Senior Financial Crime Investigator

OFX•Toronto, ON

15d•CA$80,000 - CA$90,000•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Senior Financial Crime Investigator, you will be responsible for helping identify and monitor Financial Crime activities such as fraud, money laundering, and terrorist financing. You will be supporting investigations and reporting findings to the relevant government authorities. You will play a critical role in protecting OFX and its customers and ensuring the company meets its regulatory obligations.

Requirements

3+ years’ experience in Financial Crimes case investigations, covering both fraud and AML typologies, ideally within the financial sector.
Experience with the drafting and submission of Suspicious Transaction Reports (STRs) and Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs).
Knowledge of current Risk, Anti-Fraud, and Anti-Money Laundering obligations and frameworks.
Understanding of red flags, criminal typologies, and trends.
Ability to investigate, make logical findings and clearly articulate those findings.
Ability to prioritise work and resources, keeping business objectives at the forefront of the decision-making process.
Strong stakeholder management and problem-solving skills.
Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the capability to articulate complex technical information.
Ability to maintain high standards of accuracy and work under pressure to achieve deadlines.
Demonstrated self-initiative and ability to work unsupervised.
High level of personal integrity, commitment to confidentiality and privacy principles.
Experience working closely with an operational function and frontline staff.
Technical skills, MS Office Suite (Intermediate).

Responsibilities

Conduct 2nd level investigations from alerts generated by OFX monitoring systems, as well as alerts raised by OFX’s operational teams.
Support the continued optimisation of Financial Crimes detection systems by way of rule reviews, trend analysis, and customer & threat profiling.
Monitor and communicate volume and quality metrics.
Think critically about the customer’s activity vs customer profile.
Engage with external partners, consortiums, and other financial institutions to gain knowledge and a deeper understanding of Financial Crime trends.
Support comprehensive investigations through to reporting to the applicable governing authorities, including but not limited to FINTRAC and FinCEN.
Ensure maintenance of thorough investigation records.
Work in conjunction with other areas of the organisation to design and implement changes to processes and procedures.
Update and train on internal documentation and work processes.
Contribute to a high standard of service to all internal/external clients.