Senior Compliance Officer, LRC

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Become a part of our Legal, Regulatory Compliance and Procurement group, a central governance unit within Wealth Management Compliance team that plays a pivotal role in ensuring our wealth management compliance operations adhere to the highest standards of regulatory compliance.

As a Senior Compliance Officer, you will step into a dynamic and influential position that demands expertise in regulatory change management and compliance reporting. You will collaborate closely with other compliance officers to manage and enhance our regulatory compliance program.

Key Responsibilities:

• Regulatory Change Management: Stay abreast of applicable Canadian wealth management regulations and ensure our operations comply with these standards.

• Compliance Reporting: Develop and present detailed reports on the state of our compliance program to senior leadership, utilizing your strong report-writing and presentation skills.

• Stakeholder Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with various stakeholders, including senior management, to ensure seamless compliance operations.

• Data Analysis: Work with large datasets, using analytical tools to extract insights and inform decision-making processes.

Desired Skills and Experience:

• Proven experience in compliance, particularly within wealth management.

• Detailed knowledge and prior experience working with the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) regulations and related guidelines.

• Strong report-writing and presentation skills.

• Ability to manage relationships with senior leadership and various stakeholders.

• Experience with securities regulations, and dealing with dealer firms.

• Proficiency in Power BI, Excel, and GRCE (Archer system or similar) is a plus.

• An analytical mindset with a keen eye for detail and a willingness to learn and adapt.

This position is located in Toronto and offers a hybrid work arrangement with at least 2 days per week designated for in-office collaboration (with Wednesday as the anchor day), while other days remote.

Assists in the implementation, maintenance and administration of a specific compliance program. 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.

• Provides advice and guidance to assigned business/group on implementation of solutions aligned to regulatory risk appetite based on an understanding of business operations and stakeholder needs.

• Consults on new products, services and automated systems to assist with incorporating compliance requirements into these initiatives.

• Influences to achieve effective regulatory compliance controls that enable business objectives.

• Identifies and advises on emerging issues and trends to inform decision-making.

• Helps determine business priorities and best sequence for execution of business/group strategy.

• Builds effective professional relationships with business group, internal/external stakeholders and trust with regulators.

• Analyses and reports on compliance data, and related data to gain insights on regulatory risk.

• Oversees the development and maintenance of guidelines and procedures, providing advice/rulings as necessary, for a single function within a geographic area.

• Participates in the design, implementation and management of core business/group processes.

• Conducts and/or effectively challenges risk assessments for business/group and assists to identify more effective compliance controls.

• Performs and/or effectively challenges monitoring and testing activities to ensure 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.

• Elevates high profile issues/risk cases to Compliance and business/group management for prompt resolution.

• Analyzes 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.

• Conducts and/or effectively challenges risk assessments for business/group and assists to identify more effective compliance controls.

• Performs and/or effectively challenges monitoring and testing activities to ensure 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 provides oversight on the satisfactory resolution of issues, including ensuring adequate management remediation plans and validation. Elevates high profile issues/risk cases to Compliance and business/group management for prompt resolution.

• Analyzes and reports compliance information to Compliance and business/group management.

• Advises first line of defense management and employees on compliance matters.

• 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.

• Represents the business/group Compliance team and interacts with examiners/auditors during internal, external and regulatory audits and examinations.

• Provides regulatory perspective on business group's sales and marketing materials.

• 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.

• Provides specialized consulting, analytical and technical support.

• Exercises judgment to identify, diagnose, and solve problems within given rules.

• Works independently and regularly handles non-routine situations.

• Broader work or accountabilities may be assigned as needed.

Qualifications:

• Typically minimum of 6 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.

• Detailed knowledge of consumer protection regulations and related marketing and advertising guidelines.

• Skilled knowledge of regulatory/ compliance requirements and the operations of a single client group.

• May require experience at regulatory body for one or more compliance area(s).

• Strong communication, critical thinking, relationship management and project management skills.

• Deep knowledge and technical proficiency gained through extensive education and business experience.

• Verbal & written communication skills - In-depth.

• Collaboration & team skills - In-depth.

• Analytical and problem solving skills - In-depth.

• Influence skills - In-depth.

• Data driven decision making - In-depth.

The above represents BMO Financial Group's pay range and type.

Salaries will vary based on factors such as location, skills, experience, education, and qualifications for the role, and may include a commission structure. Salaries for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on number of hours regularly worked. For commission roles, the salary listed above represents BMO Financial Group's expected target for the first year in this position.

BMO Financial Group's total compensation package will vary based on the pay type of the position and may include performance-based incentives, discretionary bonuses, as well as other perks and rewards. BMO also offers health insurance, tuition reimbursement, accident and life insurance, and retirement savings plans. To view more details of our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.bmo.com/global/en/Total-Rewards

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