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Consultant / Senior Consultant - Financial Crimes and Anti-Money Laundering

Consultant / Senior Consultant - Financial Crimes and Anti-Money Laundering

KPMG-CanadaMontreal, Quebec, Canada
20 days ago
Job description

Overview

At KPMG, you'll join a team of diverse and dedicated problem solvers, connected by a common cause : turning insight into opportunity for clients and communities around the world.

With the objective of continuing to grow and realize its full potential, our Financial Crimes practice in the Montreal office is looking for a Consultant / Senior Consultant in Financial Crimes, to help develop its service offering and grow its Financial Crimes Advisory Services team.

In compliance with laws and industry best practices, we work closely with our clients to identify, manage, and mitigate their exposition to financial crime, by acting as advisory experts on the following matters :

  • Anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing
  • Economic sanctions
  • Anti-tax evasion
  • Anti-corruption
  • Fraud

What you will do

You will be involved in a variety of projects with clients exclusively in the financial crime industry. You will work closely with the practice partners on advisory projects and will contribute to business development.

Also, as a Consultant or Senior Consultant you will have the following responsibilities :

  • Act as subject matter expert on financial crimes advisory so that we can provide services in compliance with best practices, legal requirements, and the firm's standards of excellence.
  • Support the lines of defense in deploying financial crimes programs.
  • Assess the risks (financial crimes (money laundering, tax evasion, economic sanctions), fraud (internal / external) across an organization.
  • Help our clients to have a comprehensive view of their operational and regulatory risks, enabling them to reduce their risk exposure.
  • Assist clients in various risk management engagements including, but not limited to, identifying risk appetite, identifying processes, assessing the adequacy of the design and effectiveness of controls in place, to ensure compliance with legislative and regulatory requirements.
  • Participate in the deployment of new technologies in financial crimes and / or lead the proposals.
  • Provide sound advice on fraud governance strategy and adapt it to the needs of clients.

    • More generally, you will have to :

  • Develop your knowledge and skills as an expert in financial crimes, with a team that will provide you with the necessary expertise, but also by obtaining specific certifications in the field, such as CAMS (Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist), CFE (Certified Fraud Examiner), ACFCS (Certified Specialist in Financial Crimes) et CSS (Economic Sanctions Specialist) .
  • Maintain a continuous awareness of emerging financial crimes trends and risks.
  • Perform administrative tasks related to the operation of the firm and the development of advisory services ( drafting of service offers, engagement letters, etc.)

    • What you bring to the role

  • 2 to 4 years of experience in financial crimes or other relevant experience.
  • Bachelor's degree in accounting, criminology, finance, business, or related field.
  • Master's degree or graduate degree in financial crimes or related field is considered an asset.
  • Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Certified Financial Crimes Specialist (ACFCS), Economic Sanctions Specialist (CSS) certifications or equivalent
  • designations will be considered an asset
  • Understanding of banking, insurance, asset management products and services and existing technologies in the market.
  • Good technical knowledge of AML systems is an important asset.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Ability to produce concise and structured presentations and reports.
  • Good knowledge of Excel, Word, Visio et PowerPoint programs.
  • Willingness to contribute to internal development activities as well as to business development.
  • Be customer-oriented, understand their issues and propose value-added solutions.
  • Be comfortable with teamwork, coaching and relationship building.
  • Demonstrate strategic thinking.
  • Ability to perform well under pressure and manage projects adequately.
  • Be autonomous and have a sense of initiative and priorities.
  • Demonstrate great rigor and attention to details.
  • Structure and synthesize multiple concepts clearly to make compelling recommendations, both verbally and in writing.

    • Providing you with the support you need to be at your best

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