Senior Branch Operations Administrator, Private Wealth

at  BMO Financial Group

100 King Street West Toronto Ontario,M5X 1A1

Supports the Nesbitt Burns branch and/or region in achieving business objectives by providing effective operational support and management of sales compliance and regulatory requirements.

• Develops a rapport and instills confidence with the client to develop credibility as a member of the Branch / regional team.
• Acts as a designee for the branch manager on compliance objectives within the branch.
• Provides ongoing compliance education to assigned branch / portfolio.
• Provides support and guidance to branch staff members on compliance and operational issues.
• Coordinates and executes specific activities for the implementation of strategic initiatives; includes tracking metrics and milestones.
• Coordinates and executes specific activities for the implementation of strategic initiatives; includes tracking metrics and milestones.
• Builds effective relationships with internal/external stakeholders.
• Ensures alignment between stakeholders.
• Monitors and tracks performance and addresses any issues.
• Designs and produces regular and ad-hoc reports, and dashboards.
• Leads or participates in defining the communication plan designed to positively influence or change behaviour; develops tailored messaging; and identifies appropriate distribution channels.
• Identifies, reports and manages all compliance issues, irregularities according to guidelines.
• Supports the Branch management with all operational and regulatory compliance responsibilities as per guidelines including reviews of IA and branch reports, and client account documentation.
• Maintains branch files on outstanding client complaints hold mail accounts, insider clients, outside business activities, non-approved option trades, pledge accounts as per guidelines.
• Performs various operational activities to meet business objectives, client needs, and maintain overall service levels.
• Provides administrative/operational support including financial and transactional processing and reporting, account processing and documentation, compliance processing, and other related activities; ensures proper documentation and administration of decisions.
• Meets high quality service standards to maximize relationship retention and growth.
• Identifies and escalates all irregularities and discrepancies to management and compliance as per guidelines.
• Follows through on risk and compliance processes and policies to ensure we safeguard our customers’ assets, maintain their privacy, act in their best interests, and ensure an effectively run function.
• Protects the Bank’s assets and complies with all regulatory, legal and ethical requirements.
• Focus may be on a business/group.
• Thinks creatively and proposes new solutions.
• Exercises judgment to identify, diagnose, and solve problems within given rules.
• Works mostly independently.
• Broader work or accountabilities may be assigned as needed.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Typically between 3 - 5 years of relevant experience and post-secondary degree in related field of study or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Specialized knowledge from education and/or business experience.
• Verbal & written communication skills - In-depth.
• Collaboration & team skills - In-depth.
• Analytical and problem solving skills - In-depth.
• Influence skills - In-depth.

Please refer the Job description for details