Requisition ID: 215515
Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.
Executive Assistant- Internal Controls, International Banking
Scotiabank is Canada's most international bank, with an international presence unmatched by other Canadian Banks. Our operations include providing a full range of financial products, solutions and advice to retail, small business and commercial customers in Latin America, the Caribbean, Central America, and the Asia Pacific. In addition, our partnerships with associated corporations in China, Curacao, Thailand, and Venezuela provide an entire suite of personal, commercial, wealth management and insurance services to over 24 million customers globally.
Join a purpose-driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.
Purpose
Contributes to the overall success of the department by 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
What You’ll Do
- Champions a customer focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems and knowledge.
- Provide high level administrative support for one or more executives, requiring discretion, confidentiality, a good understanding of technical and business vocabulary, and a detailed knowledge of the organization's operations, procedures, and people.
- Gather, compile, verify, and analyze information for the executive's use in documents such as memos, letters, reports, speeches, presentations, and news releases. Perform tasks using independent judgment and discretion; e.g , preparing documents and presentation materials; screening and responding to incoming correspondence, inquiries, and phone calls; drafting letters and official information releases; arranging and attending meetings; taking and distributing minutes.
- Monitor, review, and approve standard expenditures to ensure the activities of the office are conducted within established budgets. Manage the variance analysis and ensure it aligns on a monthly basis. Act as the primarily liaison and coordinator for department initiatives.
- Understand 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 his/her respective areas, while ensuring the adequacy, adherence to and effectiveness of day-to-day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational risk, regulatory compliance risk, AML/ATF risk and conduct risk, including but not limited to responsibilities under the Operational Risk Management Framework, Regulatory Compliance Risk Management Framework, AML/ATF Global Handbook and the Guidelines for Business Conduct.
- Champions a high performance environment and implements a people strategy that attracts, retains, develops and motivates their team by fostering an inclusive work environment; communicating vison/values/business strategy and managing succession and development planning for the team.
What You'll Bring
- Post-secondary training in business administration or an equivalent combination of education and related experience
- A minimum of 5 to 7 years of experience in a business administration support function, preferably within financial services industry
- Extensive experience managing expenses
- Strong technical skills and knowledge of MS Office 2010
- Excellent coordination, organizational, time-management and work prioritization skills
- Attention to detail, resourceful, and accountability in follow-up
- Proactive approach to problem-solving and the ability to work independently to make decisions.
- Communicates clearly, articulately and succinctly in both oral and written form, with the ability to communicate to all levels within the organization
- Flexibility, high tolerance for change and an ability to learn quickly
- Ability to handle sensitive materials under the pressure of last minute deadlines
Interested?
If your experience is closely related but doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification, we do encourage you to apply - you might be the right candidate for this or other roles at Scotiabank!
At Scotiabank, every employee is empowered to reach their fullest potential, respected for who they are and, embraced for their differences. That’s why we work to grow and diversify talent and engage employees in a performance-oriented culture.
What's in it for you?
Scotiabank wants you to be able to bring your best self to work – and life, every day. With a focus on holistic well-being, our many flexible benefit programs are designed to help support your unique family, financial, physical, mental, and social health needs.
Location(s): Canada : Ontario : Toronto
Scotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas. Guided by our purpose: "for every future", we help our customers, their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice, products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets.
At Scotiabank, we value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank, and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. If you require accommodation (including, but not limited to, an accessible interview site, alternate format documents, ASL Interpreter, or Assistive Technology) during the recruitment and selection process, please let our Recruitment team know. If you require technical assistance, please click here. Candidates must apply directly online to be considered for this role. We thank all applicants for their interest in a career at Scotiabank; however, only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.
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