Manager, Financial Institution Regulation

Role Responsibilities

Are you passionate about financial regulation and have a talent for keeping big institutions in check—without breaking a sweat?

We have an exciting opportunity for you to oversee the supervision of Alberta’s special purpose trust corporations (SPTCs) and ATB Financial, managing billions in assets while ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. If you’re ready to flex your risk management muscles and make an impact in Alberta’s financial sector, this role is for you. Bonus: no superhero cape required, but strong judgment and communication skills are a must!

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Financial Institutions, Regulation, you will primarily be responsible for managing and conducting regulatory and prudential supervision activities for Alberta’s special purpose trust corporations (SPTCs) and ATB Financial (ATB), which is a provincially regulated deposit taking institution (DTI) holding over $70 billion in assets on its balance sheet, and over $40 billion in investor assets off-balance sheet. 

ATB is unique in being the only provincially owned and regulated DTI in Canada. While not a private sector bank, the FI Regulation team works towards holding ATB to a similar level of regulatory rigor and scrutiny that a bank of similar size and complexity would be held to by the federal Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI).  You will also play a role in the regulation and prudential supervision of Alberta’s newest SPTCs that provide digital asset custody services to institutional clients. 

Day-to-day prudential supervision activities include planning, developing and implementing the supervisory strategy for ATB and Alberta loan and trust corporations; analyzing their respective financial condition, risk profile and risk management practices; reviewing and maintaining related documentation and assessments; drafting written reports on work done and any issues reported on; making presentations to stakeholders, including senior management and senior department officials; and following-up on issues reported on.

This position is also responsible on occasion for:

(i)    providing input to policy projects undertaken by the Financial Institutions Policy team,
(ii)   responding to enquiries from the public,
(iii)  supporting the Financial Services Concierge and entities operating under the Financial Innovation Act’s regulatory sandbox, and
(iv)  providing support to initiatives undertaken by the department. 

Strong written and verbal communication skills, combined with sound judgment and relevant experience, will ensure success in this role.  The department will also consider providing relocation assistance to a successful candidate with significant experience in assessing risks within the financial services industry sector.

Please click on this link to view the job description for this position.

APS Competencies

Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.

 
The link below will assist you with understanding competencies:
https://www.alberta.ca/system/files/custom_downloaded_images/psc-alberta-public-service-competency-model.pdf 


The following competencies are essential for the position:

• Build Collaborative Environments: Establish and maintain strong and constructive relationships within ATB and/or loan and trust corporations, Treasury Board and Finance and other government ministries and external stakeholders. These stakeholders include members of boards of directors, senior officials of regulated entities, the Provincial Auditor General’s Office, the Credit Union Deposit Guarantee Corporation, extra-provincial regulatory agencies and the Bank of Canada.
• Develop Networks: Seeks and leverages internal and external relationships to ensure perspectives and needs are reflected in projects and complex regulatory issues.
• Agility: Anticipate, assess and adapt while maintaining resilience when facing competing priorities and timelines. This will include managing assigned or seconded team members and independent consultants to ensure that risk-based examination activities are carried out effectively.
• Systems Thinking: Consider legislation and emerging financial system trends and the relevance to new and existing financial services at ATB, including digital banking and increased third party service provision through the cloud.
• Creative Problem Solving: Proactively works across the branch and department to access and consolidate resources, insights and subject matter expertise to resolve issues or further escalate issues/concerns facing regulated entities.

Qualifications

A university degree in a related field such as Business Administration, Finance, or Economics supplemented by a minimum of 4 years of progressively responsible managerial experience in the financial services industry is required. Experience in regulatory environments for financial institutions, financial analysis, risk management, enterprise risk management and governance or the equivalent is preferred, as is Microsoft Office proficiency. 

The following would be considered as assets: 

• Experience with the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institution (OSFI) or a similar provincial regulatory authority.
• Professional accounting designation (CPA or equivalents)
• A Chartered Financial Analyst designation (CFA)
• Risk Certification (FRM or PRM)
• Computer science or cyber security degrees or designations
• Experience in the interpretation of legislation and regulations (Business Corporation Acts, Securities Acts, and Consumer Protection Acts etc.)

Equivalencies may be considered:  

• 1 year of education for 1 year of experience; or
• 1 year of experience for 1 year of education

Please submit a cover letter outlining your related experience to help us better understand how well your qualifications relate to this role.

Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification. 
Refer to https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-minimum-recruitment-standards.

Notes

Location: Terrace Building, Edmonton AB

Hours of Work: 36.25 Hours per week, Monday to Friday.

There are three permanent full-time positions available. Final candidates for these positions will be asked to undergo a security screening.

This competition may be used to fill current and future vacancies at equal or lesser classification across the Government of Alberta.

Any costs associated with obtaining the required documents/checks as noted or interview travel expenses will be the responsibility of the candidate. Out-of-province applicants can obtain the required documents/checks from the province they currently reside in. 

Applicants are advised to provide information that clearly and concisely demonstrates how their qualifications meet the advertised requirements, including education, experience and relevant examples of required competencies

In your resume, please include dates (including months and years) associated with all education and work experience. Please also indicate whether your work experience was part-time or full-time.
For example:
January 15, 2006 - June 25, 2009: Executive Director of Job Title (Full time)

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Links and information on what the GoA has to offer to prospective employees:

• Alberta Public Service Benefit Information - https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-benefits
• Professional learning and development - https://www.alberta.ca/professional-development-support-directive
• Working for the Alberta Public Service - https://www.alberta.ca/advantages-working-for-alberta-public-service.aspx
• Management Employees Pension Plan (MEPP) - https://www.mepp.ca
• Leadership and mentorship programs
• Professional learning and development
• Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool – https://researchapscareers.alberta.ca