As a Manager, Functions Finance, you'll serve as a trusted financial advisor to the Group Risk Management team at one of the Top 5 Banks of Canada. Your main objective will be to provide clear, actionable insights that enable senior management to make informed financial decisions. This role involves leading key financial processes, including the annual planning and five-year outlook, as well as ongoing forecasting and monthly monitoring of financial results. You'll also support the development of cost allocation methodologies, ensuring financial data integrity and transparency for various business platforms.
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This is a fixed term contract ending in December 31, 2026. Hybrid model, 4 days in-office in Downtown Toronto.
Advantages
• Opportunity to work with senior executives and provide financial insights that influence major decisions.
• Be a key part of the GRM team, contributing to the integrity and accuracy of financial information.
• Work in a fast-paced environment that encourages a proactive mindset and continuous improvement.
• Engage in a variety of financial activities, from analysis and reporting to process improvement and ad-hoc projects
Responsibilities
• Proactively provides expert analysis and advice to VPs and their teams through reporting and insights for total NIE and FTE providing key information and ongoing advice to enable management decision making and establishment of action plans to maximize financial performance.
• Work with business partners to prepare quarterly forecasts, annual plan/5YO and monthly estimates for NIE/FTE. Prepares the base data framework for monthly management reports for business partners and senior management in functions.
• Work with business partners to advise and develop cost allocation methodologies.
• Supports GRM Group Finance Advisor in providing concisely written analyses identifying key trends and highlighting issues for review by senior executives.
• Ensures the integrity, accuracy, completeness of financial information including the allocation of costs to business platforms.
• Completes the preparation and submission of monthly journal entries and associated SOD requirements.
• Seek opportunities to improve processes.
• Other activities as assigned, including ad-hoc analysis and reporting.
Qualifications
MUST HAVES:
• Excellent communication skills, both oral & written, with good interpersonal skills in order to establish relationships across all levels of the enterprise.
• Experience in financial reporting & analysis and cost management.
• Highly proficient with Excel and PowerPoint
• Experience with unique financial systems such as EPM (Cognos TM1).
• Solid business acumen and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work well under pressure and in a team setting.
• Curious and proactive mindset with a focus on continuous improvement
• Comfortable dealing with incomplete information, uncertainty, and change
NICE TO HAVES:
• CA, CMA, CGA, MBA, CFA or equivalent with 5-10 years work experience gained through a varied working career including positions in numerous facets of RBC or another financial institution.
• Knowledge and understanding of banking products and processes.
Summary
Our agency is seeking a highly skilled and proactive Manager, Functions Finance, to join a global financial institution in Toronto. In this role, you will provide critical financial advisory support to the Group Risk Management (GRM) department, helping to lead and manage key financial processes like forecasting, planning, and cost allocation. This is a hybrid position that will require four days of in-office work in downtown Toronto.
If you are interested in this role, apply today!
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
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As a Manager, Functions Finance, you'll serve as a trusted financial advisor to the Group Risk Management team at one of the Top 5 Banks of Canada. Your main objective will be to provide clear, actionable insights that enable senior management to make informed financial decisions. This role involves leading key financial processes, including the annual planning and five-year outlook, as well as ongoing forecasting and monthly monitoring of financial results. You'll also support the development of cost allocation methodologies, ensuring financial data integrity and transparency for various business platforms.
This is a fixed term contract ending in December 31, 2026. Hybrid model, 4 days in-office in Downtown Toronto.
Advantages
• Opportunity to work with senior executives and provide financial insights that influence major decisions.
• Be a key part of the GRM team, contributing to the integrity and accuracy of financial information.
• Work in a fast-paced environment that encourages a proactive mindset and continuous improvement.
• Engage in a variety of financial activities, from analysis and reporting to process improvement and ad-hoc projects
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Responsibilities
• Proactively provides expert analysis and advice to VPs and their teams through reporting and insights for total NIE and FTE providing key information and ongoing advice to enable management decision making and establishment of action plans to maximize financial performance.
• Work with business partners to prepare quarterly forecasts, annual plan/5YO and monthly estimates for NIE/FTE. Prepares the base data framework for monthly management reports for business partners and senior management in functions.
• Work with business partners to advise and develop cost allocation methodologies.
• Supports GRM Group Finance Advisor in providing concisely written analyses identifying key trends and highlighting issues for review by senior executives.
• Ensures the integrity, accuracy, completeness of financial information including the allocation of costs to business platforms.
• Completes the preparation and submission of monthly journal entries and associated SOD requirements.
• Seek opportunities to improve processes.
• Other activities as assigned, including ad-hoc analysis and reporting.
Qualifications
MUST HAVES:
• Excellent communication skills, both oral & written, with good interpersonal skills in order to establish relationships across all levels of the enterprise.
• Experience in financial reporting & analysis and cost management.
• Highly proficient with Excel and PowerPoint
• Experience with unique financial systems such as EPM (Cognos TM1).
• Solid business acumen and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work well under pressure and in a team setting.
• Curious and proactive mindset with a focus on continuous improvement
• Comfortable dealing with incomplete information, uncertainty, and change
NICE TO HAVES:
• CA, CMA, CGA, MBA, CFA or equivalent with 5-10 years work experience gained through a varied working career including positions in numerous facets of RBC or another financial institution.
• Knowledge and understanding of banking products and processes.
Summary
Our agency is seeking a highly skilled and proactive Manager, Functions Finance, to join a global financial institution in Toronto. In this role, you will provide critical financial advisory support to the Group Risk Management (GRM) department, helping to lead and manage key financial processes like forecasting, planning, and cost allocation. This is a hybrid position that will require four days of in-office work in downtown Toronto.
If you are interested in this role, apply today!
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
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