About this role
Role Overview
- Ensure Remote’s Canadian MSB remains compliant with new guidance and regulation stemming from FINTRAC and Bank of Canada’s RPAA legislation.
- Draft policies relating to customer due diligence, enhanced due diligence, screening measures, business-wide risk assessments, customer risk assessments, transaction monitoring, suspicious activity reporting, law enforcement engagement, fraud prevention, anti-bribery and corruption, authentication standards, AML/PF training and sanctions compliance meeting the expectations of Canadian regulators.
- Lead the AML/CTF audits for Remote’s Canadian regulated entity, manage relationships with other external advisors for Canada as required.
- Lead AML/CTF audits for Remote's other North America activities, manage relationships with North America external advisors as required.
- Responsible for ongoing maintenance of relevant policies, procedures and control environment to ensure our payments entities remain compliant with regulatory requirements and industry standards.
- Prepare and submit accurate and timely reports to regulatory authorities.
- Perform periodic and ad hoc 'second line of defence' controls effectiveness reviews as required; reporting to management on any findings and setting out remediation plans where necessary.
- Developing and enhancing compliance 'management information' or metrics to support on-going monitoring of the Canadian compliance function.
- Keep abreast of regulatory changes and update reporting processes accordingly.
Requirements
- Extensive experience within the Second line of Defence in the financial sector, with demonstrable experience in Financial Crime Compliance
- Expert knowledge of Canadian payments legislation, both with FINTRAC (specifically MSB rules) and Bank of Canada’s RPAA
- Previous experience in both Compliance and Compliance Operations roles within a global financial services company.
- Must be a CA resident
- Professional AML / MLRO certifications
- Writes and speaks fluent English.
- It's not required to have experience working in a USA AML compliance role, but it's considered a plus.
- It's not required to have experience working remotely, but considered a plus.
Benefits
- work from anywhere
- flexible paid time off
- flexible working hours (we are async)
- 16 weeks paid parental leave
- mental health support services
- stock options
- learning budget
- home office budget & IT equipment
- budget for local in-person social events or co-working spaces