Risk Analyst
- Toronto, ON, Canada
Compensation: $40.75/hour plus 4% vacation pay · Contract
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Job details
- Pay
- Compensation: $40.75/hour plus 4% vacation pay
- Job type
- Contract
- Apply by
- Experience
- At least 2 years of Risk Analyst experience.
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Risk Analyst II – AML Investigations
Toronto, ON | Hybrid | Contract
Join our client's Global Anti-Money Laundering (GAML) team and help detect and deter money laundering, terrorist financing, and other financial crime risks. As a Risk Analyst II, you’ll review transactional activity, assess alerts, and support AML Operations in a leading financial institution.
What you’ll do
- Analyze transactional activity to identify unusual patterns, potential risks, and suspicious activity.
- Review and investigate alerts, documenting findings and escalating higher-risk or non-standard activity as appropriate.
- Manage a daily workload to meet service-level and productivity expectations, including a target of 10 alerts per day.
- Apply AML procedures, internal policies, and relevant regulatory requirements in your work.
- Review information against applicable lists, guidelines, and procedures, and flag discrepancies.
- Maintain accuracy and confidentiality while working across systems and processes.
- Support operational improvements and contribute to a positive, collaborative team environment.
What you bring
- At least 2 years of Risk Analyst experience.
- Fundamental knowledge of AML operations, standards, procedures, laws, rules, and regulations.
- Experience with computer applications, including Microsoft Office.
- Strong analytical, research, organizational, and prioritization skills.
- Ability to manage multiple deadlines and handle confidential information with discretion.
- Clear written and verbal communication skills, with strong attention to detail.
- Secondary education or equivalent work experience.
Assets: Banking or financial services experience; CAMS or ACFCS certification.
Assignment details
- Contract term: November 16, 2026–November 15, 2027
- Schedule: Monday to Friday, core business hours
- Work arrangement: Hybrid; onsite Tuesdays and Wednesdays
- Work location: Toronto, ON M5K 1A2
- Compensation: $40.75/hour plus 4% vacation pay
- Overtime: As needed
- Extension or conversion: Possible, subject to business needs
This is for a current opening.
Our recruitment process for this role includes the use of AI-based tools to help evaluate candidate qualifications and screen applications.
More about this job
Responsibilities
Analyze transactions and investigate AML alerts to identify unusual or suspicious activity, document findings, and escalate higher-risk cases. Apply AML procedures and regulatory requirements while meeting daily productivity targets and supporting operational improvements.
Requirements
Requires at least two years of Risk Analyst experience, fundamental knowledge of AML operations and regulations, and proficiency with computer applications such as Microsoft Office. Candidates should have secondary education or equivalent work experience, strong analytical and organizational skills, clear communication, attention to detail, and discretion with confidential information.
Skills
- Transactional Activity Analysis
- AML Investigations
- Alert Review
- Suspicious Activity Detection
- Risk Assessment
- Research
- Documentation
- Escalation
- Regulatory Compliance
- Microsoft Office
- Analytical Skills
- Organization
- Prioritization
- Confidentiality
- Written Communication
- Attention To Detail
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Finance & Accounting
- Data & Analytics
- Security & Safety
Keywords
- Anti-Money Laundering
- AML Investigations
- Global Anti-Money Laundering
- AML Operations
- Financial Crime
- Money Laundering
- Terrorist Financing
- Transactional Activity
- Alert Review
- Suspicious Activity
- Risk Assessment
- Regulatory Requirements
- AML Procedures
- Internal Policies
- Microsoft Office
- Banking
- Financial Services
- CAMS
- ACFCS
- Service-Level Expectations
- Productivity Targets
- Confidential Information