Posted 17 days ago
Compliance Officer
@ Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA)
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
FSRA, Ontario's financial services regulator, is hiring a Compliance Officer on its Market Conduct team to handle consumer complaints and inquiries about financial institutions and intermediaries. The role involves managing a caseload, monitoring industry conduct, advising firms on compliance, and preparing cases for enforcement. It is a full-time regular position with 36.25 scheduled weekly hours, paid $1,478.60 to $1,892.29 per period under grade 228 (OPSEU bargaining unit).
Responsibilities:
- Intake and management of consumer complaints and inquiries
- Monitoring industry conduct for unfair business practices
- Providing compliance advice to financial institutions
- Preparing case reports and compliance letters
- Researching and preparing files for enforcement referral
Requirements summary:
- Proven experience in a regulated financial services sector
- Knowledge of compliance standards and FSRA legislation
- Understanding of conduct analysis and regulatory tools
- Mediation and conflict management skills
- Excellent oral and written communication
- Accounting and internal audit knowledge is an asset
Tools & skills
Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-28
- First seen by our source
- 2026-11-14
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-14
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Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Quality assurance |
| Hours per week | 36.25 |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Office |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Perks mentioned | Retirement plan, Wellness |
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Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA)
| Field | Value |
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| Open jobs on Jobsy | 5 |
Our team combines industry expertise with commitment to public service. We attract individuals who are interested in meaningful work and who measure success through outcomes, not inputs.
At FSRA, we invest in the personal and professional growth of our team. We offer a competitive compensation package that includes an employer-matched defined benefit pension plan, and a comprehensive and competitive benefits plan. We prioritize learning and development, wellbeing, diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging, and community giving.
Join FSRA and help us shape the future of regulation for generations to come!
Job Description:
PURPOSE OF POSITION
As a member of the Market Conduct team, you will apply your knowledge and experience in one or more of
the FSRA regulated sectors to manage a caseload that involves analyzing and addressing consumer
complaints of misconduct or allegations of breaches involving business practices of financial service
institutions and intermediaries (such as mortgage brokers/agents/administrators and insurance agents).
Key Responsibilities
- The primary responsibility of this role is the intake of consumer complaints and telephone or
- email inquiries from internal and external stakeholders, and responding to escalated
- inquiries.
- Managing a caseload of complaints and systemic issues that includes assessing the severity
- of each case, prioritizing as required, communicating with parties involved, and preparing
- accurate and timely case reports of inquiry/complaint follow-up and resolution, including the
- issuance of compliance letters as warranted.
- Monitoring regulated industry conduct and activities to proactively identify potential negative
- or unfair business practices, and to highlight conduct issues that may contribute to systemic
- trends that impact consumer protection and the financial services industry.
- Providing technical advice to financial institutions and intermediaries related to the
- interpretation and application of FSRA’s compliance requirements and facilitating business
- practice solutions to resolve complaints.
- Providing input to market conduct procedures, processes and standards, and to new or
- proposed revisions to legislation and policies.
- Conducting research, fact-finding inquiries and analysis to prepare identified files for referral
- to FSRA’s Case Management Committee to escalate enforcement action, or to assist with
- examinations for specific compliance concerns
Education and Experience
- Proven knowledge and experience in a relevant regulated financial services sector
- Knowledge of compliance standards for insurance or lending institution activities
- Understanding of conduct analysis, risk-based theories and principles
- Well versed in policy/legislation interpretation for Acts and regulation administered by FSRA
- relevant to your sector of expertise, for example the Mortgage Brokerage, Lenders and
- Administrators Act
- Knowledge of regulatory tools such as progressive discipline, remediation plans and
- warning letters
- Proficient in mediation, persuasive, or conflict management techniques to facilitate the
- resolution of complaints
- Understanding of accounting and internal audit principles and practices including financial
- analysis for the review and assessment of financial and business records, statements and
- processes, is an asset
- Knowledge of research and analytical techniques and methods to gather information,
- conduct research; interpret data and prepare findings
- Strong knowledge and experience with various software applications
- Excellent oral and written communication skills to interact with consumers, prepare compliance letters and draft executive correspondence.
- Advanced analytical and problem solving skills to interpret findings, assess the nature and seriousness of identified issues, facilitate and mediate solutions.
- Ability to manage a caseload of varied complexity within stated timelines.
- Relationship management and interpersonal skills to promote resolution of complaints.
- Research, information gathering, and analytical skills using a broad range of sources.
- Excellent team membership skills to work cooperatively and collaboratively with colleagues.
- Please note this is an existing position. The posting will close at 12AM on the expiry date*
Grade 228-OPSEU ADM
Compensation Range:
$1,478.60
$1,892.29
Bargaining Unit:
OPSEU
Job Code:
Job Code: 20207
Employment Type:
Regular
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
36.25
FSRA is committed to ensuring equity in employment. Our goal is to create a diverse, inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve and to ensure our services and communications are accessible to all individuals. Accommodation is available under the Ontario Human Rights Code.
NOTE: ONLY QUALIFIED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONSIDERED
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