Staff Consultant - Risk Consulting - FSRM - FinCrimes - AML/KYC - Toronto

The opportunity

EY's Financial Services Risk Management (FSRM) practice helps financial institutions manage risk, regulatory compliance, and business performance. Our Financial Crimes team supports clients in strengthening their AML, KYC, sanctions, and financial crime compliance programs.

As a Staff Consultant, you will support AML/KYC engagements for financial services clients, helping assess compliance programs, evaluate controls, identify risks, and deliver practical solutions to meet regulatory requirements.
This job posting relates to an existing vacancy within our organization.

This job posting relates to an existing vacancy within our organization.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Support AML, KYC, sanctions, and financial crime compliance engagements.
• Assess AML/KYC frameworks, policies, procedures, and controls.
• Review customer onboarding, CDD, EDD, risk rating, and ongoing monitoring processes.
• Evaluate transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, and suspicious activity reporting controls.
• Conduct financial crime risk assessments, compliance reviews, and remediation activities.
• Analyze regulatory requirements and identify control gaps and improvement opportunities.
• Prepare client-ready presentations, reports, and project deliverables.
• Collaborate with risk, compliance, technology, and operations teams.
• Research emerging financial crime and regulatory trends.
• Applies AI in the flow of work with strong professional judgement – Integrates AI into day-to-day delivery while validating outputs, challenging assumptions, and maintaining accountability for quality 
• Leads responsible and risk-aware use of AI – Demonstrates sound judgement on data use, confidentiality, and ethical considerations and reinforces this standard practice; escalates risks appropriately and models good practices for teams 
• Drives structured and creative problem solving using AI – Uses AI to accelerate analysis, scenario generation, and insight development while maintaining clear linkage to business outcomes 
• Builds repeatable ways of working with AI – Develops and shares prompts, approaches, and tool usage that improve team productivity and consistency in existing data libraries/catalogues

Skills and attributes for success

• Knowledge of AML, KYC, sanctions, and financial crime compliance concepts.
• Understanding of customer due diligence, transaction monitoring, and screening processes.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.
• Excellent communication and report-writing abilities.
• Ability to work effectively in a client-facing team environment.
• Proactive, detail-oriented, and adaptable.

To qualify for the role you must have

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Economics, Law, Criminology, Risk Management, Compliance, or a related field.
• 1–2 years of experience in KYC, client onboarding, customer due diligence (CDD), enhanced due diligence (EDD), AML compliance, or financial crime operations.
• Exposure to banking, financial services, consulting, compliance, audit, risk management, or regulatory compliance environments.
• Familiarity with AML/KYC regulations and industry standards (e.g., FINTRAC, FATF) is an asset.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Experience supporting KYC remediation, customer file reviews, onboarding, periodic reviews, or compliance testing.
• Exposure to transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, or case management platforms.
• Knowledge of beneficial ownership, PEPs, sanctions, and suspicious transaction reporting.

What we look for

Team-oriented professionals who are passionate about helping organizations combat financial crime, manage regulatory risk, and improve compliance programs. You are curious, adaptable, and committed to delivering high-quality client service.

What we offer

When you thrive, we thrive. The EY benefits package goes above and beyond, focusing on your physical, emotional, financial and social well-being:

• $5,000 per year for mental health support benefits
• Wellbeing benefit of $1,200/year

Explore how a career at EY is yours to build at  https://www.ey.com/en_ca/careers/personalized-career-development

Discover how, when and where you can work at https://www.ey.com/en_ca/careers/flexibility-mobility

EY reports salary ranges in accordance with applicable provincial pay transparency legislation. Individual salaries within the anticipated salary ranges noted below are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to internal equity, education, relevant experience, knowledge, and applicable skill sets.

• Toronto: $ 54,000 to $81,500

The salary range for this job in Toronto is $54,000 to $81,500. Individual salaries within the anticipated salary ranges noted below are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to internal equity, education, relevant experience, knowledge, and applicable skill sets.

Are you ready to shape your future with confidence? Apply today.

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