Legal Risk & Compliance – Financial Crimes Compliance Senior Consultant

Protiviti • Toronto, ON

6d • CA$72,000 - CA$108,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Protiviti is looking for a Legal, Risk and Compliance Senior Consultant to join our growing Financial Crime Compliance team. Protiviti’s Financial Services practice is widely recognized as a leading provider of consulting services across the three lines of defense for financial institutions. We empower our clients to be more effective and efficient in a way that is risk-sensitive, regulatory compliant, well controlled, and enabled by leading technologies.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline (business, finance, or a related field).
• Experience in conducting audits of financial crime compliance programs and risk assessments.
• 2+ years working directly in financial crime risk, compliance, or audit either in professional services or the financial services industry in Canada.
• Proficiency with Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
• Professional Certification such as Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), or actively pursuing these certifications is required.
• Authorization to work in Canada for Protiviti without sponsorship now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

• Copilot is a plus.
• Model risk experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate the successful completion of project work plans as a mentor, trainer, and coach to Interns and Consultants.
• Identify areas of risk and opportunities to increase efficiency.
• Strengthen relationships and deepen abilities to communicate, gain trust, and network with client personnel and professional associates.
• Accept responsibility for decision-making in areas including establishing project scope and work plans, project staffing, preparation of deliverables, and application of methodologies.
• Partner with highly regulated clients and deepen understanding of financial services regulations by focusing on clients and engagements in the financial services industry.
• Identify and assess financial crime compliance risks within a business.
• Build relationships with clients and provide clients with exceptional experiences.
• Contribute to a positive team culture that fosters open communication among all engagement team members.
• Create development opportunities for others and ways for your team to improve our clients and communities.
• Execute compliance monitoring, internal controls risk assessments, and internal controls testing activities to ensure policy and procedural manuals, internal controls, and operational practices are reasonably designed, risk-based, and effective.
• Analyze current and emerging regulations and assess their applicability to the business.
• Support the development and/or implementation of financial crime risk management policies and procedures.
• Monitor effectiveness and report on financial crime compliance activities.
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to ensure compliance with regulations and best practices.
• Support audits, effectiveness reviews, and investigations related to financial crime compliance activities.
• Evaluate, summarize, organize, and interpret data.
• Establish and cultivate business relationships and a professional network.
• Translate and communicate operational and enterprise risks to client personnel, including executives.
• Provide supervisory experience of teams including mentoring, oversight and review of work, coordination across teams, and understanding how to motivate.

Benefits

• Hybrid workplace model offering a combination of working in person with a purpose and working remotely.
• Meaningful experiences for people and clients.
• Flexible environment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior