
Director – Regulatory Compliance, Money Laundering Reporting Officer
Nium
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Canada
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Salary
💰 $0 - $150,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Develop and manage Financial Crime and AML methodology to manage all sources of regulatory risk to ensure adherence to FINTRAC regulations
- Monitor changes to FINTRAC regulations and AML/CTF laws
- Act as the primary point of contact with FINTRAC and regulatory bodies
- Identify control gaps and lead the implementation of control enhancements
- Develop country specific risk assessment highlighting control gaps
- Act as a subject matter expert for Canadian, US, and Latin America compliance-related matters
- Review and approve high risk business for institutional clients from the Americas Region
- Ensure timely and accurate filing of FINTRAC reports
Requirements
- 12-15 years of experience (minimum) within regulated companies, in senior compliance role(s)
- Robust knowledge on Compliance topics (KYB / KYC, AML/CFT, Sanctions, PSP, RPAA, etc)
- Prior experience as a Canadian Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO)
- Deep understanding of the regulatory environment of the Payments/Fintech industry
- Knowledge and experience in Canada and wider North American region
- ACAMS/CRCM certified (preferably) or other directly applicable professional certification
- Strong analytical skills with experience in problem solving
- Team player with strong collaborative qualities
- Ability to communicate in fluent spoken and written English
Benefits
- We offer medical coverage along with 24/7 employee assistance program
- Generous vacation programs including our year-end shut down
- Flexible working hybrid working environment (3 days per week in the office)
- Role-specific training, internal workshops, and a learning stipend
- Company-wide social events, team bonding activities, happy hours, team offsites
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
AML methodologyregulatory risk managementrisk assessmentcontrol enhancementscompliance topicsKYBKYCAML/CFTsanctionsregulatory environment
Soft Skills
analytical skillsproblem solvingcollaborative qualitiescommunication skills
Certifications
ACAMSCRCMCanadian Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO)