Senior Consultant, Financial Crimes

At KPMG, you’ll join a team of diverse and dedicated problem solvers, connected by a common cause: turning insight into opportunity for clients and communities around the world.

KPMG Montreal’s financial crimes professionals help clients understand how criminals could be exploiting vulnerabilities in their organizations.

We work with clients to identify, manage and mitigate their risk exposures (money laundering and terrorist financing, tax evasion, economic sanctions) in line with legislative requirements and industry best practices.

• Conduct periodic, quarterly or annual reviews of money laundering and terrorist financing, tax evasion, economic sanctions, using transaction monitoring tools such as Actimize, Oracle and others.
• Perform investigations and transaction analysis
• Complete reports to be submitted to the regulators based on findings
• Conduct negative news screening (World-Check, Lexis Nexis and other searching engines)
• Complete reports to be submitted to the regulators based on investigation findings
• Participating and developing marketing and business opportunities
• Sharing in the administrative tasks related to the operation of KPMG Financial Crimes

• 3 – 5 years of Financial Industry experience
• Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS), Certified Financial Crime Specialist (CFCS) or other recognized AML/Financial Crimes certifications
• Strong understanding of screening tools such as: World-check, Lexis Nexis and others.
• Experience managing alerts and navigating Transaction Monitoring programs such as: Actimize, Oracle, etc
• Strong transaction analysis, professionalism and excellent judgment concerning confidential matters
• Strong knowledge of the KYC/AML/S legislative requirements
• Good technical knowledge of AML systems is an important asset.
• Experience in handling High Risk profiles cases
• Experience performing demarketing and/or remediation
• Strong record of achieving high targets while ensuring high quality
• Attitude and drive to succeed in a fast-paced environment
• The ability to work independently with minimal supervision, as well as contribute to a team environment
• Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written) 
• Good interpersonal and organizational skills
• Good troubleshooting skills and analytical ability
• Excellent computer skills (Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Data Analytics Tools)

Keys to your success:

Integrity, we do what is right | Excellence, we never stop learning and improving | Courage, we think and act boldly | Together, we respect each other and draw strength from our differences | For Better, we do what matters

KPMG in Canada is a proud equal opportunities employer and we are committed to creating a respectful, inclusive and barrier-free workplace that allows all of our people to reach their full potential. A diverse workforce is key to our success and we believe in bringing your whole self to work. We welcome all qualified candidates to apply and hope you will choose KPMG in Canada as your employer of choice.

Adjustments and accommodations throughout the recruitment process

At KPMG, we are committed to fostering an inclusive recruitment process where all candidates can be themselves and excel. We aim to provide a positive experience and are prepared to offer adjustments or accommodations to help you perform at your best. Adjustments (informal requests), such as extra preparation time or the option for micro breaks during interviews, and accommodations (formal requests), such as accessible communication supports or technology aids, are tailored to individual needs and role requirements. You will have the opportunity to request an adjustment or accommodation at any point throughout the recruitment process. You will have an opportunity to request an adjustment or accommodation at any point throughout the recruitment process. If you require support, please contact KPMG’s Employee Relations Service team by calling 1-888-466-4778.