Financial Governance and Controls Analyst, Winter 2027 (Co-op/Internship) - 4 Months

About the role

This four-month Winter 2027 co-op/internship supports BMO’s financial governance and controls activities in Toronto. The role involves reviewing policies, improving processes, supporting financial risk and internal controls, monitoring governance programs, and analyzing issues. Candidates should have Finance or Accounting education, strong Excel capability, audit or controls testing experience, and transcripts.

Responsibilities

• Review governance, policy, and procedural documents; update materials to align with new standards and processes.
• Identify process efficiencies, monitor updates, and support the broader financial risk and internal controls team.
• Coordinate oversight activities, reporting, training needs, policy lifecycle management, and attestation programs.
• Assist with regulatory interpretation, governance framework impact assessments, and regulatory reporting review and sign-off.
• Support governance meetings, stakeholder alignment, strategic initiatives, change management, issue identification, and performance tracking.
• Analyze data and issues to provide governance insights, recommendations, and appropriate next steps.

Requirements

• Education background in Finance or Accounting; a related post-secondary degree is desirable.
• Transcripts are required.
• Experience with audit or controls testing.
• Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, formulas, and VLOOKUP.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, analytical, organizational, and collaboration skills.
• Typically one to two years of relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Preferred Skills

• Power BI experience.
• Artificial intelligence experience.
• Knowledge of SOX and FDICIA.