Controls and Governance Associate

Job Description

What is the opportunity?

As a key member of the RBC Capital Markets COO Office Trade Expense Management team, you will be responsible for analyzing, processing, and reporting on trade execution fees and other related expenses to improve cost transparency and identify savings opportunities.

Additionally, you will support the team in expanding its cost savings base through process optimization and strengthening controls while contributing to budgeting and new business evaluation processes.

What will you do?

Stakeholder Engagement & Strategy

• Engage with key stakeholders of all various levels to conceptualize and develop Management Information (MI) intended for decision-making, analysis, and cost control

• Partner with the Cost Analyst team to review and document existing processes, develop new processes, and recommend enhancements for process efficiencies

• Contribute to business initiatives through data modelling and analysis

• Become a subject matter expert on current and emerging technologies that drive transformation

Risk, Control & Development

• Work closely with Product Control team to redesign current process between accruals and allocations for multiple asset class

• Support month-end, quarter-end and year end close processes and attestations

• Review GL entries and ensure accuracies of journal entries and monthly accruals

• Focus on control and risk, providing accurate MI to senior management around aged invoices

• Support control functions by monitoring vendor SLAs, managing exceptions, and performing quality assurance for the Cost Analyst team and vendor

• Support process improvement and automation initiatives, ensuring risk and control are integrated throughout

• Develop cross-functional expertise within the team to maintain service continuity

• Ensure proper documentation of underlying processes

Operations & Delivery

• Oversee monthly production reporting runs ensuring reports are created and delivered on schedule

• Manage all incoming change requests, prioritize development activities and coordinate weekly release cycles

• Perform GL reconciliations in PEGA and ensure that all trade-execution fees received are processed within monthly timelines

• Analyze international recharges and provide commentary to appropriate Business Support contacts

What you need to succeed?

Must-have

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance, or 3-5 years of experience in Capital Markets, Securities Trading, Brokerage, or similar environment

• Experience with financial control frameworks and processes

• Knowledge of global providers of 3rd party trade execution services including Brokers, Exchanges, Clearing and Settlement Agents, Securities Depositories, Custodians, and Regulators

• Understanding of Capital Markets organizational structure (including front office sales and trading, middle office, product control, back-office operations, regulatory/compliance, etc.)

• Familiarity with Capital Markets products and various associated supporting systems used within organization (Fixed Income, Money Markets, Equities, Derivatives, etc.)

• Understanding of accounting procedures and systems including Broadridge, RIMMS, GLOSS, and EPM

• Highly organized with an attention to detail and an ability to analyze information

• Ability to communicate complex information clearly to trading business and senior management

• Comfortable with adhering to deliverables in a fast-paced, dynamic environment

Nice-to-have

• CPA or CFA designation

• Experience working withTableau

• Intermediate to advanced level knowledge of VBA and SQL

What's 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 and flexible benefits, competitive compensation

• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities

• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team

• Opportunities to do challenging work

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Job Skills

Customer Service, Customer Service Management, Decision Making, Interpersonal Relationship Management, Investment Performance Measurement, Operational Delivery, Process Improvements, Risk Management, Time Management, Treasury Management

Additional Job Details

Address:

ROYAL BANK PLAZA, 200 BAY ST:TORONTO

City:

Toronto

Country:

Canada

Work hours/week:

37.5

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

CAPITAL MARKETS

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

2026-04-01

Application Deadline:

2026-04-17

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

Our Employment Opportunities

At RBC, we are guided by living shared values of Client First, Integrity, Collaboration, Respect and Excellence and winning together as One RBC. We believe an inclusive workplace that has diverse perspectives is core to our continued growth as one of the largest and most successful banks in the world. Maintaining a workplace where our employees feel supported to perform at their best, effectively collaborate, drive innovation, and grow professionally helps to bring our Purpose to life and create value for our clients and communities. RBC strives to deliver this through policies and programs intended to foster a workplace based on respect, belonging and opportunity for all.

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