Job Summary
Job Description
What is the opportunity?
As Senior Manager - BFS Finance, P&CB Performance Management you will provide financial advice and counsel for selected client segments including working closely with the Canadian Banking strategy teams as required in developing business models supporting industry sector, Segment and other strategic initiatives as well as presentations to BFS SMT as needed.
The Senior Manager will manage direct NIE actual and Plan / forecast and support efficiency management programs; enhance transparency of indirect expenses and provide guidance to the business heads.
Also, develop / enhance and maintain product and segment level cost allocation methodologies to ensure segment profitably is reasonably assessed for management discussion and strategic planning.
What you will do?
- Ensures timely analysis / reporting (revenue, expense and balance sheet) and communicates effectively with Business segment partners.
- Develop shadow financial reporting for Clients Segments not aligned with transit hierarchy
- Lead proactive financial management of expenses including forecasting, planning and ongoing decision support and financial analysis incorporating all initiatives that are inflight.
- Vertical industry sector analysis for total Business Financial Services and by client segment for management discussion and business reviews
- Reporting and tracking of HBCA NIE separately, including the synergies against the commitment
- Validation of NIE savings identified in the PARs and the QTP memo from the Value office by collaborating with other financial advisors as needed
- Facilitate or develop financial modeling for strategic initiatives; Provides valuable inputs and review the models and assumptions for validity as required
- Develop and maintain robust cost allocation models guiding management the use and interpretation of product profitability and related driver information supporting strategic decisions
- Enhance TPR database working with the DNA team and maintaining it for various ad-hoc analysis
What you need to succeed?
Must Have
- 5+ years of relevant finance and industry experience with preferably strong knowledge of RBC planning, reporting and forecasting processes
- Strong understanding of the drivers of performance and outcome measures of Business products, RBC, and the financial industry
- Cross enterprise mindset
- Excellent written and oral communication skills and ability to influence.
- Focused on continuous improvement
- Creative, innovative, proactive, and strategic business sense
- Superior financial modeling skills (ie. strong Excel modeling skills)
- Strong technical skills (ie. Tableau database management)
Job Skills
Budget Management, Communication, Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), Large Group Presentations, Organizational Leadership, Process Management