Compliance Officer Private Wealth Canada

Application Deadline:

07/08/2024

Address:

100 King Street West

Job Family Group:

Audit, Risk & Compliance

Assists in the implementation, maintenance and administration of a specific compliance program supporting BMO Nesbitt Burns and Private Wealth Canada, with a focus on financial planning, private banking, trusts, and registered plans compliance. Coordinates and performs risk assessment, monitoring, testing and surveillance activities to ensure program remains current and aligned with BMO Compliance Program. Works with business/group and internal partners to ensure regulatory, corporate and fiduciary obligations are met. Advises business/group on implications of new regulatory developments or internal products, and assists to implement new/revised policies and programs to address them. Identifies risks and implements appropriate actions to mitigate them. Develops and maintains compliance information for analysis and reporting. Achieves compliance goals by maintaining current knowledge of regulatory requirements and developments. Maintains functional and regulatory expertise specific to business group, and refers to Compliance Policies & Procedures manuals for requirements. Contributes to business/group results by providing oversight and making recommendations that significantly impact the Bank’s ability to monitor regulatory compliance programs, minimize operational risk and align with regulatory agencies.

Additional Accountabilities

• Provides advice and guidance to assigned business/group on implementation of solutions to manage regulatory risk based on an understanding of business operations and stakeholder needs.
• Assists conduct and/or effectively challenge risk assessments for business/group and assists to identify more effective compliance controls.
• Performs and/or effectively challenges monitoring and testing activities to ensure compliance regulatory compliance controls are operating and aligned to regulatory requirements. Supports root cause analysis in response to material control failures in business/group.
• Identifies, assesses, effectively challenges and oversees the satisfactory resolution of issues, including ensuring adequate management remediation plans and validation.
• Analyses and reports compliance information to Compliance and business/group management.
• Develops and maintains a high level of expertise in all regulations, directives and guidance which apply to the group(s) supported.
• Provides input to business/group on emerging risks, regulatory developments and interpretation of regulations.
• Consults on new products, services and automated systems to assist with incorporating compliance requirements into these initiatives.
• Ascertains training needs and helps develop training based on gaps identified through the compliance monitoring and testing.
• Identifies enhancements to business group compliance tools and processes and communicates to required stakeholders.
• Assists business group management in communicating and implementing changes to applicable regulatory policies and procedures.
• Anticipates/ identifies and analyses risk and consequences of unaddressed risk factors/ compliance gaps, and recommends appropriate controls.
• Builds effective professional relationships with business/groups.
• Operates effectively within a high stress environment with constantly changing expectations and regulatory & audit scrutiny.
• Accesses, monitors and reports on sensitive Bank, customer, transactional and employee information to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Communicates the roles and importance of each of the three lines of defense, and proactively identifies regulatory risk.
• Focus is primarily on business/group within BMO; may have broader, enterprise-wide focus.
• Exercises judgment to identify, diagnose, and solve problems within given rules.
• Works independently on a range of complex tasks, which may include unique situations.
• Broader work or accountabilities may be assigned as needed.

Qualifications

• Typically between 3 - 5 years of relevant experience and post-secondary degree in related field of study or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Recognized compliance certificate or equivalent preferred.
• Proficient knowledge of financial planning, private banking, trusts or registered plan compliance preferred.
• Bilingual preferred.
• Experience in regulatory development an asset.
• Strong knowledge of business operations & procedures, and activities involving documented practices.
• Proficient in communication, critical thinking, relationship management and project management skills.
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