2025 CFO, Fall - Strategic Design and Execution Student (4 months)

RBC; Toronto; On-site; CAD 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a motivated individual to assist in the strategic redesign of global finance processes. This role involves transforming fragmented finance operations into efficient, standardized processes. You will bridge business and technology requirements, presenting actionable plans based on key findings. Join a collaborative team where your contributions will drive meaningful change and innovation, while gaining valuable experience in a dynamic work environment. This opportunity is perfect for those looking to make a lasting impact in the finance sector.

Benefits

Flexible work arrangements

Networking opportunities

Professional development coaching

Collaborative team environment

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of industry or related experience required.
• Strong business acumen with an interest in banking/finance.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and present materials for decision making.
• Develop understanding of core financial processes.

Skills

Microsoft Suite (Excel, PowerPoint)

Python

Communication

Detail-Oriented

Interpersonal Relationships

Education

Master's in Business, Commerce, Accounting, Technology or Engineering

Job description

Job Summary

The candidate will assist in the strategic redesign of core global finance processes and the associated end-to-end implementation. They will contribute to developing critical/complex finance process reengineering transformation initiatives with a goal to standardize processes, tools and practices necessary to execute change initiatives, while enabling repeatable transformational change.

The outcome from this work will be a key contributor to enabling innovation and transformation - from manually driven, siloed, and fragmented finance processes into global, efficient, and best in class offerings.

A key component of this role will be to understand and interpret strategic transformational goals and effectively translate them into actionable plans, fostering a culture of accountability, and driving measurable results to propel the CFO group forward.

Job Description

What will you do?

• Prepare and present clear, thoughtful materials to enable decision making
• Develop an understanding of core financial processes across the organization while maintaining a transformational mindset
• Be comfortable bridging the gap between business and technology requirements; linking strategy and execution
• Present key findings and potentials solutions into a target state recommendation and an actionable plan
• Perform benchmark on industry best practices to drive improvements to maturity and establish ‘best in class’ industry processes
• Support the development and implements change management plans to ensure program deliverables are achieved
• Responsible for identifying key issues prior to and during implementation, raising issues with key stakeholders and offering solutions

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have

• 1-2 years of industry or related experience
• Near completion of a Master's program in, Business, Commerce, Accounting, Technology or Engineering
• A strong business acumen and interest in banking / finance
• A strong sense of personal responsibility and time management, self-motivated self-starter with a curious mind set.
• Strong experience in Microsoft Suite of products (Excel, PowerPoint etc.), exposure to Python (building models and executing tasks etc.)
• Previous exposure to business case story-telling

Nice-to-have

• Previous experience in a Financial institution or consulting firm

Please note:

In order tobe eligible for these student positions, you must either:

• Bereturning backto school after the work term end-date; or
• If you are not returning back to school (i.e.are graduating immediately after the work term), you must require the full work term as a mandatory component in order to graduate successfully

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. At RBC, you will have opportunities to:

• Interact with leaders who support your development through coaching and managing
• Network and build lasting relationships with students from diverse backgrounds from across Canada
• Make a difference and lasting impact through meaningful work
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team

We encourage you to apply as soon as possible as we accept applications on a rolling basis, but please note that the formal application deadline is May 26, 2025. Should you be selected to progress, someone from our team will reach out directly to provide instructions on next steps. Otherwise, feel free to check for progress updates by logging in to your RBC profile. If the status has not changed, it denotes the fact that your application is still under review.

RBC is committed to supporting flexible work arrangements when and where available.The successful candidate for this role will be required to be located within Ontario for the duration of the work term.Details regarding the specific virtual, hybrid, and in-office arrangementsfor this Integrated Learning/ Co-op position are to be discussed with the Hiring Manager.

Job Skills

Communication, Computer Literacy, Detail-Oriented, Interpersonal Relationships, Listening Effectively, Personal Development, Personal Initiative

Additional Job Details

Address:

20 KING ST W:TORONTO

City:

TORONTO

Country:

Canada

Work hours/week:

37.5

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

OFFICE OF THE CFO

Job Type:

Student/Coop (Fixed Term)

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

2025-05-06

Application Deadline:

2025-05-27

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

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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