Job Opportunity: Business Analyst V – Governance, Risk & Control (RCSA Specialist)
Client Industry: Leading Canadian Financial Institution
Position Title: Business Analyst V
Work Location: Toronto, ON – Downtown (Hybrid: 2 days/week onsite)
Contract Duration: 6 Months
Schedule: Monday to Friday, Standard Business Hours (9:00 AM – 5:00 PM)
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In this high-visibility Business-As-Usual (BAU) role, you will be instrumental in executing end-to-end Risk and Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) initiatives across wholesale banking operations. Acting as a trusted advisor, you will engage heavily with front-office staff, traders, and operations teams to map business processes, identify operational risks, test key controls, and drive remediation plans. This is an exceptional opportunity for a strong communicator who can hit the ground running, take ownership of deliverables independently, and deepen their risk governance career with a top-tier financial organization.
Advantages
•Work with an Industry Leader: Gain direct exposure and build your resume with a top-tier Canadian Financial Institution in a dynamic wholesale banking environment.
•Core Risk & Governance Focus: Elevate your career by driving high-impact, end-to-end RCSA execution and control testing frameworks.
•Hybrid Flexibility: Enjoy a balanced hybrid work schedule (2 days per week onsite at a modern Downtown Toronto office).
•High Visibility & Collaboration: Collaborate closely with key stakeholders across wholesale operations, trading desks, and risk management teams.
Responsibilities
•RCSA Execution & Maintenance: Lead and facilitate end-to-end Risk and Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) activities, including drafting detailed process maps, evaluating process risks, and establishing robust control frameworks.
•Inventory Management: Assist with the creation, maintenance, and alignment of Value Chain (VC), Assessable Unit (AU), and Unique Business Process (UBP) inventories across business lines.
•Process Risk Consolidation: Assess multiple individual processes concurrently to consolidate risks/controls, eliminate redundancies, and resolve gaps in inventory and process documentation.
•Interim Risk Assessments: Perform timely RCSA updates and adjustments in response to emerging operational risk events or business issues.
•Control Testing Execution: Conduct testing on key controls within established deadlines following institutional risk testing methodologies.
•Exception Analysis & Action Planning: Analyze and track control testing exceptions to resolution, collaborating with business partners to design effective remediation plans for internal control gaps and root causes.
•KRI & Process Optimization: Support the assessment of Key Risk Indicators (KRIs) and identify ongoing opportunities to streamline control testing and improve process efficiency.
•Stakeholder Engagement: Build strong relationships with traders, operations leaders, and risk partners to ensure alignment on governance standards.
Qualifications
Must-Have Qualifications:
•Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Business Administration, Economics, or a related field.
•Experience: 3+ years of professional experience in operational risk, governance, internal audit, or quality control testing.
•RCSA Expertise: Demonstrated end-to-end Risk and Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) experience (beyond basic operational execution).
•Governance Knowledge: Advanced understanding of enterprise governance, risk and control procedures, strategies, and methodologies.
•Technical Skills: Strong proficiency in MS Excel (advanced formulas, data structuring, and reporting).
•Audit Background: Prior hands-on experience in internal audit or quality control testing environments.
Soft Skills & Professional Attributes:
•Communication: Exceptional verbal and written communication skills with the confidence to interface effectively with traders, operations staff, and leadership.
•Independence: Self-motivated professional capable of hitting the ground running and managing tasks independently with minimal direction.
•Organization & Delivery: Proven track record of managing multiple competing priorities while meeting tight deadlines.
Nice-to-Have Skills:
•Wholesale Operations: Direct experience working within wholesale banking or derivative operations environments.
•Process Mapping Tools: Working experience with process visualization tools, specifically ARIS.
Summary
On behalf of our client—one of Canada’s leading financial institutions—our agency is seeking an experienced, articulate, and highly proactive Business Analyst V (Governance, Risk & Control) for a 6-month contract opportunity in Downtown Toronto.
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
This posting is for existing and upcoming vacancies.
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Job Opportunity: Business Analyst V – Governance, Risk & Control (RCSA Specialist)
Client Industry: Leading Canadian Financial Institution
Position Title: Business Analyst V
Work Location: Toronto, ON – Downtown (Hybrid: 2 days/week onsite)
Contract Duration: 6 Months
Schedule: Monday to Friday, Standard Business Hours (9:00 AM – 5:00 PM)
In this high-visibility Business-As-Usual (BAU) role, you will be instrumental in executing end-to-end Risk and Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) initiatives across wholesale banking operations. Acting as a trusted advisor, you will engage heavily with front-office staff, traders, and operations teams to map business processes, identify operational risks, test key controls, and drive remediation plans. This is an exceptional opportunity for a strong communicator who can hit the ground running, take ownership of deliverables independently, and deepen their risk governance career with a top-tier financial organization.
Advantages
•Work with an Industry Leader: Gain direct exposure and build your resume with a top-tier Canadian Financial Institution in a dynamic wholesale banking environment.
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•Core Risk & Governance Focus: Elevate your career by driving high-impact, end-to-end RCSA execution and control testing frameworks.
•Hybrid Flexibility: Enjoy a balanced hybrid work schedule (2 days per week onsite at a modern Downtown Toronto office).
•High Visibility & Collaboration: Collaborate closely with key stakeholders across wholesale operations, trading desks, and risk management teams.
Responsibilities
•RCSA Execution & Maintenance: Lead and facilitate end-to-end Risk and Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) activities, including drafting detailed process maps, evaluating process risks, and establishing robust control frameworks.
•Inventory Management: Assist with the creation, maintenance, and alignment of Value Chain (VC), Assessable Unit (AU), and Unique Business Process (UBP) inventories across business lines.
•Process Risk Consolidation: Assess multiple individual processes concurrently to consolidate risks/controls, eliminate redundancies, and resolve gaps in inventory and process documentation.
•Interim Risk Assessments: Perform timely RCSA updates and adjustments in response to emerging operational risk events or business issues.
•Control Testing Execution: Conduct testing on key controls within established deadlines following institutional risk testing methodologies.
•Exception Analysis & Action Planning: Analyze and track control testing exceptions to resolution, collaborating with business partners to design effective remediation plans for internal control gaps and root causes.
•KRI & Process Optimization: Support the assessment of Key Risk Indicators (KRIs) and identify ongoing opportunities to streamline control testing and improve process efficiency.
•Stakeholder Engagement: Build strong relationships with traders, operations leaders, and risk partners to ensure alignment on governance standards.
Qualifications
Must-Have Qualifications:
•Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Business Administration, Economics, or a related field.
•Experience: 3+ years of professional experience in operational risk, governance, internal audit, or quality control testing.
•RCSA Expertise: Demonstrated end-to-end Risk and Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) experience (beyond basic operational execution).
•Governance Knowledge: Advanced understanding of enterprise governance, risk and control procedures, strategies, and methodologies.
•Technical Skills: Strong proficiency in MS Excel (advanced formulas, data structuring, and reporting).
•Audit Background: Prior hands-on experience in internal audit or quality control testing environments.
Soft Skills & Professional Attributes:
•Communication: Exceptional verbal and written communication skills with the confidence to interface effectively with traders, operations staff, and leadership.
•Independence: Self-motivated professional capable of hitting the ground running and managing tasks independently with minimal direction.
•Organization & Delivery: Proven track record of managing multiple competing priorities while meeting tight deadlines.
Nice-to-Have Skills:
•Wholesale Operations: Direct experience working within wholesale banking or derivative operations environments.
•Process Mapping Tools: Working experience with process visualization tools, specifically ARIS.
Summary
On behalf of our client—one of Canada’s leading financial institutions—our agency is seeking an experienced, articulate, and highly proactive Business Analyst V (Governance, Risk & Control) for a 6-month contract opportunity in Downtown Toronto.
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
This posting is for existing and upcoming vacancies.
show more