Manager, Wholesale Financial Control

RBC; Toronto; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses

Flexible benefits

Executive interaction opportunities

Job summary

RBC in Toronto seeks a Manager, Wholesale Financial Control to join the Global Markets Finance team. You will collaborate with stakeholders to build a robust financial control framework, resolving finance issues, and driving process improvements.

This role involves close collaboration with Front Office, IT, operations, and risk management. You will lead testing of system changes, support monthly closes, and assist external auditors while ensuring regulatory compliance and accurate balance sheet

Qualifications

• CPA or equivalent accounting designation.
• Hands-on exposure to capital markets accounting (repo, margin loans, securities lending).
• 3+ years of accounting, auditing, or financial reporting experience within financial services.
• Excellent analytical thinking and attention to detail.
• Governance mindset and urgency in issue resolution.

Responsibilities

• Play a central role on accounting issues, orchestrating activities through partners to enable Front Office transactions.
• Build trusted relationships as a business partner and finance expert.
• Develop understanding of business results and drivers for accounting variances.
• Execute testing on system changes, new product implementations, and process automation.
• Control and govern financial position and ensure flawless close processes.
• Support timely monthly, quarterly, and annual closes, including reconciliations.
• Assist external auditors; develop SOX and process documentation.
• Validate Balance Sheet integrity through substantiation procedures.
• Redesign commentary and analysis to maximize efficiency and stakeholder value.
• Identify opportunities to automate variance analysis and reporting.

Skills

CPA designation

Capital markets accounting

Analytical thinking

Governance mindset

Leadership

Self-starter

Multitasking

Excel

PowerPoint

Access

Education

CPA or equivalent designation

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Access

Job description

What is the opportunity?

As a Manager, Wholesale Financial Control, you will be part of the Global Markets Finance team, covering RBC's Central Funding Group. This role creates a collaborative environment with stakeholders from operations, IT, risk management, and other Finance functions to build a strong financial control framework supporting our businesses. If you’re self-motivated and excited about finding creative solutions to improve operational processes, this is a great opportunity to build your career within a world-class financial institution.

Job Description

• Play a central role on accounting issues, orchestrating relevant activities through functional partners to enable Front Office transactions.
• Build effective working relationships, establishing yourself as a trusted business partner and expert in resolving finance-related issues.
• Develop understanding of business results and key drivers for accounting variances to provide value-added advice as the business transforms.
• Execute testing protocols on key system changes, new product implementations, and process automation initiatives, gaining hands-on experience with Capital Markets technology.
• Control and govern the financial position and performance of your business area and ensure flawless execution of close processes, including journal entries and regulatory submissions.
• Support accurate and timely execution of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes, including reconciliations and disclosure template submissions.
• Support external auditors in annual audits and audit requests; develop SOX and process documentation.
• Validate and attest to Balance Sheet integrity through comprehensive substantiation procedures, ensuring accuracy and regulatory compliance.
• Continuously redesign commentary and analysis to maximize efficiency and stakeholder value.
• Identify and action opportunities to automate variance analysis and standardised reporting.

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have

• CPA or equivalent accounting designation
• Hands-on exposure to capital markets accounting (repo, margin loans, securities lending)
• 3+ years of accounting, auditing, or financial reporting experience within financial services
• Excellent analytical thinking and attention to detail
• Curiosity to explore better ways of working while maintaining a strong governance mindset
• Drive to take ownership for and resolve issues with urgency
• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Self-starter willing to go above and beyond in independent investigation
• Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously amidst tight deadlines
• Proficiency with Excel, PowerPoint, and Access

Nice-to-have

• Exposure to Capital Markets businesses with willingness to deepen that knowledge
• Experience using AI to support automation or process improvement initiatives

What’s in it for you?

• 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
• The opportunity to interface with senior level executives from many different parts of the organization

Job Skills

Audits Compliance, Critical Thinking, Detail-Oriented, Financial Reporting and Analysis, Industry Knowledge, Internal Controls, Knowledge Organization

Additional Job Details

Address: ROYAL BANK PLAZA, 200 BAY ST:TORONTO

City: Toronto

Country: Canada

Work hours/week: 37.5

Employment Type: Full time

Platform: OFFICE OF THE CFO

Job Type: Regular

Pay Type: Salaried

Posted Date: 2026-10-30

Application Deadline: 2026-11-13

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

Our Employment Opportunities

At RBC, we are guided by living shared values of Client First, Integrity, Collaboration, Respect and Excellence and winning together as One 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.