Senior Ges Payments Specialist - 1 Year Contract

Job Description
Reporting to the Platform AML Officer and Senior Director Global Economic Sanctions, the Global Economic Sanctions (GES) Payments team is a unique function in Global AML Compliance group. It is comprised of a group of employees who are responsible for the review, investigation and decisioning of real time wire payments and cross border Automated Clearing House transactions that are initiated/received by RBC clients globally. Payments that contain references to a sanctioned country, or potentially match against a regulatory control list or other internal list used in the screening process, are escalated to the GES team by the Payments Processing Operations Centre (PPOC) for investigation to review the sanctions concerns identified in the payment transaction, to assess the risk, and determine if the payment can be released, cancelled or blocked. More specifically, payments that are sent/received to/from RBC are screened against government sanctions lists (U.S. EU, UK and Canada) that identify individuals/entities/countries in respect of which/whom RBC is prohibited from conducting all certain types of transactions. It is the responsibility of the GES Payments Team to review the flagged payments, investigate and decision the payment.What will you do?
Global Economic Sanctions (GES) Payments Specialists are responsible to review and decision payments (incoming and outgoing) to support global business units and local compliance teams. Real time payments are reviewed to assess and address the sanctions risk, investigated to ensure the transaction is permissible under the regulations, and decisioned in accordance with the applicable sanctions regulations i.E. US, UK, EU and Canada. This position is under significant stress that is distinct from other areas within AML Compliance, and more broadly, Global Compliance, given funds are held, and not sent or paid, pending the outcome of the investigation. If the GES Payments Specialists does not make the appropriate decision, RBC will be subject to a high degree of regulatory/legal, reputational, and financial risk. USD payments, regardless of dollar value, may be blocked by a US correspondent whose role is to clear the transaction subsequent to origination by RBC. It is therefore critical for an investigation to be thorough and accurate, as the results could have a severe negative impact to RBC.What do you need to succeed?
Must have
Undergraduate Bachelor's Degree2-5 years Financial Industry or Payments processing experience, ideally including sanctions experiencePrior experience as a payments analyst at a Canadian Financial Institution.Ability to work in a high paced, high pressured environmentGood written and oral communication skillsKnowledge of SWIFT and ACH TransactionsKnowledge of US, EU, UK and Canadian sanctions regulationsNice to have
ACAMS certificationWhat's in it for you?
We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunitiesAbility to make a difference and lasting impactWork in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing teamA world-class training program in financial servicesOpportunities to do challenging workJob Skills
Anti-Money Laundering (AML)CommunicationData Gathering AnalysisDetail-OrientedGroup Problem SolvingInternal ControlsOperational IntegrityPayment HandlingProcess ManagementAdditional Job Details
Address: WATERPARK PLACE, 20 BAY ST:TORONTO City: CanadaWork hours/week: 37.5Employment Type: Full timePlatform: GROUP RISK MANAGEMENTJob Type: Contract (Fixed Term)Pay Type: SalariedPosted Date: 2026-11-07Application Deadline: 2026-11-29 Note : Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date aboveOur Employment Opportunities
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