Description

 

 

 

Numéro de la demande: 225074 

Joignez une équipe gagnante, engagée et axée sur les résultats qui évolue dans une culture inclusive et de haut rendement.

 

Purpose

Contributes to the overall success of the Scotia Securities Inc. (SSI) Business Controls & Supervision department  in Canada ensuring specific individual goals, plans, initiatives are executed / delivered in support of the team’s business strategies and objectives. As a licensed Branch Compliance Officer (BCO), the SSI Supervision Specialist ensures all activities conducted are in compliance with governing regulations, internal policies and procedures.

Is this role right for you? In this role, you will:

Accountabilities

 

  • Champions a customer focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems and knowledge.
  • Monitoring:
    • Conduct daily reviews as per SSI Branch Compliance Officer (BCO) policies to monitor compliance with KYC suitability and other rules respecting sales practices by reviewing applications and order forms for suitability and completeness, and reviewing other supporting documentation, identification and reviewing trades processed for conformity with customer investment objectives.
    • Monitor customer mutual fund trade activities utilizing exceptions reports, with a focus on unusual/irregular activity and additional reviews such as excessive activity and other reports as required.
    • Follow-up on issues and ensure deficiencies are communicated effectively to the Registered Representatives/BCOs.

 

  • Assist in the control, evaluation, and response to: o    Any serious irregular activity, such as fraud, kiting, money laundering or serious incidence of non-compliance.
    • Negative trends and any known or perceived weaknesses in policies, practices, procedures, systems, or training which could lead to non-compliance
  • Provide support and guidance, regarding the SSI Tier 1 review, to mutual funds representatives within the distribution channels of Scotia Securities Inc.
  • Recommend and monitor action plans to correct: o    Incidents of non-compliance (and prevent their reoccurrence) o               Weaknesses in policies, practices, procedures, systems and/or training.
  • Understand how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.
  • Actively pursues effective and efficient operations of his/her respective areas, while ensuring the adequacy, adherence to and effectiveness of day-to-day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational risk, regulatory compliance risk, AML/ATF risk and conduct risk, including but not limited to responsibilities under the Operational Risk Management Framework, Regulatory Compliance Risk Management Framework, AML/ATF Global Handbook and the Guidelines for Business Conduct.
  • Champions a high performance environment and implements a people strategy that attracts, retains, develops and motivates their team by fostering an inclusive work environment; communicating vison/values/business strategy and managing succession and development planning for the team.

 

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role? We’d love to work with you if you have:

 

  • Must be eligible to be licensed to sell mutual funds in Canada
  • Must have an Undergraduate University Degree (preferably in business or accounting) &/or related work experience
  • Must satisfy all Compliance expectations for the role, including completion of the CIRO Branch Compliance Officer (BCO) course
  • Thorough knowledge of Branch Compliance Officer responsibilities, processes and guidelines
  • Knowledge of SSI and Bank policies, procedures and manuals for the sale and distribution of mutual funds through the Bank’s branches
  • The ability to evaluate risk, to identify control weaknesses, to recommend actions, to follow-up and to report on non-compliance effectively.
  • Initiative, and the ability to work efficiently and effectively in a fast-paced, team environment
  • Effective communication skills both verbal and written are required.
  • Strong organization and time management skills
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft applications (including Word, Excel, and Power Point) and familiarity with the Internet.

 

 

What’s in it for you?

 

  • We are big proponents of life-work integration and provide the flexibility and tools to achieve such.
  • We believe an inclusive and diverse work environment makes for happy and productive employees.
  • We recognize the importance of well-being and offer programs and benefits to support and sustain the mental and physical health of our employees and their families.

 

Pursuant to a language needs assessment conducted by Scotiabank, the successful candidate will be required to be able to communicate in English and French as they will be required to work closely with other groups from head office who operate primarily in English, and they will serve and English-speaking clientele.

 

Emplacement(s):  Canada : Québec : Montreal

La Banque Scotia compte parmi les chefs de file du secteur bancaire au Canada et des fournisseurs de services financiers dans les Amériques. Nous sommes là pour l’avenir de tous. Nous contribuons à la réussite de nos clients, de leur famille et de leur collectivité en offrant des conseils et une vaste gamme de produits et de services, dont des services bancaires aux particuliers, aux entreprises et aux sociétés, des services bancaires privés, d’investissement et de gestion de patrimoine ainsi que des services liés aux marchés des capitaux.

Nous valorisons les compétences et les expériences uniques que chacun apporte à la Banque et nous nous engageons à offrir un environnement inclusif et accessible pour tous. Si vous avez besoin de mesures d’adaptation durant le processus de recrutement et de sélection (p. ex. un lieu d’entrevue accessible, des documents dans un autre format, un interprète de la langue des signes ou une technologie d’assistance), veuillez en informer notre équipe de recrutement. Pour obtenir du soutien technique, cliquez ici. Les candidats doivent postuler directement en ligne. Nous remercions tous les candidats de leur intérêt pour la Banque Scotia; cependant, nous communiquerons uniquement avec les personnes retenues pour une entrevue.