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What you'll be doing

As a Senior Analyst, Sanctions Advisory, you will be reporting to and supporting the Senior Manager, Sanctions Advisory by conducting due-diligence on parties involved in customer or transaction referrals submitted to Sanctions Advisory by CIBC Strategic Business Units (including, but not limited to Personal and Business Banking, Corporate Banking, Capital Markets etc.) and Functional Groups (including, but not limited to, other units within the Sanctions Team, AML Advisory, Financial Intelligence Unit, Third Party Governance Office) across the regions of CIBC presence. You will be responsible for reviewing correspondent banking-related assessment and assurance referrals submitted by Globe Trade and Banking; conducting certain periodic sanctions list reviews; assisting with conducting weekly securities holdings screening; mapping sanctions laws and regulations and submitting such mapping into a CIBC’s Regulatory Compliance Management (RCM) depository; collecting and summarizing information for training sessions provided by Sanctions Advisory; conducting record keeping and status tracking for requests received by Sanctions Advisory, its responses, internal procedures and other documentation, and performing other research, risk assessment, supporting and administrative functions and tasks, as requested by the managers or the Director, Sanctions Advisory.

At CIBC we enable the work environment most optimal for you to thrive in your role.  You’ll have the flexibility to manage your work activities within a hybrid work arrangement where you’ll spend 1-3 days per week on-site, while other days will be remote. 

How you'll succeed

Time management – Manage competing priorities effectively and efficiently while consistently delivering results and value-adds to your peers and business partners.

Attention to detail – Your research is comprehensive and accurately captures information that could indicate a potential sanctions concern.

Discipline, efficient self-organization and problem solving – You think in a structured way when solving problems and organizing work, and can analyze data/situations fully and accurately to guide or reach productive decisions.

Stakeholder management– Foster strong workplace relationships to collaborate with peers and other internal and external stakeholders facilitating shared success.

Who you are

You have a Bachelor’s degree in Law, International Affairs, Political Science or related field and have a general understanding of sanctions compliance.

You have a minimum of 1 year of working exposure to AML or sanctions compliance-related functions, preferably in the financial or consulting industries.

You have a good working knowledge of customer and transaction KYC and due-diligence tools and systems, including but not limited to, World-Check, Dow Jones Risk Database and Dow Jones Factiva, Orbis/BvD or other equivalent tools.

You have a strong working knowledge of the banking industry, bank’s structure and organization,  products, operations, and systems.

You have strong research, due-diligence, report writing, and record keeping skills.

You have advanced skills in Microsoft Office suite, including Excel, Access, Visio, Project, and PowerPoint.

Values matter to you. You bring your real self to work and you live our values - trust, teamwork, and accountability.
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What CIBC Offers

At CIBC, your goals are a priority. We start with your strengths and ambitions as an employee and strive to create opportunities to tap into your potential.

We work to recognize you in meaningful, personalized ways including a competitive compensation, a banking benefit*, wellbeing support and additional offers such as employee and family assistance programs and MomentMakers, our social, points-based recognition program.

Our spaces and technological toolkit will make it simple to bring together great minds to create innovative solutions that make a difference for our clients.

*Subject to program terms and conditions

What you need to know

CIBC is committed to creating an inclusive environment where all team members and clients feel like they belong. We seek applicants with a wide range of abilities and we provide an accessible candidate experience. If you need accommodation, please contact Mailbox.careers-carrieres@cibc.com

You need to be legally eligible to work at the location(s) specified above and, where applicable, must have a valid work or study permit

We may ask you to complete an attribute-based assessment and other skills tests (such as simulation, coding, French proficiency, MS Office). Our goal for the application process is to get to know more about you, all that you have to offer, and give you the opportunity to learn more about us.

Expected End Date

2025-02-18

Job Location

Toronto-81 Bay, 29th Floor

Employment Type

Regular

Weekly Hours

37.5

Skills

Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Business Improvement, Client Service, Dow Jones Factiva, Economic Sanctions, Financial Sanctions, International Sanctions, Microsoft Office, OFAC Sanctions, Operations Management, Refinitiv World-Check, Reporting and Analysis, Report Writing, Risk Assessments, Risk Management, Sanctions (Law), Sanctions Compliance, Sanctions Screening