OFX

Senior Financial Crime Investigator

OFX$80K — $90K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years experience in Financial Crimes investigations (fraud and AML) in the financial sector.
  • Experience drafting and submitting Suspicious Transaction Reports (STRs) and Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs).
  • Knowledge of Anti-Fraud and Anti-Money Laundering frameworks and current obligations.
  • Strong understanding of red flags, criminal typologies, and trends in financial crime.
  • Proven ability to make logical findings and clearly articulate them.
  • Strong stakeholder management and problem-solving skills.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills for complex technical information.
  • High level of personal integrity and commitment to confidentiality.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct second-level investigations from alerts generated by monitoring systems and operational teams.
  • Support optimization of Financial Crimes detection systems through rule reviews and trend analysis.
  • Monitor and communicate metrics on volume and quality.
  • Critically assess customer activities against their profiles.
  • Engage with external partners and institutions for knowledge on financial crime trends.
  • Support comprehensive investigations and report to regulatory authorities such as FINTRAC and FinCEN.
  • Maintain thorough investigation records and documentation.
  • Collaborate with other departments to enhance processes and procedures.

Benefits

  • Flexible hybrid working model, with 1-2 days in the Toronto office.
  • Comprehensive benefits package for full-time and part-time roles (min. 24 hours/week).
  • Professional development opportunities and ongoing training.
  • Collaborative work environment fostering interaction with experienced professionals.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Purpose of your role

As a Senior Financial Crime Investigator, you will be responsible for helping identify and monitor Financial Crime activities such as fraud, money laundering, and terrorist financing. You will be supporting investigations and reporting findings to the relevant government authorities. You will play a critical role in protecting OFX and its customers and ensuring the company meets its regulatory obligations.

What you do
  • Conduct 2nd level investigations from alerts generated by OFX monitoring systems, as well as alerts raised by OFX's operational teams.
  • Support the continued optimisation of Financial Crimes detection systems by way of rule reviews, trend analysis, and customer & threat profiling.
  • Monitor and communicate volume and quality metrics.
  • Think critically about the customer's activity vs customer profile.
  • Engage with external partners, consortiums, and other financial institutions to gain knowledge and a deeper understanding of Financial Crime trends.
  • Support comprehensive investigations through to reporting to the applicable governing authorities, including but not limited to FINTRAC and FinCEN.
  • Ensure maintenance of thorough investigation records.
  • Work in conjunction with other areas of the organisation to design and implement changes to processes and procedures.
  • Update and train on internal documentation and work processes.
  • Contribute to a high standard of service to all internal/external clients.


Qualifications

What you bring
  • 3+ years' experience in Financial Crimes case investigations, covering both fraud and AML typologies, ideally within the financial sector.
  • Experience with the drafting and submission of Suspicious Transaction Reports (STRs) and Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs).
  • Knowledge of current Risk, Anti-Fraud, and Anti-Money Laundering obligations and frameworks.
  • Understanding of red flags, criminal typologies, and trends.
  • Ability to investigate, make logical findings and clearly articulate those findings.
  • Ability to prioritise work and resources, keeping business objectives at the forefront of the decision-making process.
  • Strong stakeholder management and problem-solving skills.
  • Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the capability to articulate complex technical information.
  • Ability to maintain high standards of accuracy and work under pressure to achieve deadlines.
  • Demonstrated self-initiative and ability to work unsupervised.
  • High level of personal integrity, commitment to confidentiality and privacy principles.
  • Experience working closely with an operational function and frontline staff.
  • Technical skills, MS Office Suite (Intermediate).

The salary range for this position is $80,000.00 - $90,000.00 CAD. Exact salary offered will be dependent on multiple factors including level of experience, job-related knowledge, skills, work location, etc. In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for a variable bonus and/or commission. As part of the compensation package, benefits are also offered for all full-time roles and part-time roles working a minimum of 24 hours a week.

We also offer a flexible hybrid working model where employees typically work 1-2 days from our Toronto office.

This is an existing full time permanent position.

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About OFX

OFX is a financial services company that specializes in international money transfers. The company was founded in 1998 in Sydney, Australia and is now headquartered in San Francisco, California. OFX offers a range of services, including currency exchange, international payments, and risk management. The company operates in over 190 countries and has transferred over $100 billion in customer funds. OFX is known for its competitive exchange rates and low fees. The company has won numerous awards for its services, including the Canstar 5-star rating for Outstanding Value in International Money Transfers.
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