Specialist, Risk Oversight

Duties
Join the Fight Against Financial Crime! The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) is at the forefront of ensuring the safety of Canadians and the integrity of Canada’s financial system. As Canada’s financial intelligence unit and AML/ATF supervisor, FINTRAC helps combat money laundering, terrorist financing, and threats to the security of Canada. Your key responsibilities:
• Develop and implement policies, frameworks, and reporting mechanisms to support effective risk-based supervision of regulated sectors and entities.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, address findings from external reviews, and enhance risk resilience.
• Provide strategic insights and recommendations to leadership, supporting informed decision-making and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support external reviews such as Financial Action Task Force (FATF), Financial Sector Assessment Program (IMF/FSAP), Office of the Auditor General of Canada (OAG), and Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) by gathering and analyzing relevant information, developing supporting documents, preparing sector representatives to respond to inquiries, and drafting formal submissions to ensure compliance and readiness.
• Stay informed on emerging trends in combating money laundering, terrorist financing and sanction evasion including, best practices, evolving regulatory requirements continuously enhancing expertise through research and professional development.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive risk management frameworks, including risk appetite, policies, standards, and risk models, while leading risk planning activities such as the National Risk Assessment and Annual Risk Outlook .
• Monitor emerging risks, trends, and vulnerabilities, across sectors and supervised entities advising leadership on mitigation strategies and organizational preparedness.

Work environment
The selected candidate will physically work in one of our 4 FINTRAC locations: Toronto, Vancouver, Ottawa or Montreal. In-office presence is required a minimum of 4 times / week.To learn more about our total compensation package including performance pay and leave, click on the hyperlink "Why Work With Us" under the Additional links section further below.

Positions to be filled
10

Important messages
In your cover letter, you must clearly demonstrate how you meet the essential education and experience qualifications outlined in the job posting. Please provide concrete examples for EACH essential qualification listed.If you meet any of the asset qualifications outlined in the job posting, clearly identify those that you meet by providing concrete examples. Applications will be screened on the information provided in your cover letter and CV. Failure to clearly demonstrate how you meet EACH essential qualification will result in your application not being given further consideration.
Do not discuss your application with others (including on social media), besides your partner or close family members - who should also be reminded of the need to be discreet.Due to the overwhelming volume of applications we receive, questions sent to our e-mail address regarding your application to this process will not be responded to.

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Top Secret security clearance - You must be a Canadian Citizen and eligible for a Top Secret security clearance to FINTRAC's standards.To learn more about this process, click on the hyperlink "Our rigorous security screening process" under the Additional links section further below.

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• Ability and willingness to travel
• Ability to work overtime on occasion

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• Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or relevant experience.

• Significant* experience working in a risk environment (e.g. analysis, oversight, compliance, regulatory supervision, financial crime, or a similar environment;
• Significant * experience analyzing qualitative and quantitative information (both structured and unstructured) to assess risk, identify trends or emerging issues, and support decision making;
• Significant* experience leading and presenting risk assessment projects for management or senior stakeholders, such as briefings, assessments, analysis, reports, presentations, or recommendations;
• Significant* experience leading and coordinating internal or external stakeholder meetings to gather information, validate findings and communicate a common understanding of risk issues. * Significant is defined as experience that is comprehensive (covering a wide range of responsibilities), deep (showing thorough involvement), and complex (involving challenging tasks), normally associated with having performed such duties for a minimum of seven (7 years).

• Knowledge of FINTRAC’s enabling legislation, regulations, and strategic objectives
• Knowledge of Canadian financial sector, including trends, risks and emerging issues
• Knowledge of risk assessment and risk oversight principles
 • Ability to communicate effectively in writing
• Ability to communicate effectively orally
• Ability to conceptualize, analyze and translate complex issues into actionable solutions
• Ability to adapt to changing environments
• Values and Ethics (serving through integrity and respect)
• Excellence through results (delivering results through own work, relationships and responsibilities)
• Strategic Thinking (innovating through analysis and ideas)
• Engagement (Working effectively with people, organizations and partners)

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Applied / assessed at a later date

Various language requirements

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• Certification such as FRM (Financial Risk Manager), CRM (Certified Risk Manager), or Certified Professional Accountant (CPA) designation, CFA (Certified Financial Analyst).

• Master’s degree in Finance, Business Administration, Risk Management, or related field.
• Experience developing risk frameworks, policies, and standards, in financial or regulated industries.
• Experience interpreting and guiding the use of data analytics and visualization techniques.
• Experience translating supervisory frameworks, methodologies, and policy requirements into business requirements and functional specifications within a public body or reporting entity.
• Experience leading a multi-disciplinary (e.g. policy, operations, enforcement, technology) team.

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