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In this role, you will partner with the business lines on product pricing, forecasting and strategy. FTP straddles between corporate treasury and business lines.

Our ideal candidate has depth of experience with QRM, have built a process, reviewed risk controls and have managed critical delivery. Experience dashboarding with PowerBI is also an asset.

The Enterprise FTP team within Corporate Treasury is seeking an experienced analyst to support the US Funds Transfer Pricing (FTP) metric. The successful candidate will:

• Run the production processes to generate timely and accurate FTP rates and dollar charges.

• Facilitate discussions with business line and finance partners to quantify and explain the FTP results.

• Independently lead ad-hoc analysis and drive change to adapt the methodology according to the evolving business requirements.

• Stay informed of global market trends and recommend enhancements to the FTP methodology.

Experience with QRM strongly preferred, particularly with the FTP module and Management Repository for data processing.

Supports the research and development of quantitative risk modeling methodologies and related strategies in support of managing structural market risks arising from business/group portfolios and products. Develops and implements models to ensure market risk in banking products are properly measured and support effective risk management practices. Works with internal and external stakeholders to ensure market risks are properly identified and understood with supporting models and strategies successfully implemented.

• Acts as a trusted advisor to assigned business/group.

• Provides structural market risk advice on funds transfer pricing polices to ensure appropriate risk-adjusted product pricing on retail and commercial products.

• Influences and negotiates to achieve business objectives.

• Recommends and implements solutions based on analysis of issues and implications for the business.

• Assists in the development of strategic plans.

• Identifies emerging issues and trends to inform decision-making.

• Supports the execution of strategic initiatives in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.

• Helps determine business priorities and best sequence for execution of business/group strategy.

• Conducts independent analysis and assessment to resolve strategic issues.

• Ensures alignment between stakeholders.

• Breaks down strategic problems, and analyses data and information to provide insights and recommendations.

• Conducts independent analysis to resolve strategic issues.

• Builds change management plans of varying scope and type; leads or participates in a variety of change management activities including readiness assessments, planning, stakeholder management, execution, evaluation and sustainment of initiatives.

• Manages databases and provides support for analysis, forecasting and/or data visualization, ensuring adherence with data governance standards.

• Coordinates the management of databases; ensures alignment and integration of data in adherence with data governance standards.

• Provides input to the planning & implementation of structural market risk data acquisition and reporting programs.

• Documents data flow, systems and processes in data collection to improve efficiency; advances automation of processes.

• Maintains operational procedures and processes relating to data acquisition, analytical and reporting processes.

• Develops analytical solutions, models and methodologies used to manage risks related to the Bank’s portfolios and products e.g. valuations; hedging strategies, customer behaviour models, performance measurement, etc.

• Monitors the financial market environment and model performance impacts for optimal execution of risk strategies.

• Ensures compliance with model risk and market risk governance and provides financial instrument transaction oversight.

• Works closely with businesses and corporate partners to perform enterprise wise stress testing of the bank’s Net Interest Income in support of capital adequacy assessment

• Performs analytics and reporting of economic and P&L performance of Corporate Treasury as a result of its hedging, investment and funding activities.

• Researches industry best practices with respect to structural market risk modeling and methodology

• Designs and produces regular and ad-hoc reports, and dashboards.

• Monitors and tracks changes to position and component risk metrics over reporting periods; addresses and / or escalates any issues.

• Analyzes data and information to provide insights and recommendations.

• Works with various data owners to discover and select data from internal and external sources e.g. lending system, payment system, external credit rating system.

• Applies scripting / programming skills to assemble source data into structured datasets with multiple levels of granularities e.g., demographics, customers, products, transaction.

• Applies suitable statistical techniques to perform analysis e.g., A/B testing, mathematical models, algorithms, machine learning to test, verify, refine hypotheses.

• Collaborates with internal and external stakeholders to deliver on business objectives including third party suppliers.

• Builds effective relationships with internal/external stakeholders.

• Participates in the design, implementation and management of core business/group processes.

• Focus is primarily on business/group within BMO; may have broader, enterprise-wide focus.

• Provides specialized consulting, analytical and technical support.

• Exercises judgment to identify, diagnose, and solve problems within given rules.

• Works independently and regularly handles non-routine situations.

• Broader work or accountabilities may be assigned as needed. Qualifications:

• Typically between 5 - 7 years of relevant experience and post-secondary degree in related field of study or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Professional designation in Finance or Risk management preferred.

• Advanced degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, Statistics, or other quantitative disciplines and/or equivalent experience preferred.

• Strong knowledge of Excel, Access, SQL, VBA.

• Working experience in a Finance environment with exposure to one or more of the following:

• Risk management, financial market products and pricing, Balance Sheet / Asset Liability management.

• In-depth knowledge of quantitative modelling including understanding of statistics, risk and financial metrics.

• Deep knowledge and technical proficiency gained through extensive education and 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.

Compensation and Benefits:

$87,000.00 - $161,400.00

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

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