Ville : Toronto, ON, CA, M5C2W1

Catégorie : Business and Financial Operations

Industrie : Finance

Employeur : Banque Scotia

Requisition ID: 143647

Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

Purpose

Contributes to the overall success of the Canadian Banking Internal Controls Unit ensuring specific individual goals, plans, initiatives are executed / delivered in support of the team’s business strategies and objectives. Ensures all activities conducted are in compliance with governing regulations, internal policies, and procedures.

The Senior Manager, Non-Financial Risk & New Initiatives, supports the Director, Non-Financial Risk, Digital Banking & New Initiatives on the day-to-day management of the New Initiative Risk Assessment (NIRA) program for Canadian Banking and the non-financial risk management activities for Scotia Digital - Design & Products.

Key Accountabilities

1.    CB New Initiative Risk Assessment (NIRA) Program:  Support the business units and Initiative Sponsors during the assessment of initiatives that meet the policy criterion. Related activities include:

•    Acting as a subject matter expert by providing advice to Business Lines regarding the assessment of risks for their initiatives 
•    Preparing the monthly CB New Initiative Risk Review Committee meeting materials
•    Assisting sponsors in creating action plans to ensure risks are mitigated in the case of identified gaps
•    Serving as a liaison between Control & Support Functions and the Initiative Sponsors, including securing timely sign off from Control & Support Functions, when required
•    Ensuring all NIRAs are compliant with all policy and addendum requirements
•    Maintaining daily pipeline report of all in scope initiatives 
•    Preparing and conducting training sessions to business units within Canadian Banking and Scotia Digital – Design & Products to increase awareness and understanding of the NIRA process.  

2.    Non-Financial Risk Management – Scotia Digital (Design & Products):  Supports the execution of operational strategies and plans designed to improve the Scotia Digital Non-Financial Risk Management program. Related activities include: 

•    Managing and executing the Operational Risk & Control Self-Assessments (RCSA) and Compliance Risk & Control Assessments (CRCA) to assist the Risk Owners proactively identify, document, and assess risk issues, emerging risks, and key controls.
•    Challenging the design and implementation of Risk Owners’ initiatives/projects and collaborate in the design of risk controls and the mitigation of key risk issues and control gaps. 
•    Supporting the management of Scotia Digital regulatory control libraries and help identify, document and/or update regulatory controls on a proactive basis.
•    Developing and publishing periodic non-financial risk reporting to support the Risk Owners in understanding, monitoring, and mitigating key non-financial risks.
•    Collaborating closely with the Scotia Digital Engineering IT Risk team and Scotia Digital Business Operations to support Risk Owners on Issues Management including root cause analysis, action planning, and issues tracking for risk mitigation.

3.    Continuously identify opportunities to improve the effectiveness of risk and compliance policies, processes, and activities. 

4.    Maintain awareness of regulatory requirements, emerging risks and industry best practices in risk and compliance management.

5.    Understand how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.

6.    Champion a customer focused culture to deepen customer relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems, and knowledge.

7.    Actively pursue effective and efficient operations of their respective areas, while ensuring the adequacy, adherence to, and effectiveness of day-to-day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational risk, regulatory compliance risk, AML / ATF risk and conduct risk, including but not limited to responsibilities under the Operational Risk Management Framework, Regulatory Compliance Risk Management Framework, AML/ATF Global Handbook, and the Guidelines for Business Conduct.

8.    Other projects and activities: provide additional support to other projects and activities that fall within the Internal Controls’ mandate(s), as required
 

Education and Other Requirements

Education: 

•    Bachelor’s degree in business or a related discipline. Master’s degree is preferred.
•    A professional designation in Risk, Law, Compliance, Audit, or IT is considered an asset

Qualifications/Skills/Experience

•    5-8 years of relevant industry experiences in Banking, Financial Services and/or Risk Advisory 
•    Experience in Non-Financial Risk is considered an asset, including but not limited to Operational Risk, Legal & Compliance Risk, and Information Technology Risk 
•    Experience with identifying, documenting, and assessing risk and controls within the first line.
•    Knowledge of the roles and responsibilities of Retail Banking, Business Banking, Digital Banking, and support functions crossing all delivery channels
•    Strong understanding of regulatory compliance and operational risks impacting the Bank and the importance of key mitigating controls.
•    Strong understanding of OSFI E-13 and E-21.
•    Relationship building competencies to build/maintain productive relationships with key stakeholders and business unit partners
•    Excellent problem solving, negotiating skills and well-developed influencing skills
•    Excellent verbal and written skills with the ability to effectively communicate with business partners at all levels of the Bank.
•    Excellent problem solving, critical thinking, and negotiating skills.
•    Working knowledge of PowerBI, Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, and Word
•    Self-starter with excellent time management skills and proven track record of meeting deliverables
 

Location(s):  Canada : Ontario : Toronto 

Scotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas. Guided by our purpose: "for every future", we help our customers, their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice, products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets.  

At Scotiabank, we value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank, and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. If you require accommodation (including, but not limited to, an accessible interview site, alternate format documents, ASL Interpreter, or Assistive Technology) during the recruitment and selection process, please let our Recruitment team know. If you require technical assistance, please click here. Candidates must apply directly online to be considered for this role. We thank all applicants for their interest in a career at Scotiabank; however, only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.