Vice President, Value Office, Finance

Join a Challenger

Being a traditional bank just isn’t our thing, so we challenge ourselves to get creative in providing innovative banking solutions for Canadians.

How do we get there? With a talented team of inquisitive and agile challengers that break through the status quo. If you’re passionate about redefining the future of banking while having fun, this could be your next big opportunity.

Our company continues to grow and today we serve more than 670,000 people across Canada through Equitable Bank, Canada’s Challenger Bank, and have been around for more than 50 years. Equitable Bank’s wholly‑owned subsidiary, Concentra Bank, supports credit unions across Canada that serve more than six million members. Together we have over $125 billion in combined assets under management and administration with a clear mandate to drive change in Canadian banking to enrich people’s lives.

Our EQ Bank digital platform has been named one of the top banks in Canada on the Forbes World’s Best Banks list since 2021.

As Vice President of the Value Office you will lead a transformative agenda to evolve the Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) function into a strategic powerhouse within the organization. Reporting directly to the CFO, this role will spearhead the implementation of advanced analytics tools, drive enterprise‑wide efficiency, and lead strategic capital allocation initiatives. You will serve as a key advisor to senior leadership, connecting financial insights to business strategy and enabling data‑driven decision‑making across the enterprise.

• Lead the modernization of FP&A through the deployment of a performance management platform and further integration of AI‑powered forecasting and scenario‑planning tools.
• Advance the planning, forecasting, and outlook processes from percentage‑based assumptions to robust bottoms‑up analysis.
• Champion the Business CFO model, embedding FP&A leaders as strategic copilots in business units to act as trusted advisors in decision‑making and crisis response.
• Deliver timely, insightful and actionable financial analysis to senior executives, enabling proactive business decisions.

• Own and manage the enterprise‑wide spend framework, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities and financial targets.
• Partner with business units to evaluate project‑level expenses, challenge assumptions, and ensure financial discipline across initiatives.
• Collaborate cross‑functionally to identify and implement cost‑optimization opportunities, balancing efficiency with growth enablement.
• Develop and maintain robust tracking mechanisms for enterprise spending, enabling transparency, accountability, and performance measurement.
• Facilitate strategic discussions around execution feasibility, timing, and alignment with long‑term organizational goals.
• Act as a thought partner to the CFO and executive team, anticipating future needs and shaping the enterprise’s financial strategy.
• Lead the business settlements and reporting team, turning data into insights on how the organization spends money and identifying potential efficiency opportunities in line with EQB culture and values.

• Lead the evaluation and prioritization of major investment campaigns, transformation projects, and acquisition opportunities.
• Partner with Procurement to redefine Delegation of Authority (DOA) policies, balancing agility with governance.
• Be a catalyst for prioritizing enterprise projects and campaigns, ensuring resources are allocated to initiatives with the highest strategic and financial impact.
• Oversee portfolio reporting of all significant capital initiatives, ensuring alignment with ROE targets and long‑term strategy.
• Influence senior leaders by providing clear data‑driven insights into spend trends, trade‑offs, and ROI across projects.
• Support the CFO in assessing investment proposals requiring executive sign‑off, providing rigorous financial and strategic analysis.

• 10 years of progressive experience in FP&A, corporate finance, or strategic planning, with at least 5 years in a leadership role.
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