Director, Capital Markets Product Control

bmo; Toronto; On-site; CAD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Bank of Montreal seeks a Director of Capital Markets Product Control to lead one or more focus areas within CM PC, ensuring accuracy of P&L and related controls.

The role requires expert knowledge of securities accounting, strong leadership, and collaboration across Front Office, Finance, Risk and Technology to drive process improvements and regulatory compliance in a dynamic capital markets environment.

Qualifications

• Expert in P&L reconciliations and securities accounting.
• Experience leading Capital Markets product control and change initiatives.
• Ability to collaborate with Front Office, Finance, Risk and Technology.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end accounting support for Capital Markets from source sub-ledgers to the general ledger.
• Maintain and improve the control environment for Capital Markets financial reporting.
• Lead adoption of AI in daily and monthly processes and ensure SOX compliance.

Job description

Address: 100 King Street West

Job Family Group:

Customer Shared Services

Reporting to the Managing Director of Enterprise Product Control, the Director of Capital Markets Product Control (CM PC) leads one or more of the focus areas (defined below) within the group responsible for the specialized accounting processes and related control environment supporting Capital Market activities.

The Capital Markets Product Control Group includes the following focus areas:

• Derivative and Nesbitt Burns Product (BMO's Canadian broker/dealer subsidiary BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc). Fixed Income, Equities and Capital Markets Corporation Product Control (BMO's US broker/dealer subsidiary BMO Capital Markets Corporation ("CMC")) Investment & Commercial Banking ("I&CB") Product Control

The teams within Capital Markets Product Control are organized to support aligned functions and lines of business. Each group is led by at least one of the following; Director, Associate Director or Manager who provide direct oversight of control execution, under the strategic leadership of the Managing Director.

The CM Product Control team is responsible for;

• Responsible for ensuring the integrity and accuracy of the P&L and PAA process
• Responsible for ensuring the integrity and accuracy of the general ledger including initiating or reviewing accounting entries, completing reconciliations and providing financial attestations.
• Ensuring appropriate accounting policies and best practices are followed
• Performing complex analysis and investigations
• Leading the identification and implementation of process and control improvements
• Ensuring the readiness of operational accounting for new product initiatives, accounting changes and system implementations or upgrades
• Participating in change initiatives performing requirements gathering, process design, system testing and post-implementation reviews
• Partnering with Front Office, Finance, Risk and Controls, Trade Support, Project Delivery, Technology and Operations to enhance end-to-end process and controls
• Leveraging AI to improve processes and drive efficiencies

The Director, CM PC leads a critical function in supporting Capital Markets and is required to be an expert in P&L reconciliations, securities accounting, capital markets products, processes and systems. This leader delivers senior business knowledge, specialized technical expertise, and well-established management skills to ensure that financial accounting processes are developed, implemented and reviewed in alignment with the bank's financial, regulatory and audit standards.

This role is critical to both the operational excellence and the successful completion of change programs aimed at transforming existing Capital Markets transactional reporting, risk and governance processes while ensuring the maintenance of a robust and comprehensive technology infrastructure. This leader will effectively collaborate, often with little reliance on formal authority, with senior partners in the Front Office, Finance, Securities Operations, Risk and Technology to innovate and implement effective change to support those processes and to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the financial processes within BMO.

This role is accountable for Technical Excellence, Team Management, Operational Effectiveness, Risk Management and Control, Change Management, and Relationship Management by creating and maintaining a proactive service environment that maximizes employee productivity and customer service effectiveness.

Key Accountabilities:

The incumbent is accountable for:

1. Capital Markets Product Control (Technical Excellence) Deliver an effective control environment for Capital Markets financial reporting and ensures any notified changes in the external environment (regulatory, tax, policy) are reviewed and implemented Lead the adoption of AI in daily and monthly processes Maintain an effective SOX environment Leads the daily reconcilement and reporting of Trader P&L's and PAA Leads end-to-end accounting support from the source sub-ledgers to the entity general ledgers, for Capital Markets Ensures the integrity and accuracy of the daily P&L, entity general ledger by initiating accounting entries, completing reconciliations and providing financial attestations which includes; Leads the accurate and timely reconciliation of daily P&L (daily Financial Estimate) and obtaining Trader Signoffs Leads the accurate and timely reconciliation of the monthly P&L (Monthly Financial Actual) and obtaining Trader Signoffs. Leads the accurate and timely preparation of month-end and quarterly reconciliations from source system to general ledger Leads the monthly attestation process for all CM Product Operations Accounting accounts Leads end-to-end accounting support from the source sub-ledgers to the entity general ledgers, for Capital Markets
2. Team Management Leads and manages a highly specialized team by setting context and direction aligned