Director-PM Accounting
BMO — Toronto, ON, CAN
Posted 2026-10-19
Application Deadline: 10/31/2026 Address: 100 King Street West Job Family Group: Finance & Accounting This Director, Accounting Compensation role offers a unique blend of technical accounting expertise, strategic advisory, and enterprise-wide stakeholder engagement. The successful candidate will lead accounting and forecasting activities related to compensation programs, including stock-based compensation, hedge accounting, severance, vacation accruals, and pension-related matters, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and sound financial governance. Beyond the accounting, this highly visible role serves as a trusted advisor to CFOs, LFOs, HR, Treasury, and Finance partners across the bank, proactively communicating financial impacts, providing thought leadership, and helping stakeholders anticipate and understand P&L implications. The role also plays a key leadership position in business transformation initiatives, acquisitions, divestitures, system enhancements, and process automation efforts, requiring the ability to navigate complex accounting considerations while influencing strategic outcomes. Ideal candidates will bring strong technical accounting credentials, executive presence,