Senior Analyst, Finance

BMO•Montreal, QC

1d•CA$61,600 - CA$113,900

About The Position

This Senior Analyst, Finance role supports the T&O portfolio with a focus on expense management, financial reporting, and governance, including specialist involvement in severance-related analysis, inquiries, and reconciliations. The position is responsible for consolidating, analyzing, and presenting financial results to senior stakeholders, while contributing to month-, quarter-, and year-end close processes through journal entries, reconciliations, and performance reporting. The role also includes oversight of investment and disposal activities, and requires strong collaboration across multiple teams, including Compensation and FPM, to ensure accurate, efficient, and compliant financial operations. Offering broad exposure and cross-functional engagement, this opportunity is well-suited to an experienced finance professional with strong technical skills, executive presence, and ideally familiarity with T&O. CPA completed or near completion required.

Requirements

Typically between 4 - 6 years of relevant experience and post-secondary degree in related field of study or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Completed or near completion of an accounting designation.
Technical proficiency gained through education and/or business experience.
Verbal & written communication skills - In-depth.
Collaboration & team skills - In-depth.
Analytical and problem solving skills - In-depth.
Influence skills - In-depth.
Data driven decision making - In-depth.

Nice To Haves

Ideally familiarity with T&O.

Responsibilities

Consolidates, analyzes, and reports on the financial performance of the business / group to support the month-, quarter-, and year-end closing process, including financial reporting and financial governance.
Supports an efficient and effective accounting function that uses common information sources and practices, reduces ongoing costs, and increases service level performance.
Supports the execution of strategic initiatives; includes tracking metrics and milestones.
Builds effective relationships with internal/external stakeholders.
Breaks down strategic problems, and analyses data and information to provide accounting insights and recommendations.
Identifies opportunities for alignment with accounting / finance processes and other operational processes.
Acts as point of escalation on operational matters and matters falling outside of policy.
Analyzes financial results to support financial period closing and reporting processes and provide insights and recommendations.
Gathers and formats data into regular and ad-hoc reports and dashboards for assigned legal entity, business, or group financial information packages.
Supports the preparation of journal entries, monthly / quarterly reporting packages and financial statements, including applicable tax payments and reconciliations, in accordance with accounting rules and standards.
Provides information and supports the process for internal (e.g. corporate and SOX) and external audits.
Reviews supporting documentation, escalating areas of concern and making any necessary amendments.
Coordinates and executes specific activities for the implementation of strategic initiatives; includes tracking metrics and milestones.
Executes routine tasks (e.g. service requests, transactions, queries, etc.) within relevant service level agreements.
Organizes work information to ensure accuracy and completeness.
Collaborates with internal and external stakeholders to deliver on business objectives.
Develops knowledge related to business / group accounting requirements and standards.
Focus is primarily on business/group within BMO; may have broader, enterprise-wide focus.
Exercises judgment to identify, diagnose, and solve problems within given rules.
Works independently on a range of complex tasks, which may include unique situations.
Broader work or accountabilities may be assigned as needed.
Take measured risks while protecting the bank by applying our Risk Management Framework in the execution of your role, in line with our Risk Culture and within our approved Risk Appetite, making sound and risk informed decisions that align to business strategy, protect assets, and adhere to applicable policy documents (Frameworks, Policies, Standards, Procedures and Supporting documents), laws and regulations.