Bank of Montreal

Technology Audit and Exams Specialist

Bank of Montreal$69K — $129K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • University degree/college diploma in a related field or equivalent experience.
  • 5-7 years of experience in Regulatory Compliance, Audit, or Risk Management.
  • Experience leading or assisting with audits and audit remediation activities.
  • Strong knowledge of BMO's policies and internal controls related to risk and compliance.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and experience with Spotfire reporting.
  • Understanding of BMO's organizational structure and regulatory implications.
  • Cybersecurity/technology certifications are beneficial.

Responsibilities

  • Manage Technology & Operations (T&O) audits and regulatory exams.
  • Lead preparation activities for audits and exams, including documentation coordination.
  • Facilitate meetings to gather regulatory and audit deliverables.
  • Provide ongoing updates on audit and exam statuses to stakeholders.
  • Review audit findings and track themes for internal application.
  • Assist in creating internal audit playbooks and templates as needed.
  • Continuously seek process improvements in audit and exam workflows.

Benefits

  • Health insurance coverage.
  • Tuition reimbursement programs.
  • Accident and life insurance offerings.
  • Retirement savings plans available.
  • Performance-based incentives and discretionary bonuses.
Full Job Description
Application Deadline:

07/09/2026

Address:
4100 Gordon Baker Road

Job Family Group:

Business Management

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

Knowledge:
  • Possesses a university degree/college diploma in related discipline(s) or equivalent work experience, and/or 5-7 years experience in Regulatory Compliance, Audit and/or Risk Management
  • Experience leading or assisting with audits.
  • Experience assisting with audit remediation activities.
  • Solid knowledge of BMO and the banking industry's risk types.
  • Solid knowledge of the BMO's policies and procedures in relation to internal controls, risk and compliance.
  • Solid understanding of BMO's legal and managerial organizational structure and regulatory implications.
  • Solid knowledge of Cyber Security / Technology capabilities and controls a plus.
  • Proficient knowledge and experience with Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams, Co-Pilot Chat as well as maintenance of Spotfire reporting.

Skills:
  • Advanced written and verbal communication skills.
  • Advanced decision and risk analysis skills.
  • Attention to detail and critical thinking skills.
  • Solid relationship management and leadership skills.
  • Ability to influence and create a sense of urgency as required.
  • Highly developed meeting facilitation, presentation, and negotiation skills.
  • Team player who is self-motivated and goal oriented.
  • Ability to develop, implement and manage change.
  • Cyber/Technology, audit, risk, compliance related certifications a plus


MANDATE

This role is heavily focused on management of Technology & Operations (T&O) audits and regulatory exams and will collaborate with all three lines of defense across T&O (Enterprise/Canada, U.S., and International jurisdictions) to provide support and guidance to internal, external audits and on exams. This will involve leading pre-readiness/debrief sessions, performing deep dive reviews and providing ongoing constructive feedback/challenge regarding materials documents to be submitted to the auditors and regulators to ensure accurate, consistent, and high quality materials are delivered for final exam and audit submissions. Other tasks associated with this role include managing audit and exam calendars, providing centralized executive and governance level insights reporting, participating in knowledge sharing exercises, and aligning interaction activities with testing and readiness assessments.

ACCOUNTABILITIES
  • Assists the Audit & Regulatory Interactions (ARI) team and the broader corporate risk functions in executing against a defined interaction model related to T&O audits, exams, remediation and retest activities.
  • Oversees and reviews pre-audit and pre-exam activities such as the coordination of documentation, completion of information asks and coordination of audit and exam preparation meetings.
  • Facilitates gathering of regulatory and audit deliverables.
  • Leads internal efforts, including recommendations and follow-ups to compile required documentation to support examiner and audit meetings.
  • Provides ARI Director, supporting Technology and other key stakeholders, with ongoing updates/status of exams and audits (including any issues).
  • Facilitates meetings with the auditees and assists in data analytics and reviewing draft management responses for regulatory and audit findings, as necessary.
  • Reviews results of audits and exams, tracking any noted themes and trends that can be applied across T&O.
  • Prepares and provides updates, as required, to applicable reporting that feeds into steering committees, Corporate Audit, external auditors, regulators, Corporate Support Areas and risk management committees/forums.
  • Continuously works to establish a culture of understanding the purpose behind regulatory and audit directed decisions and expectations.
  • Continuously looks for process enhancements/streamlining opportunities both internally to ARI and across the audit and exam lifecycle in support of our 1A partners.
  • Serve as first level support to the Technology 1A teams as it relates to audit and regulatory engagements.
  • Assists on supplemental projects and activities as needed (e.g. creation of internal audit and exam playbooks and templates).


CROSS-FUNCTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS

This job requires the incumbent to interact either directly or indirectly with the following processes and/or groups:
  • Regulators (Federal Reserve Board, Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, etc.)
  • Corporate Audit
  • External Audit
  • T&O Leadership
  • Technology Teams across all levels
  • T&O Governance Risk Compliance and Central Testing Teams and Leadership
  • Enterprise Risk Management
  • Enterprise Regulatory Office
  • US T&O Governance


Salary:

$69,000.00 - $129,000.00

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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