standards.
• Analyzes data and highlights significant information including variances, trends, opportunities, and exposures; escalates as required.
• Gathers and formats data into regular and ad-hoc reports, and dashboards.
• Plays an active role in the futuristic display of data, and advancement of innovative data strategies to understand consumer trends and address business problems.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and partners to understand and provide data-driven decision making, business planning and future roadmap.
• Focus is primarily on business/group within BMO; may have broader, enterprise-wide focus.
• Exercises judgment to identify, diagnose, and solve problems within given rules.
• Ability to work both independently and in a team setting on a range of complex tasks, which may include unique situations.
• Broader work or accountabilities may be assigned as needed.

REQUIRED AND FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS:

• Python.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• VBA, Dataiku, Datameer, Power Apps, Power Automate, Spotfire, SAS and other data analytics and presentation tools.
• Netezza, Hadoop and AWS Cloud.
• Big data.
• Data visualization.
• Computational thinking and programming.
• Data wrangling.
• Data preprocessing.
• Complex problem solving.
• Analytical acumen.
• Creative reasoning.
• Verbal & written communication skills.
• Collaboration & team skills.
• Analytical and problem solving skills.
• Influence skills.
• Leadership.
• Data driven decision making.
• Typically, between 5 - 7 years of relevant experience and post-secondary degree in related field of study or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Technical proficiency gained through education and/or business experience.
• This is a hybrid role (currently two locations; 250 Yonge and 100 King Street West-primary)

The Manager, AML Reporting & Automation will utilize various types of data and leverage their technical skills primarily in Python and SQL to develop targeted solutions. Strong familiarly with automation technologies, data curation and data analysis are required.