Flywire
payments
ComplianceOfficer/MLRO
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“Compliance Officer / MLRO at Flywire. Skills: lead and oversee Canada AML programs, FINTRAC / Bank of Canada -compliant regulatory work, liaising with regulators, auditors, bank/payment partners, and clients, building a program to monitor and comply with relevant evolving regulation, maintaining appropriate localized governance, Monitoring relevant Canadian regulatory developments, Supporting the Global Payments team on ongoing bank and payment partner management, Managing Canadian Regulator and”
What You'll Achieve.
facilitate the launch and growth of Flywire products within a FINTRAC and Bank of Canada regulated entity; create programs, administer filings and instill compliant processes; Drive and own the regulatory compliance aspects of our business in Canada; Localize and administer an AML/CFT compliance program and maintain a risk assessment to comply with applicable local requirements
Industry & Context.
comfortable supporting sometimes complicated, global and regulated products that require analysis on several fronts; Data driven and experience with analytics
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
5-10 years of work experience with a university degree, or at least 8 years of relevant work experience
Nice to Have
8+ years of relevant experience in certain of the following functions: Anti-Money Laundering Corporate/Risk Governance, Risk Management, Compliance, Audit, Regulatory Management, Legal or related areas, Capable of comfortably leading meetings, delivering presentations and interact with all hierarchy levels, Able to pursue multiple initiatives simultaneously, Experience with regulations and guidelines related to payments networks, financial institutions, digital payments industry, including emerging payment system regulation/supervision, Data driven and experience with analytics, Experience preparing/reviewing/delivering executive level communications, Experience in paymentsanking or related segments, or alternately, good understanding of payments business and associated risks, Excellent written and verbal communications skills, Fluent in English (verbal and written), French (Canadian) would be a plus
What You'll Do.
lead and oversee our Canada AML programs and FINTRAC / Bank of Canada -compliant regulatory work
liaising with regulators
bank/payment partners
building a program to monitor and comply with relevant evolving regulation
maintaining appropriate localized governance
Monitoring relevant Canadian regulatory developments
particularly as they relate to payments regulation
money service business and fintech laws
Supporting the Global Payments team on ongoing bank and payment partner management
including explaining our global Legal
Compliance and Regulatory framework and conducting onsite visits if
Assisting with analysis and introduction of new products and
Managing Canadian Regulator and Law Enforcement relationships and interactions
Reviewing the regulatory environment for Flywire’s suite of services
determining if licensure or additional permissions are required or an exemption applies (and under what circumstances);
Building and maintaining needed Canadian AML/CTF programs
Assisting the Global AML/CTF compliance operations team
including sanctions screening
transaction monitoring
Managing the regulatory reporting (EFTR
STR) and response process
by ensuring clear allocation of responsibilities for regularly scheduled and ad hoc filings
and maintaining a repository of prior filings and information used to respond to regulatory inquiries or
Coordinate and develop presentations
responses and reporting to management
FI Partners and governing bodies
Assist with development of internal communications
Conducting regulatory reviews and due diligence on potential business acquisition targets
Maintain documentation on regulatory requests supported and responses
Support additional Risk Governance projects and initiatives as
Support global artificial intelligence development as it relates to AML/CTF and sanctions regulations
Drive and own the regulatory compliance aspects of our business in Canada and advise on AML
Localize and administer an AML/CFT compliance program and maintain a risk assessment to comply with applicable local requirements -- including transaction monitoring
Work on various projects and miscellaneous issues both in Canada and globally such as partner KYC audits
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
work cross-functionally and across multiple jurisdictions; working closely with stakeholders from our Product, Global Payments, Risk, Business, and Operations functions; liaising with regulators, auditors, bank/payment partners, and clients; Coordinate and develop presentations, responses and reporting to management, regulators, clients, FI Partners and governing bodies; Assist with development of internal communications, presentations, and training
Communication Scope
Excellent written and verbal communications skills; Fluent in English (verbal and written); French (Canadian) would be a plus
Process & Methodology
Able to pursue multiple initiatives simultaneously
Full Job Description
Are you ready to trade your job for a journey? Become a FlyMate! Passion, excitement & global collaboration are all core to what it means to be a FlyMate. At Flywire, we’re on a mission to deliver the world’s most important and complex payments. We use our Flywire Advantage - the combination of our next-gen payments platform, proprietary payment network and vertical specific software, to help our clients get paid, and help their customers pay with ease - no matter where they are in the world. What more do we need to truly be unstoppable? Perhaps, that is you! Who we are: Flywire is a global payments enablement and software company, founded more than a decade ago to solve high-stakes, high-value payments in higher education. We’ve since scaled into new regions and industry verticals and expanded our product offerings to deliver meaningful value to our clients around the world. Today we support more than 5,100 clients across the global education, healthcare, travel & B2B industries, with diverse payment methods across 240 countries & territories and more than 140 currencies. With over 1,200 global FlyMates, representing more than 40 nationalities, and in 12 offices world-wide, we’re looking for FlyMates to join the next stage of our journey as we continue to grow. The Opportunity: Flywire thrives on developing and bringing to market innovative payments solutions. We believe that building and operating an outstanding company goes hand-in-hand with acting in a regulatorily compliant manner at all times. To support our continued growth worldwide and our expansion in the Canadian market, Flywire is seeking a dedicated and experienced Compliance Officer / MLRO to lead these efforts. The role will be Remote and will report to the Head of Compliance in the US. Flywire operates within a complex global system of laws and regulations to provide our services to customers in the education, healthcare, travel and B2B sectors. As we expand our service offerings in Canada to serve n
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