BNP Paribas Looking for Trainer AML at Montréal, QC Full Time

At BNP Paribas Canada, it is our employees which make the difference… Our 75 nationalities are part of our diversity!

Do you like challenges, a structured framework, the prospect of optimizing and innovating? You are known for your originality and want a certain freedom to think while sharing your knowledge and ideas?

… Come help us contribute to the growth of our Canadian platform!

You will benefit amongst other things from:
Access to social volunteer and recreational programs, via our many Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)

Opportunities for career development through active internal mobility and our innovative training program: Canada Academy

A brand new workspace, flexible, comfortable and easily adaptable to your needs: remote work opportunities, standing desks, innovation lab., open meeting rooms and spaces

Business Overview:
What about applying for a job that is consequential and contributing to making the world a safer and better place? What about being on the front line of the anti-financial crime fight?

Are you interested in joining and creating a new team in AML and Control Framework? BNPP Group is transferring part of AML activities from Compliance to 1LOD to reinforce AML risk culture within the Business and to strengthen the Group AML framework efficiency. Within CIB North America, it means AML L1 alert investigation function will be hosted by USD Clearing and Payments and a new team of investigators will be created in Montreal.

USD Clearing & Payments Montreal is already the CIB North America team responsible for reviewing Sanctions alerts level 1 and 2 and managing sanctions filters and logics. USD Clearing and Payments has recently been featured as one of the most innovative team with the launch of AI models for sanctions.

As AML Level 1 Training and Complex Alert Specialist, you will have a crucial role in the success of the AML L1 team in general: being in charge of all new joiners training, the quality and efficiency of each AML L1 investigators depends on your skills and input. You will need to communicate the importance and value and responsibilities associated to AML functions – because AML is not like any other job – AML contributes to the direct identification of terrorism financial, anti-money laundering, human trafficking etc.! You will be in charge of developing a training program (through various medium) after the initial onboarding, designing training set as response to changes in the procedure/ QA or audit findings and in cooperation with Compliance. You will also actively contribute to process improvement efforts, proactively identifying pain points and gaps in the existing AML investigation framework, scenarios, ref flags and systems. You will opine on new technology pilots & UATs.

As a subject Matter Expert you will support the AML L1 team on a daily basis with your AML expertise, but also have the opportunity to perform investigations for the most complex models of Actimize.

To be successful, you will need to master the BNPP AML policies/procedures, Actimize scenarios and have a very good understanding of BNPP Group products. You will need to have strong communication skills (oral and written), you will need to love sharing your knowledge, and structuring it in a simple and synthetized manner. You will need to have an excellent command of Excel and experience in process optimization. You will need to be hands-on and investigative when performing complex alert investigations.

In this role, you will see a direct link between geopolitical tensions and your work. You will actively contribute in the fight against money laundering, terrorism financing, human trafficking, and tax evasion. Your work will matter.

Candidate Success Factors:
Candidates will be measured on the following four performance drivers, which will dictate how individual impact is considered on the Americas platform:

Results and Impact

Leadership and Collaboration

Client, Customer and Stakeholder Focus

Compliance Culture and Conduct

Responsibilities:
Designing and implementing a training program for AML Level 1 investigators

Providing guidance and support to the L1 Investigators on alert investigation questions

Maintaining and enhancing procedures for investigations, monitoring and departmental management

Reviewing QA and L2 feedbacks on the quality of AML L1 investigations and deriving communication, team training or personalized training to L1 investigators.

Proposing operational efficiencies to simplify the L1 alert investigation process.

Contributing, in collaboration with L2 and L3 as needed and AML Transaction Monitoring and Optimization (“TMO”), to the tuning and on-going maintenance of the monitoring systems used for monitoring and/or improvements to existing reports;

Research, analyze, and investigate potentially suspicious Anti-Money Laundering/Counter Terrorist Financing (AML/CTF) activity based on a variety of AML Systems generated alerts from Corporate, Institutional, and Correspondent Banking transactional activity.

Assisting in related matters during examinations by the firm’s regulators and internal auditors.

Minimum Qualifications:
Skills and expertise

Business:
Financial Security – Strong knowledge of AML/ KYC, U.S.A. PATRIOT Act, Bank Secrecy Act

Tax Evasion Prevention

Know Your Client – KYC

Risk Monitoring

Transversal:
Ability to inspire others & generated people’s commitment

Ability to develop others and generate people’s commitment

Ability to develop and adapt a process

Analytical Ability

Behavioral skills

Organization Skills

Ability to share/pass on knowledge

Critical thinking

Ability to synthetize/simplify

Methodologies, tools and technologies:
Strong computer skills including MS Office Suite.

Knowledge of Actimize, GCARS, CRDS, RMPM, Worldcheck, LexisNexis, Orbis is a Plus

Experience level

Five + years of experience with a financial services firm and/or regulatory organization in an AML compliance, audit, or regulatory related position.

Preferred Qualifications:
BA or BS Degree accounting, finance, legal, economics or related discipline a must.

CAMS Certified a plus.

FINRA Registrations Required: N/A

About BNP Paribas

With more than 200,000 employees in 72 countries, the Group serves nearly 32 million individual customers and 850,000 professionals, entrepreneurs, SMEs and large companies. BNP Paribas is a leading bank in the euro zone and a leading international banking player.

Did you know? In 2019, BNP Paribas named World’s Best Bank for Corporate Responsibility 2019

About BNP Paribas in Canada

With more than 900 employees, BNP Paribas Canada continues to attract experts from diverse fields as well as ambitious young talent from around the world. We are proud to offer our employees a rewarding and international workplace where they can build their professional careers by honing their skills, meeting challenges and enriching their knowledge of the financial industry.

A recruitment policy that promotes equality and diversity:
BNP Paribas is an equal opportunity employer. BNP Paribas recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, and other protected status (Employment Equity Act).

Part of BNP Paribas dedication to diversity, multiculturalism and inclusion is clearly reflected on how we believe and live diversity and inclusion all together. As such, one of BNP Paribas’ initiatives is hosting Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) which are focused on equality of gender, sexual orientation and learning from other cultures.

We can assist with access to job offers for people with disabilities who may be unable to use our career site – please contact us by email canada_recrutement@ca.bnpparibas.com or by phone on 514-285-6000

Want to know more about the BNP Paribas Group?

https://group.bnpparibas/en/group

** Only selected applications that meet the requirements of the role will be contacted **

Primary Location: CA-QC-Montréal

Job Type: Standard / Permanent

Job: FINANCE ACCOUNTS ET MANAGEMENT CONTROL

Education Level: Bachelor Degree or equivalent (>= 3 years)

Experience Level: At least 5 years

Schedule: Full-time