Job#: 3057789

Job Description:

Business Controls Consultant

Industry: Financial Services

Location: Toronto. Hybrid: 1 day a week onsite plus 1 additional onsite day per month

Duration of Contract/Perm: 12 month contract with potential to extend

Hours/week: 37.5 per week

Start date: December 1st, 2026

Job Overview Apex Systems is seeking a Business Controls Consultant to join a leading financial services organization in Toronto. Reporting to the Senior Director, Business Controls, this role supports an enterprise-wide controls transformation program that is getting underway now, assessing, redesigning and optimizing controls across multiple business areas, with a focus on modernizing control testing, strengthening governance and improving efficiency and automation. The consultant partners with business, risk, technology, compliance and governance teams as well as external consulting firms, and is expected to own work packages independently from start to finish. This is a hands‑on and consultative role, covering assessments, recommendations and executive materials, and the ability to frame complex information concisely for senior executives is the most important skill for success. Candidates at the Senior Manager or Director level are both considered, and skill set matters more than title.

Controls Assessment and Testing

Conduct assessments of existing controls, governance frameworks and testing methodologies

Review current-state controls and identify opportunities to improve efficiency and effectiveness

Complete risk assessments, control evaluations and technology intake activities as required

Support policy enhancement, process redesign and controls modernization initiatives





Transformation Strategy and Roadmap

Support the development of strategic recommendations and future-state operating models

Contribute to the creation of enterprise controls transformation roadmaps

Analyze transformation initiatives across the enterprise and identify opportunities for alignment and standardization

Identify implementation risks, dependencies and recommendations

Provide thought leadership and challenge existing approaches to improve outcomes

Executive Communication and Stakeholder Engagement

Develop management presentations, executive materials and strategic communications that are concise and clear

Present findings and recommendations to senior leadership

Facilitate workshops, working sessions and stakeholder discussions

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Collaborate across business, risk, technology, compliance and governance teams

Partner with consulting firms and internal stakeholders on proof-of-concept initiatives and transformation activities

Qualifications

8+ years of experience in controls, operational risk, governance, audit, compliance, risk management or controls transformation

Experience working within a large financial institution or banking setting, with a strong preference for banking controls experience





Strong understanding of internal control frameworks and risk management methodologies, such as COSO, SOX and operational risk frameworks

Experience conducting controls assessments, risk reviews, testing reviews or governance evaluations

Proven experience supporting transformation, change or strategic initiatives

Demonstrated ability to think strategically and develop practical recommendations

Experience working with Director, Senior Director, Executive and other senior stakeholders

Strong written communication skills with exceptional attention to detail and presentation quality, including the ability to present information succinctly to an executive audience

Experience developing management materials, executive presentations and strategic communications

Strong stakeholder management, facilitation and influencing skills

Ability to work independently, deliver high-quality work quickly and with urgency, and contribute thought leadership rather than simply execute assigned tasks

Practical experience is valued more than academic credentials

Nice‑to‑Have Skills

Controls transformation experience within banking or financial services

Experience evaluating and improving controls testing methodologies

Consulting experience with major consulting firms or transformation engagements

Experience supporting enterprise‑wide strategic initiatives

Exposure to operational controls, business controls, risk controls, technology controls or enterprise controls programs

Experience developing strategic roadmaps, future‑state operating models or transformation strategies

Controls automation or process optimization exp

📌 Consultant, Business Controls (Toronto)
🏢 Apex Systems
📍 Toronto