Risk Analyst II (AML)

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Are you passionate about #banking? Exciting career opportunities are available in #Toronto! #Markham #Ottawa – – *Only Local to #Toronto or #GTA #Ottawa please!

Title: Risk Analyst II (AML)
Duration: 12 months
Locations: #Ottawa, #Toronto, #Markham (Hybrid: 2 days onsite, 3 days work from home – could potentially change to 4 days onsite)

Responsibilities:
•Conduct analysis of transactional activity to identify risks, trends, and potential suspicious activity; and determine whether further investigation is required.
•Prioritize and manage own workload to meet service level requirements for service and productivity.
•Protect the interests of the organization – identify and manage risks, and escalate non-standard, high-risk transactions / activities as necessary.
•Be knowledgeable of practices and procedures within own area of responsibility and keep abreast of emerging trends for own functional area.
•Act as a key resource/specialist owner or representative by providing technical subject matter expertise, analysis, or operational process support on #AML / #ATF and other sanctions-related matters.
•Contribute to the identification and implementation of new products, operating workflow, additional services/products/applications, or operational efficiencies.
•Run and review information against various lists and guidelines; ensure accuracy and flag deviations.
•Manage and process activities with multiple steps, systems, and jurisdictions; focus of work is weekly, monthly or longer with additional ad-hoc responsibilities as required.
•Find opportunities to improve service delivery and support operational improvement.
•Ensure necessary due diligence to support the accuracy of all transactions/activities.

MUST-HAVE Hard Skills:

1.) 2+ years of Risk Analyst experience
2.) Fundamental knowledge of #AML operations, standards, procedures, laws, rules and regulations
3.) Experience using computer applications including MS Office

SOFT SKILLS:
1.) Ability to analyze, research, organize and prioritize work while meeting multiple deadlines
2.) Ability to handle confidential information with discretion
3.) Ability to communicate effectively both written and verbal
4.) Ability to pay high attention to details

NICE-TO-HAVE

1.) #Banking or financial intuition experience
2.) #CAMS/ #ACFCS certifications

📩 Interested? Send me a message on LinkedIn or email your resume to gautam.pathak@randstad.ca learn more!