Senior Manager, Sustainability Controls and Governance

What is the opportunity?

The Chief Controls Office (CCO) is a 2nd line of defence assurance team reporting into Finance designed to add value and improve RBC’s financial control environment and reporting process. It provides subject matter expert (SME) advice, enabling RBC to achieve its objectives by bringing a systematic, disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of risk management, control, and governance processes across the Bank which impacts the financial statements. 

As a Senior Manager, you will play a critical role in advancing sustainability reporting infrastructure, embedding control expectations, and elevating risk and control awareness across the enterprise. Reporting to the Director, Sustainability Controls and Governance, you will help shape the future of Sustainability Reporting by building governance, establishing internal control standards, and guiding the business on control maturity.

What will you do?

Advance sustainability reporting infrastructure by defining control standards and expectations with a focus on:

• Supporting the development and rollout of policies, standards, and expectations related to control design, ownership, and accountability with a clear governance structure.
• Providing oversight and challenge of the Sustainability Control Framework, by shaping its design, monitoring control effectiveness, and ensuring compliance with evolving regulatory and stakeholder expectations.
• Coordinating with external auditors on sustainability reporting issues, as needed.
• Elevating risk and control knowledge across all sustainability stakeholders via training and education programs and providing subject matter expertise, as needed.
• Ensuring continued alignment with CFO’s evolving controls framework to maintain standardized processes, consistent documentation, and common tools.

Contribute to the preparation and delivery of best-in-class sustainability disclosures, bringing a financial reporting lens to controls and governance with a focus on:

• Working with key stakeholders across RBC to support and maintain strong governance over sustainability-related reporting.
• Supporting process improvements and new reporting tools and technologies to support delivery of RBC’s core Sustainability reports – ensuring controls and governance remain top-of-mind through vendor/tool selection and implementation activities.
• Assessing controls and governance impacts arising from new or enhanced requirements over sustainability-related disclosure, financial reporting, independent assurance etc.
• Identifying emerging trends, risks, and issues and determining actionable improvements to enhance overall controls environment.
• Assisting in the preparation of sustainability-related materials for senior executives, CFO, and the Board/Audit Committee.

Other CCO initiatives

• Support a One RBC approach to navigating peak periods by providing targeted support on other CCO initiatives including but not limited to providing risks, controls, and governance challenge and subject matter advice, where applicable.
• Participate in ad-hoc projects as directed by Director, Sustainability Controls and Governance.

What do you need to succeed?

Must Have

• Post-secondary degree in Accounting, Finance, Sustainability, Risk Management, or a related field
• 5+ years of relevant work experience
• Demonstrated understanding of risk identification, control design, and governance frameworks
• Proven ability to collaborate with cross functional teams and influence stakeholders
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with ability to translate complex concepts clearly.
• Strong knowledge of key sustainability metrics, operational risk, governance, the control environment, and regulatory policies
• Strategic business acumen with proven project & business execution skills
• Solid relationship management skills since frequent interaction with key contacts is necessary to be successful in this role; specifically able to act as a change agent.
• Strategic thinker with a collaborative mindset
• Proven creative thinker capable of solving complex problems and resolving issues that may be nebulous

Nice to Have   

• Solid understanding of financial institutions, including all facets of RBC’s business and other activities with strong business acumen
• Strong understanding of sustainability regulatory disclosure requirements and risk landscape
• Sustainability-related experience and/or familiarity with sustainability-related frameworks such as TCFD, ISSB, SASB, GRI, CSRD, etc. is highly desirable.

Job Skills

Controls Management, Data Gathering Analysis, Effectiveness Measurement, Ethical Business, Governance Management, Governance Structures, Internal Controls, Long Term Planning, Process Management, Relationship Management, Results-Oriented, Risk Management, Strategic Focus, Strategic Insights, Strategic Thinking

Additional Job Details

20 KING ST W:TORONTOTorontoCanada37.5Full timeOFFICE OF THE CFORegularSalaried2025-08-272025-09-13

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

Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment

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