Compliance Analyst

About Us

Peoples Group is a boutique financial institution with offices located in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, and Montreal that has been in the Canadian marketplace for over 35 years. Our mission is to exceed our customers' expectations by providing exceptional customer service backed by extensive product knowledge and experience.

Our culture here at Peoples Group is formed by our values: Trustworthy, Creative, Willing. We believe people don't choose a company to work for, they choose a company to join. We prioritize risk-based practices and procedures in order to remain risk intelligent and compliant. We value people, building relationships, and focusing on strengths; we execute with passion.

About The Work Environment

Peoples Group offers a flexible and hybrid work environment. In this role you will work a combination of in-office and remotely from home. Typically, you'll be working regular business hours, Monday to Friday between 8:00am and 4:30pm with flexibility around start/end times.

We are hiring for this position out of our Toronto OR Vancouver office. Successful candidates who apply outside of these areas will be expected to relocate and reside in a location that is within a commutable distance. This job is for an existing vacancy.

About You

You are a motivated and focused individual with a team-oriented mindset who has experience providing a full range of compliance and regulatory services across various business lines. You have experience analyzing and problem-solving in addressing regulatory and policy issues, conducting research and analysis on a spectrum of matters, and engaging with all levels of business stakeholders. You are a natural problem-solver and use your knack for analysis when finding solutions. You thrive in a high-volume environment and enjoy the challenge of hitting deadlines and creating deliverables.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year of progressive work experience in a compliance or regulatory role.
• Minimum of 1-2+ years of experience in a Financial Institution.
• Proven ability to comprehend and produce technical documents.
• Strong verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience working with or within Financial Institutions.
• Experience with compliance software and/or willingness to learn compliance software: Resolver.
• Experience with working with various stakeholders within an organization – including management.
• Strong proficiency with systems: MS Office 365; Intermediate to advanced level of Excel (pivot tables, IF functions, Lookup functions).
• Adaptable, flexible, innovative, and responsive to change.
• Ability to grasp business concepts in a dynamic, fast-paced, and multi-entity environment.
• Knowledge of Trust & Loan Companies Act and regulations, Bank Act and regulations, Consumer Protection, Privacy, and AMF legislations will be considered an asset.

Day-to-day Responsibilities

• Support the day-to-day operations of the Regulatory Compliance Management program.
• Perform Monitoring and Testing activities to assess the adequacy and effectiveness of the controls against regulatory requirements.
• Draft and present various reports to senior management and internal stakeholders.
• Assess emerging regulatory changes to direct the business to their process enhancements.
• Translate research into accessible materials and knowledge products in support of organizational priorities.
• Manage special projects and develop materials as requested.

Annual Compensation

Peoples Group is pleased to offer employees a competitive annual salary plus a discretionary profit share opportunity. In addition, we are pleased to offer employees both group benefits and the option to participate in our RRSP matching program, beginning the first day of employment. Salary for this position will vary between $60,000 and $70,000 per year depending on the knowledge, skills, abilities and experience that the chosen candidate possesses. As part of our recruiting process, shortlisted candidates will be asked their salary expectations for this position.

NOTE: Peoples Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Please accept our utmost appreciation for your interest; however, only those applicants under consideration will be contacted. This job posting is for an existing vacancy.