14 mth FTC Director, CFO Initiatives, Control & Governance (London)

RBC; London; Hybrid; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in London is seeking a dedicated professional to support Capital Markets and Wealth Management. The role involves maintaining control frameworks, managing stakeholder relationships, and leading initiatives. Candidates should possess a relevant finance degree, be a qualified accountant, and demonstrate strong leadership and commercial skills. This position offers a competitive salary and the opportunity to work with a dynamic team.

Benefits

Comprehensive Total Rewards Program

Leadership development opportunities

World-class training program in financial services

Qualifications

• Relevant employment experience demonstrated by senior controller roles in Financial Services.
• Strong commercial acumen and understanding of finance processes.
• Able to converse with people at every level of an organisation.

Responsibilities

• Support the European CFO and senior leadership team across governance related initiatives.
• Ensure controls operate in alignment with RBC policy.
• Facilitate committee meetings and prepare quarterly updates.

Skills

Adaptability

Commercial Acumen

Decision Making

Strategic Thinking

Education

Accounting/Finance degree or equivalent

Professionally qualified accountant

Tools

Agile methodologies

Project Management skills

Job description

Overview

What is the opportunity?

As a member of the RBC CFO Group in Europe, your purpose will be to support the Capital Markets and Wealth Management Europe platform finance teams to uphold the highest standards in controls and governance that underpin the control framework. You will report into the MD, Head of Capital Markets, Europe – within the CFO division.

You will achieve this by critically examining the control environment for areas of risk and championing control environment initiatives and enhancements. Effective team and stakeholder management will be essential, alongside a result/output orientated, yet collaborative and adaptive leadership style.

You will maintain excellence in the established processes of the control framework, apply stakeholder, change and/or project management skills to lead initiatives, and utilise facilitation, business analytical and problem-solving skills to develop strategic and tactile solutions, alongside representing finance across a wide-ranging portfolio of regional and global projects covering: engagement, process reengineering, infrastructure renewal, and regulatory change.

The role represents an ideal opportunity to develop an in-depth understanding of the leadership challenges and opportunities of the Finance Function within the CFO Group, as well as developing an understanding of how our businesses operate within the legal entity framework and regulatory landscape.

RBC’s expectation is that from mid-September 2025, all employees and contractors will work in the office with some flexibility to work up to 1 day per week remotely, depending on working arrangements.

Responsibilities

• Support the European CFO and the senior leadership team across a variety of controls and governance related initiatives including risk and issue management, monitoring, and transformation.
• Ensure controls operate in alignment with RBC policy and sufficiently meet regulatory requirements in parallel with driving continuous improvement in the control environment.
• Establish processes, practices, and structures to guide decision-making, define responsibilities, and ensure accountability within the function and across the departments.
• Accountable for the facilitation of committee meetings and preparation of quarterly legal entity functional updates including the production of risk and control measures and evaluating and communicating KPI outcomes to senior audiences.
• Accountable for the monthly general ledger attestation review and challenge process, mitigating areas of risk by identifying the root cause and agreeing and tracking remediation activities, maintaining an open dialogue with Group Heads and the Chair.
• Responsible maintaining collaborative relationships with FIAT and functional partners to support change across data, process, and technology whilst providing the appropriate level of operational and strategic functional direction to drive the forward-looking change agenda.
• Apply a structured change management approach and methodology to all initiatives and projects within the remit and ensure benefits are embedded, realised, and captured.

Requirements

• Accounting/Finance degree or equivalent.
• Professionally qualified accountant.
• Relevant employment experience demonstrated by senior controller roles in Financial Services with change or project management accomplishments, including Agile or Project Management leadership.
• Strong commercial acumen, knowledge and understanding of the key outputs and associated controls of the finance function, finance processes and Financial Services/banking processes.
• Result orientated, yet collaborative and adaptive leadership style.
• People management and team leadership.
• Understanding of corporate governance and the Senior Management and Certification Regime.
• Able to converse with people at every level of an organisation.

Nice-to-have

• Big 4 public practice or top/ leading Financial Institution employment experience.
• Project Management, Agile, or Lean Six Sigma certifications.
• Data literacy certifications.

What is 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.

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses, flexible benefits and competitive compensation
• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
• Opportunities to work with the best in the field
• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
• A world-class training program in financial services.

Agency Notice

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Job Skills

Adaptability, Commercial Acumen, Creative Visioning, Decision Making, Long Term Planning, Managerial Courage, Organizational Leadership, Organizational Savvy and Politics, Strategic Thinking

Additional Job Details

Address: 100 BISHOPSGATE:LONDON

City: London

Country: United Kingdom

Work hours/week: 35

Employment Type: Full time

Platform: OFFICE OF THE CFO

Job Type: Contract (Fixed Term)

Pay Type: Salaried

Posted Date: 2025-08-20

Application Deadline: 2025-10-07

Note

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

Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment

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