Senior Compliance Officer - Advisory, Canadian Wealth Distribution, Global Compliance

Requisition ID: 193167
Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

Senior Compliance Officer contributes to the overall success of the Compliance/ Canadian Wealth Distribution (CWD) ensuring specific individual goals, plans, initiatives are executed / delivered in support of the team's business strategies and objectives. 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:

• Champion a customer-focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Ban relationships, systems and knowledge.
• Provide written and oral advice to the businesses on a variety of compliance matters, for order execution only and full-service brokerage as required. Provide support to the Senior Managers and Directors, Compliance, CWD in developing, monitoring and regularly updating the businesses' Compliance operations to ensure that regulatory risks are managed effectively and efficiently and in accordance with the Bank's Risk Appetite. Primary responsibilities include conducting advisory activities and investigations. This includes research and/or investigate potential violations of regulations, policies and procedures and ensure effective remediation of non-compliance situations
• Assist with regulatory filings, requests, and responses Provide support to the Senior Managers and Directors in the monitoring of regulatory developments, the maintenance and updating of policies, procedures, and compliance systems, testing and monitoring programs, regular reporting to senior Compliance and business management and the timely escalation of material compliance concerns; provide expert advice and counsel to the businesses; provide training to the businesses and centralize Compliance functions as required.
• Conduct compliance oversight (surveillance duties) in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements including IIROC Rule 1300 & 2500 and internal policies and procedures to detect violations and potential violations
• Conduct effective follow-up on issues and potential violations identified in a timely and efficient manner
• 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 their respective areas in accordance with Scotiabank's Values, its Code of Conduct and the Global Sales Principles, while ensuring the adequacy, adherence to and effectiveness of day-to-day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational, compliance, AML/ATF/sanctions and conduct risk.
• Champions a high performance environment and contributes to an inclusive work environment

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

• Knowledgeable about securities, regulatory environment, and ethical standards.
• College Diploma or bachelor's degree and/ or a minimum 5 years relevant experience in the financial industry preferably within a regulatory compliance, audit or risk function
• Highly knowledgeable about the businesses' activities, products & services, and organization.
• Able to assess difficult compliance and other regulatory issues, exercise sound judgment expeditiously with respect to such issues, defend decisions with the businesses.
• Able to identify areas of regulatory, reputational and conduct risk and escalate all issues appropriately.
• Able to effectively work with and influence business and other control functions personnel in the businesses to implement compliance-risk management initiatives
• Able to communicate effectively verbally and in writing with business stakeholders and Compliance staff.
• Spanish is a strong asset

Some more information you might want to know:

• Very broad in scope covering "compliance risk" (regulatory and conduct risk) across the businesses' operations
• Compliance risk failures can attract significant costs and potential regulatory penalties as well as damage to the firm's reputation. Accordingly, there is a focus on advice and counsel, prevention, detection and problem resolution.
• Strong strategic influencing skills are necessary to effect change
• Knowledge of IIROC rules and general retail regulatory framework
• Excellent analytical and written skills with ability to review, interpret and synthesize data to drive investigations on potential exceptions.
• Keen to develop technology-inspired ideas that improve compliance processes

Location(s): Canada : Ontario : Toronto
Scotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas. Guided by our purpose: "for every future", we help our customers, their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice, products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets.
At Scotiabank, we value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank, and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. If you require accommodation (including, but not limited to, an accessible interview site, alternate format documents, ASL Interpreter, or Assistive Technology) during the recruitment and selection process, please let our Recruitment team know. If you require technical assistance, please click here. Candidates must apply directly online to be considered for this role. We thank all applicants for their interest in a career at Scotiabank; however, only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.