Business Consultant

BMO Financial Group; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 74,000 - 139,000; Full time

Job summary

BMO Financial Group requires a Business Consultant/BA in a hybrid role to contribute to their Enterprise AML initiatives. The successful candidate will liaise with stakeholders to understand business needs, analyze complex data sets, and ensure successful project delivery within the AML risk system context. This role demands strong analytical skills, business acumen, and a deep understanding of regulatory requirements, promoting significant impact within an inclusive team environment.

Benefits

Health Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

Retirement Savings Plans

Discretionary Bonuses

Qualifications

• 6+ years progressive business analysis experience.
• Experience with AML regulations and technology solutions.
• Understanding of Software Development Life Cycle.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with stakeholders to elicit and document business requirements.
• Analyze data to identify trends and develop action plans.
• Manage and interpret complex data sets for business decisions.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Business Acumen

Data Analysis

Problem-Solving

Communication

Education

Post-secondary degree in information systems, computer science or business administration

Tools

SQL

Excel

Job description

Application Deadline:

06/26/2025

Address:

33 Dundas Street West

Job Family Group:

Technology

Enterprise AML

We are seeking a Business Consultant /BA as an individual contributor to work in a hybrid role for the T&O Corporate, Enterprise AML Requirements and QA space. This person will contribute to the overall success of the enterprise vision. The BA will support across all pillars within the strategic initiatives group. The candidate needs to be cross functional across the different responsibilities of the group and oversees the planning, maintenance and change management for AML risk systems and regulatory related projects.

The Business (Systems) Analyst acts as the requirements project lead. Through liaising with stakeholders to understand problems and opportunities, the BA elicits requirements and documents these requirements for use within the project life cycle. The BA ensures the requirements map to a real business need, are approved by all relevant stakeholders, and meet essential quality standards. The BA builds exceptional relationships with business partners and technology teams.

Accountabilities

• Consult and collaborate with a variety of internal stakeholders to better understand the business requirements, and technical intricacies of software applications.
• Identifies sources of requirements, possible interfaces, and affected business stakeholders based on high-level process description, user stories or scenarios.
• Experience with technology solutions around complying with AML regulations and combating ML; e.g., Name Screening, Watchlist management, Customer and Enhanced Due Diligence, Customer Risk Scoring
• Facilitates information gathering sessions, including leading discussions, managing group dynamics, and maintaining group focus, to work towards accomplishing the stated goal(s) of the session within the context of the project objectives.
• From these information sessions, gathers the requirements and documents these requirements for use within the project life cycle.
• Works with project stakeholders to validate their requirements and analysis models via techniques such as reviews and walkthroughs.
• Analyze data to identify trends, interdependencies among variables and be able to support in developing action plans and gaining agreement to solutions from all stakeholders.
• Managing, analyzing, and interpreting complex data sets to help business make informed decisions. This could encompass:
  • Data collection and Analysis: Gathering, cleaning, and organizing large data sets from various sources.
  • Collaboration: Working closely with different departments to understand their data needs and deliver on those requirements.
• Apply creative problem-solving and subject matter expertise to address complex, ambiguous, or non-routine challenges.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including third-party vendors, to ensure alignment and successful delivery of business objectives.
• Participates in reviews or inspections, in collaboration with the project team, to ensure the quality of work products.
• Adheres to and ensures that others adhere to the organizations Requirements Management Process to support the organizational standards and ensure consistency of deliverables.

Knowledge and Skills

• Have a strong business acumen with a post-secondary degree in information systems, computer science or business administration
• Generally, 6 years+ progressive business analysis experience, supporting medium to large size projects
• Possesses analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Understands complete Software Development Life Cycle and can apply the applicable portions of the ‘Feasibility,’ ‘Requirements,” and ‘Analysis’ phases.
• Demonstrates writing and documentation skills.
• Understands and can explain to others the core processes involved in their area of support
• Ability to transcend and bridge communications between IT staff and end-user base, e.g., Lines of Business, Operational groups, Analytics teams
• Proficient in data analysis and data profiling and finding root cause and data gaps and work with Solution Architect to find solutions.
• Experience as a hands-on team contributor that plans and executes to meet tight timelines
• Experience with handling multiple projects with competing timelines
• Experience creating process flow/data flow/system flow diagrams
• Experience or comfort in business process mapping
• Experience with data requirements, data mapping

Technical Skills

• Ability to analyze and interpret large data set using Excel or other tools

• Medium SQL skills an asset

Product Knowledge

• Have an understanding for the financial services industry and its products specifically Payments, Wires/Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT), Online-Banking, Credit Cards/Debit Cards, Cheques

Salary :

$74,800.00 - $138,600.00

Pay Type:

Salaried

The above represents BMO Financial Group’s pay range and type.

Salaries will vary based on factors such as location, skills, experience, education, and qualifications for the role, and may include a commission structure. Salaries for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on number of hours regularly worked. For commission roles, the salary listed above represents BMO Financial Group’s expected target for the first year in this position.

BMO Financial Group’s total compensation package will vary based on the pay type of the position and may include performance-based incentives, discretionary bonuses, as well as other perks and rewards. BMO also offers health insurance, tuition reimbursement, accident and life insurance, and retirement savings plans. To view more details of our benefits, please visit:https://jobs.bmo.com/global/en/Total-Rewards

About Us

At BMO we are driven by a shared Purpose: Boldly Grow the Good in business and life. It calls on us to create lasting, positive change for our customers, our communities and our people. By working together, innovating and pushing boundaries, we transform lives and businesses, and power economic growth around the world.

As a member of the BMO team you are valued, respected and heard, and you have more ways to grow and make an impact. We strive to help you make an impact from day one – for yourself and our customers. We’ll support you with the tools and resources you need to reach new milestones, as you help our customers reach theirs. From in-depth training and coaching, to manager support and network-building opportunities, we’ll help you gain valuable experience, and broaden your skillset.

To find out more visit us at https://jobs.bmo.com/ca/en .

BMO is committed to an inclusive, equitable and accessible workplace. By learning from each other’s differences, we gain strength through our people and our perspectives. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. To request accommodation, please contact your recruiter.

Note to Recruiters: BMO does not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. Any unsolicited resumes sent to BMO, directly or indirectly, will be considered BMO property. BMO will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. A recruiting agency must first have a valid, written and fully executed agency agreement contract for service to submit resumes.