Corporate Banking Treasury & Payment Solutions Analyst - Chicago

BMO•Chicago, IL

1d•$45,000 - $83,000•Onsite

About The Position

BMO Capital Markets is a leading, full-service North American-based financial services provider offering equity and debt underwriting, corporate lending and project financing, merger and acquisitions advisory services, securitization, treasury management, market risk management, debt and equity research and institutional sales and trading. BMO Capital Markets has over 2,800 professionals in 35 locations around the world, including 23 offices in North America. BMO Capital Markets is a member of BMO Financial Group (NYSE, TSX: BMO), one of the largest diversified financial services providers in North America with US$1.0 trillion total assets and approximately 54,000 employees as of January 31, 2025. About Corporate Banking: Corporate Banking is an integral part of BMO Capital Markets’ Investment and Corporate Banking group which offers corporate, institutional and government clients a complete range of financial services, including lending, equity and debt capital raising, structured finance, M&A, treasury and market risk management services, research and institutional investing. Corporate Banking is responsible for the marketing, management and monitoring of the Bank's corporate loan portfolio, and also supports the credit requirements and cross-selling efforts for other businesses including derivatives, foreign exchange, cash management, and trade finance. Upon joining BMO, analysts will start their careers with us by completing BMO Capital Markets Global Orientation and our Global Analyst and Associate Program (GAAP) which begins in July 2027. The program is designed to help you make the transition from theory to practice. Training includes core corporate banking skills, such as: accounting, valuation and modeling, and pitch book development. This training is delivered by leading industry professionals. You will also complete BMO specific training to learn about our strategy, culture and have plenty of opportunities to socialize with your peers and network with senior management and other internal contacts. Our goal is to hire young professionals with a desire to have a financial services career at BMO, providing them with continued training and professional development throughout their career at the firm. This position is ideally suited to talented, highly motivated individuals who seek to build a solid, comprehensive foundation in the basic skills of corporate banking. About TPS: Provides treasury products solutions, advice and expertise tailored to the specific needs of corporate, institutional, and government clients across the globe to manage their cash-flow and capital. Includes access to information, streamlined receivables and payables process, optimizing investments and deposits, correspondent banking, interest rate derivatives, corporate card and spend solutions.

Requirements

Enrolled in an undergraduate degree program, graduating in Dec. 2026 or Spring 2027
Preferred minimum GPA of 3.4/4/0
Strong interest in finance and banking.
Demonstrated leadership in extracurricular activities.
Proficient in Word/Excel/PowerPoint.
Strong communication skills both written and verbal
Detail oriented.
Highly motivated, fast learning and able to work with limited supervision and adapt to frequent market, systems, and process changes.
Outgoing and personable; team player able to work effectively in small groups.
Knowledgeable in the principles of finance and the financial markets.
Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.
Legally authorized to work in the U.S. and will not require sponsorship in the future

Nice To Haves

Previous banking or credit risk management experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Acts as the sales contact for the client for sales related questions such as product information, pricing, implementation timeframes and requirements.
Acts as the key sales contact with the client to gather the required detailed information necessary to move the sale forward in the process, including completing all necessary documentation.
Provides assistance to the team in pre-sales such as pitch preparation and client research and preparation of prospect and client files for action by the Sales Professional Planning.
Seeks to develop an understanding of client needs and outcomes.
Provides materials to support an outstanding client experience.
May include focused calling and pipeline management activities.
Identifies, records and escalates any potential risk issues and recommend workflow and administrative process alternatives to improve efficiencies and customer service.
Develops solutions and makes recommendations based on an understanding of the business strategy and stakeholder needs.
Provides advice and guidance to assigned business/group on implementation of solutions.
Performing other duties including industry and company-specific research, as well as ad hoc projects for senior professionals.
This position is ideally suited to talented, highly motivated individuals who seek to build a solid, comprehensive foundation in the basic skills of corporate banking.