VP, Control Assurance & Risk Testing

BMO; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

Life Insurance

Retirement Savings Plans

Job summary

BMO Capital Markets is seeking a VP, Business Control Assurance to join the Governance and Controls team in the Capital Markets Office of the COO. The role leads testing across portfolios, designs risk-based plans, and supervises testers to ensure robust evidence and timely remediation.

Reporting to the MD, Control Assurance, you will challenge findings, coordinate with control owners, Operations, Technology and Internal Audit, and drive continuous improvement in control testing and reporting.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in Business Administration, Risk Management, Economics, Finance, Accounting or related discipline.
• 7+ years of experience in financial services, Capital Markets, risk/controls or related assurance disciplines.
• Professional designations such as CPA, CIA, CISA, CRMA are assets.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end testing lifecycle from planning through remediation follow-up.
• Define scope, sampling, evidence and ratings for Design and Operating Effectiveness testing.
• Quality review of work and escalation of material findings with owners and leaders.
• Present results to senior stakeholders and coordinate with first- and second-line risk functions.

Skills

Control assurance judgment

Risk-based planning

Written and verbal communication

Stakeholder management

Analytical capability

Leadership and quality review

Education

Undergraduate degree in Business Administration, Risk Management, Economics, Finance, Accounting

Graduate degree or professional designation (asset)

Tools

GRCE

Excel

Power BI

Job description

BMO Capital Markets is seeking a VP, Business Control Assurance to join the Governance and Controls team in the Capital Markets Office of the COO. The role leads testing across portfolios, designs risk-based plans, and supervises testers to ensure robust evidence and timely remediation.

Reporting to the MD, Control Assurance, you will challenge findings, coordinate with control owners, Operations, Technology and Internal Audit, and drive continuous improvement in control testing and reporting.