Associate Director, Product Control - Canadian Banking

RBC; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Canadian bank is seeking an Associate Director to lead the Product Control team for Canadian Banking. This role is key in managing P&L reporting and requires strong leadership and analytical skills, alongside a robust understanding of Product Control activities. The ideal candidate will have over 3 years in a related field and experience in project management. The opportunity offers significant professional development and the chance to influence the bank’s operations.

Benefits

Comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses

Development through coaching and managing opportunities

Ability to make a difference and lasting impact

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in Product Control or a closely related role.
• Proven experience and understanding of Product Control operations.
• Strong leadership, analytical, communication, and people management skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team producing P&L and decomposition.
• Communicate monthly estimate and actual results to stakeholders.
• Review and approve monthly accounting entries and reconciliations.

Skills

Accounting

Business Analytics

Team Management

Financial Accounting Systems

Education

CA/CGA/CMA/CPA/CFA/MBA (Finance) or other accounting designation

Job description

Job Description

What is the opportunity?

This role leads the Canadian Banking Product Control team within the P&CB Finance, specifically covering Credit Card and Personal Banking & Investments.

This role is primarily accountable for effectively managing the weekly and monthly Profit and Loss reporting for the Canadian Banking platform. This involves managing a team of product controllers to ensure reporting is accurate and supported for the associated P&L and balance sheet. The Associate Director will also ensure that all daily and monthly accounting, reconciliations and attestations are performed regularly and are accurate and complete; as well as ensuring that all disclosures and regulatory reporting are performed monthly, quarterly or annually as required and are accurate and complete.

What will you do?

• Manage a team of four that produce P&L and decomposition
• Communication of monthly estimate and actual results to Finance stakeholders and senior management
• Review and approve all monthly accounting entries to the G/L and review reconciliations to ensure figures are properly tied back to the systems of records
• Review and approve all monthly, quarterly and annual disclosures and regulatory reporting to ensure results are accurate and appropriate
• Ensure that all daily and monthly procedure manuals and documentation is complete and up-to-date for the area
• Assist managers in the investigation and resolution of P/L discrepancies arising from incorrect booking of trades, missing deals, system errors, valuation methodologies, etc. by liaising with various functional teams
• Maintain all relevant SOX/End User Computing (EUC) controls
• Design, deliver, and implement analytic development projects, with the use of RBC’s analytics tools
• Ensure that project activities are accomplished within approved time frames, scope, and budgets
• Confirm that projects adhere to development standards and guidelines
• Work with data warehouses on various projects
• Monitor and liaise with IT and systems groups with regards to data and sources
• Prepare analysis / reports to meet ad-hoc requests as necessary
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive and highly performing team
• Ability to make a real impact to the bank and have decisions that will change how we do business

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have

• 3+ years’ of experience in Product Control or a closely related role
• Proven experience and strong overall understanding of Product Control activities, operations and linkages with other teams
• Strong leadership, analytical, communication and people management skills
• Ability to make decisions and collaborate effectively with people
• Ability to deal with problems that are not well defined and create clear and concise solutions with feedback from many users
• Experienced in project management and change management

Nice-to-have

• CA/CGA/CMA/CPA/CFA/MBA (Finance) or other accounting designation
• Experience working with Big Data to drive Business Driver insights and analytics
• Strong understanding of P&CB loans and deposits systems, as well as downstream Finance systems such as OLMS, OLBB, DDA, BVI, CGID, and ALRETS

What’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.

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits
• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
• Work in an agile, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
• Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities
• The opportunity to interface with senior level executives from many different parts of the organization

Job Skills

Accounting, Business Analytics, Employee Success, Financial Accounting Systems, General Ledger Administration, Group Problem Solving, Team Management

Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment

At RBC, we believe an inclusive workplace that has diverse perspectives is core to our continued growth as one of the largest and most successful banks in the world. Maintaining a workplace where our employees feel supported to perform at their best, effectively collaborate, drive innovation, and grow professionally helps to bring our Purpose to life and create value for our clients and communities. RBC strives to deliver this through policies and programs intended to foster a workplace based on respect, belonging and opportunity for all.

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