Global Financial Crimes Specialist

Bank of America Corporation; Toronto; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Bank of America Canada is seeking a seasoned Financial Crimes Compliance professional to support the MLRO, review suspicious activity and sanctions, and assist in regulatory exams. You will analyze risk, develop reporting metrics, and ensure compliance with Canadian AML/CFT standards.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration with frontline units, regulatory teams, and senior management to mitigate financial crime risks across Canada.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in AML, sanctions, or financial crimes compliance.
• Experience with suspicious activity reviews and reporting.
• Strong risk management and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to handle multiple compliance projects in a dynamic regional team.

Responsibilities

• Support Canada MLRO in compliance and risk activities.
• Review potential suspicious activity and sanctions alerts.
• Assist with SAR/STR filings and regulatory exams.
• Develop metrics and analytical reports.
• Ensure adherence to Canadian AML/CFT regulations.
• Escalate financial crimes concerns to management.

Skills

AML / Sanctions

Regulatory filings

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent

Tools

MS Office

Excel

Copilot

Job description

Job Description

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day. Being a Great Place to Work and providing a culture of caring is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. We are intentional about fostering an inclusive workplace where every teammate has the opportunity to succeed, build a career and contribute to our shared success. This includes attracting and developing exceptional talent, recognizing and rewarding performance, and supporting our teammates' physical, emotional, and financial wellness through affordable, competitive and flexible benefits. We value the unique perspectives individuals bring from all backgrounds and career paths - whether shaped by military service, community college education, or a wide range of work and life experiences. These journeys foster resilience, leadership and innovation, strengthening our workforce and positively impact the communities we serve.

Bank of America is committed to an in-office culture that supports collaboration, engagement, and career development. Our approach includes clear in-office expectations, while providing an appropriate level of flexibility based on role-specific responsibilities and business needs. At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join us!

Job Description

The role will support execution of compliance and operational risk processes used to identify and mitigate risks associated with money laundering, terrorist financing, economic sanctions and fraud and provide risk management and client advisory support within Canada. The incumbent will partner with the Money Laundering Reporting Officer to assisting in the review of potential suspicious transactions and with the associated regulatory filing, support regulatory and corporate audits, as well as work with front line business, operations and other financial crimes teams across the region and globally to assess and monitor risks and controls, identify trends, analyse business processes and review quality assurance trends.

Responsibilities

• Support the Canada MLRO in performing compliance and risk activities, including:
• Reviewing potential suspicious activity and sanctions alerts
• Assisting with suspicious activity (SAR/STR) regulatory filings
• Assisting with preparation for, and participating in, financial crimes related regulatory exams and audits
• Executing governance and management routines, including development of metrics and analytical reports
• Executing local designed controls required in adherence to Canadian regulations
• Develop monitoring and test coverage plans
• Performing monitoring and testing activities of Front Line Unit (FLU) and control function (CF)-owned processes related to Customer Due Diligence activities, Non-Financial Regulatory Reporting, or other activities as required against Canadian AML/CFT laws, rules and regulations
• Assisting with the review of relevant policies to ensure they reflect Canadian AML/CFT regulatory requirements for Financial Crimes
• Acting as the Canada GFC owned procedures specialist
• Identifying, aggregating, reporting and escalating financial crimes risks, issues and control enhancements
• Conducting financial crimes risk assessments
• Assisting in the development of financial crimes training
• Escalating financial crimes concerns to the Global Financial Crimes Manager or Executive

Qualifications

At least 5 years relevant experience in Control Functions including AML and Sanctions, advisory background or Financial Crimes Compliance gained from working in the financial industry Sound experience with Suspicious transaction reviews, including potential intances of sanctions evasion, and Ministerial Directives, and associated reporting Business Stakeholder Management: experience in risk management and client advisory Compliance and Operational Risk: experience identifying, mitigating and escalating matters of AML concerns to FLUs and senior management Possesses decision making skills related to Financial Crimes Compliance Risk Management- and are able to stand up to the FLUs and take decisions Degree Required: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience Preferred candidates with understanding of global banking and markets business lines Preferred candidates with subject matter expertise in financial crimes risks related to Canada Ability to handle multiple compliance projects in a dynamic environment and regional team setting

Skills

Ability to read and interpret regulatory guidance Extensive knowledge of AML typologies Working knowledge of Ministerial Directives reviews and filings Strong analytical, organizational and decision making skills Strong written and verbal communications Strong understanding of monitoring, testing and/or quality assurance processes Strong personal drive, attention to detail, must be a self-motivated and critical thinker Ability to handle multiple projects in a dynamic environment Proficiency with MS Office programs - including strong Excel expertise and Copilot Mature change management and transformation abilities Ability to quickly learn proprietary technology applications Excellent research abilities, including exposure to research tools (e.g. LexisNexis, CLEAR) Sound judgment

What Bank of America Offers

Bank of America embodies a culture that extends from how we think, to how we behave, and to how we measure performance. By achieving excellence - in everything we do, every time we do it - we deliver the full value of Bank of America for our clients, our shareholders and our employees. Bank of America places a high value on talent and on maintaining a culture defined by meritocracy. For these reasons, it is deeply committed to professional development, opportunity and accountability at all levels of the organization.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Bank of America is an Equal Opportunity Employer Bank of America encourages applications from all qualified individuals. Applicants with disabilities may notify us of any accommodations needed to support your participation in the recruitment process. We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying. Please be aware that only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted for this position.

Shift

Shift: Hours Per Week: 37.5

Job Description

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. Responsible Growth is how we run our company and how we deliver for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day. One of the keys to driving Responsible Growth is being a great place to work for our teammates around the world. We're devoted to being a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone. We hire individuals with a broad range of backgrounds and experiences and invest heavily in our teammates and their families by offering competitive benefits to support their physical, emotional, and financial well-being. Bank of America believes both in the importance of working together and offering flexibility to our employees. We use a multi-faceted approach for flexibility, depending on the various roles in our organization. Working at Bank of America will give you a great career with opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact, along with the power to make a difference. Join us!

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