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AI-powered mortgage lender with unbiased advice

AML Compliance Analyst

Financial Crime & AMLUpdated on Nov 14
Full-time

About the Job

Requirements

  • At least 3 years of experience in compliance or anti-money laundering, with exposure to complex entity structures.
  • An understanding of corporate structures and documentation, including multi-layered and multi-entity ownership arrangements.
  • Strong documentation discipline and the ability to maintain clear, thorough, and audit-defensible records.
  • High attention to detail and strong analytical skills.
  • Sound judgment in identifying and escalating risk indicators.
  • Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion.
  • Bilingual ability in French and English is essential for communicating with clients across Canada.

Responsibilities

  • Administer and maintain CMLS's commercial mortgage anti-money-laundering and anti-terrorist-financing compliance program.
  • Conduct full KYC onboarding reviews for commercial borrowers, guarantors, indemnitors, and related parties.
  • Conduct enhanced due diligence on a risk-assessed basis.
  • Collect and validate corporate documentation, including articles of incorporation, share registers, trust deeds, and partnership agreements.
  • Identify and verify beneficial ownership in complex, multi-layered, and multi-entity structures, documenting ownership charts with clear evidentiary records.
  • Conduct periodic KYC refresh reviews on existing clients in accordance with their assigned risk tier.
  • Update client risk ratings in response to material changes or scheduled risk tier reviews.
  • Apply CMLS's AML risk-rating methodology at onboarding and throughout the client relationship, including geographic and industry risk, PEP exposure, and adverse media.
  • Ensure all risk-rating rationale is clearly documented and audit-defensible.
  • Conduct sanctions, PEP, and adverse media screening at onboarding and on an ongoing basis, documenting outcomes and escalating appropriate cases to the Senior Lead, Trust & Safety.
  • Identify and document transactions or behaviours that may give rise to reasonable grounds to suspect money laundering or terrorist financing.
  • Prepare and submit Suspicious Transaction Reports to FINTRAC, escalating to the Senior Lead, Trust & Safety as appropriate.
  • Maintain complete, well-organized AML files in accordance with PCMLTFA record-keeping requirements.
  • Support internal audits and FINTRAC examinations, responding to regulatory enquiries in collaboration with the Senior Lead, Trust & Safety.
  • Assist in maintaining and updating AML procedure documentation, checklists, and templates as directed.
  • Maintain current knowledge of FINTRAC guidance, PCMLTFA obligations, and AML/ATF best practices as they apply to the mortgage sector.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience in KYC, regulatory compliance, or familiarity with PCMLTFA and FINTRAC guidance is an asset.
  • ACAMS designation is not required but is an asset.

About the Company

nesto

AI-powered mortgage lender with unbiased advice

Nesto is a Canadian online mortgage lender that uses technology to simplify the mortgage process. It offers mortgage options through an AI-powered algorithm that estimates the best rate in seconds, then lets customers customize based on personal goals. The application process is straightforward, with easy document uploads for review. Nesto differentiates itself by providing unbiased, commission-free expert advice from a team of over 300 advisors across Canada, helping clients from start to finish and during the life of their loan. Revenue comes from the interest on mortgages, and the company has helped over 400,000 Canadians. Its goal is to make the mortgage experience transparent and customer-friendly by combining advanced technology with accessible expert guidance.

Company size
501-1,000
Company stage
Series E
Total funding
$222.6M
Headquarters
Montreal, Canada
Founded
2018

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