2025 CFO, Fall Strategy & Enablement Intern (4 months)

Looking to start your career in Financial Services? RBC fosters a positive learning environment for students by providing the support and resources to help strategize your career path. Since we opened our doors in 1864, RBC has grown to become one of North America's leading diversified financial services companies. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a high-performing and dynamic global group.
CFO Group is on an ambitious journey to simplify how we work, elevate our advisory mindset and our governance and controls, empower our talent and unlock the tools, data and technology that will help us continue to build our momentum as a future-focused talent team.
The CFO Strategy & Enablement team plays a vital role in equipping CFO Group to enable RBC outperformance in everything we do. As part of COO, CFO Group, the CFO Strategy & Enablement team advances the delivery of the CFO Strategic Priorities and talent imperatives, by navigating change, fostering a culture of innovation and driving alignment across our Finance teams.
In this role you will have the opportunity to collaborate on high-impact, strategic assignments for the CFO Strategy & Enablement team.
Do you want to work together as a team to accelerate the CFO Group’s ambition? If yes, then be sure to check out the CFO Strategy & Enablement Intern opportunity below!

What will you do?

Your role and responsibilities on the CFO Enablement team will include:

• Contributing to defined projects or tasks with support and supervision, as needed
• Supporting the team in marketing and maintaining an integrated learning and development strategy for CFO Group, including the creation of new learning materials in collaboration with subject matter experts, as well as some website design
• Designing and preparing strategic presentations for senior executives
• Developing knowledge and competence in tools and business processes used in the department
• Communicating and partnering with key stakeholders such as Strategic Initiatives and Change Management, Communications, HR, external vendors and CFO Group senior leaders
• Supporting CFO Group and COO team events from design to execution

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have:

• Undergraduate level year 3 or 4
• Self-motivated and independent worker with a solution-driven and growth mind-set
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft suite (PowerPoint, Excel, and Word)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Good relationship management skills with the ability to work with all levels of management and staff, with some level of impact and influence
• Exposure to task management, project management experience (organized, detail oriented)
• Good presentation preparation and delivery skills
• Ability to think critically and “outside the box”

Nice-to-have

• Working towards CPA or CFA
• A willingness to learn basic HTML coding
• Previous experience working with a Financial Institution

Please note: 

In order to be eligible for these student positions, you must either: 

• Be returning back to school after the work term end-date; or 
• If you are not returning back to school (i.e. are graduating immediately after the work term), you must require the full work term as a mandatory component in order to graduate successfully

What’s in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual. At RBC, you will have opportunities to:

• Learn more about the CFO Group and other areas of RBC  
• Interact with leaders who support your development through coaching and managing
• Network and build lasting relationships with students from diverse backgrounds from across Canada
• Make a difference and lasting impact through meaningful work
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team

We encourage you to apply as soon as possible as we accept applications on a rolling basis, but please note that the formal application deadline is May 26, 2025. Should you be selected to progress, someone from our team will reach out directly to provide instructions on next steps. Otherwise, feel free to check for progress updates by logging in to your RBC profile. If the status has not changed, it denotes the fact that your application is still under review.

RBC is committed to supporting flexible work arrangements when and where available. The successful candidate for this role will be required to be located within Ontario for the duration of the work term. Details regarding the specific virtual, hybrid, and in-office arrangements for this Integrated Learning/ Co-op position are to be discussed with the Hiring Manager.

Accounting, Business Acumen, Collaboration, Computer Literacy, Data Analytics, Detail-Oriented, Finance, Group Presentations, Growth Mindset, Interpersonal Relationships, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Oral Communications, Personal Development, Project Management, Relationship Management, Storytelling, Website Management, Work Initiative, Writing

Additional Job Details

20 KING ST W:TORONTOTORONTOCanada37.5Full timeOFFICE OF THE CFOStudent/Coop (Fixed Term)Salaried2025-04-282025-05-27

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

Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment

At RBC, we believe an inclusive workplace that has diverse perspectives is core to our continued growth as one of the largest and most successful banks in the world. Maintaining a workplace where our employees feel supported to perform at their best, effectively collaborate, drive innovation, and grow professionally helps to bring our Purpose to life and create value for our clients and communities. RBC strives to deliver this through policies and programs intended to foster a workplace based on respect, belonging and opportunity for all.