SENIOR ADVISOR, OPERATIONAL RISK PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

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• Flexible and competitive benefits, including an Employee Savings and Investment Plan where BDC matches part of your voluntary contributions, a Defined Benefit Pension Plan, a $750 wellness and health care spending account, to name a few   

• In addition to paid vacation each year, five personal days, sick days as necessary, and our offices are closed from December 25 to January 1

• A hybrid work model that truly balances work and personal life

• Opportunities for learning, training and development, and much more... 

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POSITION OVERVIEW

The Senior Advisor, operational risk program management, actively manages and supports compliance related activities pertaining to the different risk programs for the first line of defence. He or she supports the director by managing the risk program in collaboration with the second line of defence, assessing and making recommendations to mitigate risks, support the first line of defence business owners to propose rectifications and/or improvements and oversee their deployments, thereby ensuring clear understanding of the needs of BDC’s various groups as well as their impact on loan activities. The incumbent also acts as a point of contact to Credit Risk Management, Operational Risk Management, Information Management, Information Technology Security, Compliance Assurance and Monitoring, Internal Audit, Finance and CAMLO groups and works in close collaboration to achieve common goals.

CHALLENGES TO BE MET

• As part of BDC’s loan activities, participate in the development, improvement and update of risk program management for the first line of defence.

• Monitor Operational Risk events that fall under the Financing team’s responsibility, support the risk event owners with root cause analysis, and establishing an appropriate internal control structure to manage the operational risks in their specific area when required.

• Monitor Continuous Account Monitoring reports, build a collaborative framework between the Product Leadership and Governance team and CAM to support the first line of defence with compliance and oversight of corrective actions on CAM findings and recommendations.

• Support Business Units in internal Audit exercises and ensure compliance and oversight of corrective actions for Internal Audit observations that have been identified.

• Assure and guide management in the implementation of controls requirements resulting from operational risk issues, CAM findings, Compliance recommendations and Internal Audit observations.

• Risk & control Self-Assessment Program (RCSA)

  • Participation in RCSA sessions including residual risk assessments

  • Support the risk and control identification to ensure appropriateness as completeness

  • Managing the status of action plans and following up on implementation targets

  • Support the execution of process RCSAs as appropriate

• Evaluate the impact on operations of changes in Directives, Business Rules and procedures, by participating in the consultation for the changes and gathering feedback, questions and comments from the first line of defence.

• Monitor compliance with organizational policies and standards and report to management.

• Recommend effective controls to management and drive their implementation.

• Identify monitoring gaps, requirements for data analysis and work with different teams in addressing these gaps and lead the development of monitoring capabilities in the Product leadership and Governance team for Risk programs.

• Validate the design and effectiveness of processes and controls and reporting on progress

• Lead projects or initiatives to improve effectiveness of processes and controls while also improving employee and client experience

• Develop and implement new governance processes and documentation to mature the first line of defence in its governance framework of Risk Programs.

• Establish and maintain effective work relationships with business centre and Head Office

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• University degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or any other relevant field

• Five to  ten years of professional experience

• Five years’ experience in banking industry, internal auditing, business processes review, risk management, accounting and/or financial services

• Business Development, Underwriting, Credit Risk experiences an asset

• Understanding of financial products and related procedures

• Understanding of Risk programs and the Three Lines of Defence model

• Strong understanding of what is required for the successful development and implementation of compliance and risk procedures and initiatives.

• Strong understanding of Know your client regulatory requirements

• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail

• Good knowledge of financial market dynamics and the portfolio management environment

• Ability to organize and collate information for analysis and  

• Strong ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines

• Ability to grasp new concepts quickly and to manage ambiguous situations and quickly understand new concepts

• Excellent problem-solving skills and presentation skills

• Knowledge of SQL, PowerBI, Excel an asset

• Good oral and written communication skills in both official languages

• Ability to establish relationships and work effectively with both business centre employees and various BDC departments

Proudly one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers and one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers, we are committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, inclusive and accessible environment where all employees can thrive and feel empowered to bring their whole selves to work. If you require an accommodation to complete your application, please do not hesitate to contact us at [email protected].

While we appreciate all applications, we advise that only the candidates selected to participate in the recruitment process will be contacted.