Sr. Accounting Officer

Purpose 

Contributes to the overall success of the Regulatory Operations, Global Operations Governance in Canada, 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. 

Accountabilities  

• Champions a customer focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems and knowledge. 

• Completes assigned work within established processes and procedures to support due diligence and documentation activities related to day 2 fulfillment of Canadian Banking customers including:  

• Reviewing and validating FATCA and CRS day 2 processing for Personal Retail customers, as per established standard operating procedures. 

• Supporting the Small Business/Commercial/Corporate non-personal team with FATCA and CRS day 2 processing as per established standard operating procedures. 

• Supporting the Accounting Officer with verifying FATCA and CRS day 2 processing for personal and non-personal customers. 

• Maintains strict adherence to security procedures by: 

• Adhering to established Bank regulations and procedures within assigned authority and responsibility and reporting any unusual occurrences or fraudulent activity to the supervisor. 

• Maintaining the confidentiality of customer information, including the preparation of FATCA and CRS correspondence. 

• When identified, champion the implementation of process efficiencies to address procedural redundancy and minimize compliance risk. 

• Contributes to the efficiency of the Regulatory Operations Fulfillment Team and overall profitability of the Bank by ensuring corrective action is taken/recommended/escalated as appropriate, which will prevent recurrence of errors/problems. 

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

• Actively pursues effective and efficient operations of their respective areas in accordance with Scotiabank’s Values, its Code of Conduct and the Global Sales Principles, while ensuring the adequacy, adherence to and effectiveness of day-to-day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational, compliance, AML/ATF/sanctions and conduct risk.  

• Champions a high performance environment and contributes to an inclusive work environment.