Senior Manager, Financial Crimes Oversight Testing

What is the opportunity?

The successful incumbent manages a second line of defence (“2LoD”) oversight testing team responsible for executing the Royal Bank of Canada (“RBC”), Financial Crimes Oversight Testing – Canada, Caribbean, Central (“FCOT Central”) program. This lead role will contain the execution and achievement of periodic and ad-hoc oversight testing engagements of RBC Financial Crime (“FC”) units and controls that operate across Canada and the Caribbean, including Target Operating Model controls.  This is a people manager role, and you are therefore responsible for leading a team of qualified AML compliance risk professionals. You will lead by example, mentor, coach and supervise the performance of 1-5 FCOT Central reporting AML team member professional, while ensuring to develop these reporting individuals to meet the requirements of the FCOT program. As an AML compliance risk subject matter expert for the Canadian and Caribbean regulatory jurisdictions, you will be proactively identifying risks, trends, themes, and systemic breakdowns within the FC AML and operational controls. Testing areas of focus will include: AML advisory, anti-bribery/anti-corruption, financial intelligence units, global economic sanctions, high risk client management, regulatory reporting, are illustrations of our FCOT universe.

What will you do?

• Lead testing engagements, manage escalations, and appropriately provide timely reporting to senior leadership and stakeholders on the results of assigned review engagement(s)
• Lead and develop team members, offering real-time review engagement guidance, constant team monitoring and assignment of review tasks to meet timeline expectation, conduct credible challenge engagement, undertaking testing endeavours when required, aid in the development of test planning, fieldwork execution, executive report assembly and ensuring to continually support team members to meet an excellent standard. 
• Manage the team by providing focus and clarity in establishing goals, driving performance management, supporting career development, and rewarding strong performance
• Perform data analytics to identify opportunities that can be used to conduct testing at the macro level
• Identify and solution areas for opportunities to gain efficiencies within the FCOT Central team program
• Document, implement and keep abreast of regulatory and internal control changes
• Co-ordinate testing between QAR and Internal Audit to minimize testing duplication, stakeholder engagement while maximizing efficiency
• Maintain schedule of testing activities and communicate plan with stakeholders
• Establish, develop and maintain strong relations with internal and external partners
• Follow up and track issues and ensure resolution in a timely manner
• Ensure all paper and electronic files are maintained appropriately, create and maintain various AML documentation suitable for Audit and Regulatory review

What do you need to succeed?

Must have

• Bachelor’s Degree (e.g. Finance, Accounting, Economics, Criminology etc.) or equivalent
• 5-7 years of experience within AML
• 5-7 years or experience within Financial Crimes
• 2-4 years of experience within a 2nd line or audit testing function
• 1-2 years of experience in people management

Nice to have

• CAMS Certification, Certified Internal Audit, Association of Financial Crimes Specialists (ACFS), related designation(s)/certification(s).

What’s in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicable
• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
• A world-class training program in financial services
• Opportunities to do challenging work
• Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities  
• Opportunities to building close relationships with clients
• Access to a variety of job opportunities across business and geographies

Job Skills

Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Business Perspective, Communication, Decision Making, Financial Regulation, Interpersonal Relationship Management, Operational Integrity, Organizational Governance, Process Management, Strategic Thinking

Additional Job Details

20 KING ST W:TORONTOTorontoCanada37.5Full timeGROUP RISK MANAGEMENTRegularSalaried2026-05-082026-05-25

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

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