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Accomplishments
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Giovanni Ametoglo

Toronto,Canada

Summary

Dedicated and detail-oriented professional with a background in regulatory compliance and experience in supervising and mentoring staff to effectively oversee and maintain compliance programs and initiatives.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Compliance Officer

TD Bank
08.2022 - Current
  • Assisted in compliance training and education initiatives for employees, including maintaining accurate records of training completion.
  • Conducted compliance-related research and analysis to ensure adherence to regulatory requirements.
  • Assisted in the development and implementation of compliance programs and initiatives.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to address compliance issues and concerns.
  • Drafted compliance-related policies, procedures, standards, and methodologies to ensure effective regulatory compliance and enterprise risk management.
  • Managed workflow and processes related to firm policy compliance, including outside employment and business activities.

Subsidiary Governance Office-LAW Group

RBC
11.2021 - 06.2022
  • Review, draft legal documents, conduct corporate searches and prepare presentation, briefing notes, and any other required documentation to effectively report on the status or regulatory changes
  • Conducted initial analysis and
  • Oversaw corporate filings and maitained regulatory filings up to date.
  • Supported the maintenance of Anti-Bribery Anti-Corruption Program monitoring and oversight activities.
  • Monitored the sanctioned entity screening program, investigated and recorded any "false positive" hits, and escalated complicated results to the Governance & Regulatory Risk Director as necessary
  • Actively managed relationships with internal and external business partners/stakeholders, corporate to develop productive working relationships and alignment with enterprise and regulatory requirements.
  • Communicated regulatory changes and and implemented policies, guidelines or procedures to meet regulatory obligations.
  • Responsible for managing records and data integrity of all information pertaining to designated subsidiaries, including data input into RBC's legal entity database (currently GEMS).

Bilingual Senior Manager - Compliance

Effort Comfort
Montreal, Quebec
05.2018 - 05.2022
  • Collaborated with various departments to ensure consistent compliance with firm policies and regulatory requirements.
  • Provided support for third-party due diligence screening administration and oversight.
  • Provided managerial oversight to a team of compliance professionals, offering career guidance and support.

Bilingual Complaint Specialist

Questrade
02.2021 - 11.2021
  • Supported transformation and change processes within the compliance and reporting function.
  • Identified and managed risks, and escalated non-standard, high risk activities as applicable

Compliance Officer

Casino Lac-Leamy
Gatineau, Quebec
09.2018 - 07.2020
  • Identified, analyzed and implemented courses of action to ensure all regulatory requirements and timelines are met.
  • Oversaw the management of supplier activities to ensure compliance with internal policies and procedures

Paralegal Intern

CazaSaikaley LLP
Ottawa, Ontario
04.2018 - 04.2018
  • Managed complex complaints, including the identification and analysis of legal issues; due diligence and developed negotiation strategies, contract drafting and execution of assigned contracts.

Education

Graduate Certificate - Immigration and Citizenship Law

University of Montreal
Montreal
12-2024

Bachelor of Arts - Conflicts studies

University of Ottawa
06.2020

Paralegal Diploma -

La Cité College
04.2018

Skills

  • Strong understanding of regulatory compliance standards and procedures
  • Excellent leadership and managerial skills and influencing skills
  • Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
  • Solid research and analytical abilities
  • Attention to detail and ability to prioritize tasks effectively
  • Strong analytical, strong computer skills; and problem-solving capabilities in complex environments
  • Excellent written and oral communication abilities in French and English

Interests

Advocacy for Diversity & Inclusion, Beach Volleyball. 

Languages

English
Native/ Bilingual
French
Native/ Bilingual

Accomplishments

STUDENT UNION PRESIDENT:

  • Developed policies and procedures, managing staff, and overseeing budgets.
  • Negotiated with the University Board of directors in order to create an emergency funds to help students in needs during COVID19 pandemic in 2020.
  • Negotiated with Ontario's Minister of Advanced Education and Training over OSAP' issues in 2017.
  • Meeting with Member of Parliament for Ottawa Vanier to express Students' concern about teachers' strike in 2018.

Timeline

Senior Compliance Officer

TD Bank
08.2022 - Current

Subsidiary Governance Office-LAW Group

RBC
11.2021 - 06.2022

Bilingual Complaint Specialist

Questrade
02.2021 - 11.2021

Compliance Officer

Casino Lac-Leamy
09.2018 - 07.2020

Bilingual Senior Manager - Compliance

Effort Comfort
05.2018 - 05.2022

Paralegal Intern

CazaSaikaley LLP
04.2018 - 04.2018

Graduate Certificate - Immigration and Citizenship Law

University of Montreal

Bachelor of Arts - Conflicts studies

University of Ottawa

Paralegal Diploma -

La Cité College
Giovanni Ametoglo