Bank of Montreal

Intermediate Business Analyst (Wire Payments)

Bank of Montreal$61K — $113K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 4-6 years of relevant experience in a technology setting related to payments and sanctions
  • Proficiency in Agile Delivery and Development, data analysis, and learning agility
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, along with team collaboration abilities
  • Familiarity with business architecture frameworks and stakeholder analysis
  • Experience in defining and analyzing business requirements and functional design

Responsibilities

  • Investigate strategies to optimize business operations and services
  • Elicit and analyze business requirements to ensure expected outcomes
  • Support project teams to align development with business needs
  • Develop coherent project documents covering functional and non-functional requirements
  • Analyze data and trends to provide insights and recommendations for the business
  • Create test cases to validate business requirements and testing results
  • Exercise judgment in diagnosing and solving complex problems

Benefits

  • Health insurance coverage
  • Tuition reimbursement programs
  • Accident and life insurance options
  • Retirement savings plans
  • Opportunity for performance-based incentives and discretionary bonuses
Full Job Description
Application Deadline:

07/30/2026

Address:
33 Dundas Street West

Job Family Group:

Technology

The team operates in the world of wires and payments; business / technology analysts in the group focus on requirements gathering and validation / verification of those client needs in addition to regular support / maintenance activities related to sanctions scanning analysis and efficiency gains. The ideal candidate would have solid experience in a technology setting in these areas already and have a strong interest to contribute to BMO's evolution in Canada's growing payments landscape. Specific knowledge in the areas of SWIFT wires, LVTS / liquidity, sanctions scanning (especially with Fircosoft products) and/or payments - especially beyond operations exposure - would be a great asset.

  • Investigates and identifies strategies to optimize business operations and services, and inform business decisions. Defines business requirements to inform technology build and operations by sourcing and analyzing relevant data, reviewing and documenting business processes and collaborating with business stakeholders. Sources business and market data to evaluate the effect of projects on business results. Also assesses the efficiency and the performance of technology (software, hardware and the wider IT system) to deliver expected business results. Identifies and analyzes malfunctions, system workflow, and troubleshoots issues raised by business.
    • Elicits requirements and analyzes feasibility to ensure solutions/initiatives achieve the expected business outcomes.
    • Supports various project teams across the project lifecycle to ensure development is aligned with the business requirements.
    • Develops informative, coherent, and usable project documents (project artifacts) for multiple stakeholders covering functional and non-functional business requirements.
    • Applies depth of domain & functional expertise for the assigned portfolio to drive the expected business value.
    • Breaks down strategic problems, and analyses data and information to provide insights and recommendations.
    • Builds tests cases in order to validate business requirements and End-User Testing results.
    • 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.

    Qualifications:
    Foundational level of proficiency:
    • Agile Delivery and Development.
    • Data analysis.
    • Learning Agility.
    • Process improvement and optimization.
    • Organization process optimization.
    • Business architecture frameworks.
    • Stakeholder Analysis and Management.
    • Digital Fluency.
    • Systems Thinking.

    Intermediate level of proficiency:
    • Business requirements definition and analysis.
    • Insights development and reporting.
    • Application functional design.
    • Functional Analysis.
    • Verbal & written communication skills.
    • Collaboration & team skills.
    • Analytical and problem solving skills.
    • Data driven decision making.
    • 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.
    • Technical proficiency gained through education and/or business experience.


Salary:

$61,600.00 - $113,900.00

Pay Type:

Salaried

The above represents BMO Financial Group's pay range and type.

Salaries will vary based on factors such as location, skills, experience, education, and qualifications for the role, and may include a commission structure. Salaries for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on number of hours regularly worked. For commission roles, the salary listed above represents BMO Financial Group's expected target for the first year in this position.

BMO Financial Group's total compensation package will vary based on the pay type of the position and may include performance-based incentives, discretionary bonuses, as well as other perks and rewards. BMO also offers health insurance, tuition reimbursement, accident and life insurance, and retirement savings plans. To view more details of our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.bmo.com/global/en/Total-Rewards

About Bank of Montreal

The Bank of Montreal is a Canadian multinational investment bank and financial services company. It provides a wide range of personal and commercial banking, wealth management, and investment banking products and services. The bank had revenues of CAD 23.6 billion in 2020.
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