Finance Manager- AI; Analytics, Insights & Artificial Intelligence

Position: Finance Manager- AI2 (Analytics, Insights & Artificial Intelligence)

Finance Manager- AI2 (Analytics, Insights & Artificial Intelligence)

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Work Location

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Hours

37.5

Line Of Business

Finance

Pay Details

$91,200 - $136,800 CAD
Discretionary variable compensation award allowed.

Job Description

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Our Finance team, called TECE Finance, supports Transformation, Enablement and Customer Experience, which includes a number of innovative and customer focused business units such as AI2 (Analytics, Insights & Artificial Intelligence), Marketing, and Digital Strategy. The TECE Finance team is comprised of energetic individuals committed to creating a high-quality finance support function delivering valuable insights and analysis.

The Finance Business Partner Teams deliver strategic advice to partners within the bank, provide effective controls, build plans and forecasts, and financial reporting. The AI2 Finance Team Mandate includes:

• Performance Measurement & Analysis
• Planning & Forecasting
• Initiative Decision Support
• Value added analysis, advice, and guidance to business partners

We are currently looking to fill a vacancy in the AI2 Finance team.

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will report to the Senior Manager, AI2 Finance. Their objective is to provide financial and business analysis and support the AI2 team.

Key Accountabilities For This Position Include

• Serving as a Finance subject matter expert, while demonstrating a holistic viewpoint, on key components of AI2 Business and major AI2 initiatives. This will include frequent interaction with the business leaders
• Working with their business partners to build value proposition templates for major AI2 initiatives, and integrating them into mechanisms to track program spend
• Working with their business partners to build these initiatives into the annual financial plan and quarterly forecasts for their portfolio
• Being a leader in forecasting & planning by further building process excellence and leveraging partners to provide value add to the business
• Liaise with senior management and decision support team during the planning process to ensure initiatives are effectively incorporated into the business Annual Plan
• Conducting analysis of forecast results and broader trends to provide a reasonable view of the future of the business with advice to improve decision making
• Providing insightful and relevant commentary to Senior Management on business results, forecast and Plan
• Developing of monthly and quarterly operating result packages. Conduct progressive analysis on monthly results and provide value add advice, and guidance
• Being responsible to identify financial opportunities, conduct the necessary analysis to develop options and offer well supported recommendations to senior management. This includes strong written and in-person presentation skills
• Proactively identifying issues and recommend actions to senior management
• Provide leadership and support to the AI2 Finance team, fostering a positive and rewarding work environment
• Working with senior management and lead in the development / implementation of new financial models, methodologies to support the business in understanding the financial impact of their decisions
• Providing value-added financial analysis and advisory support to business partners to develop and execute strategic plans and goals or respond to ad hoc requests for business analysis

Qualification/Competencies

• Strong business acumen and analytical capabilities – ability to consolidate inputs into clear, concise analysis and ultimately business decisions
• Strong leadership capabilities to work effectively with senior executives
• Ability to lead and manage in a fast paced and ever changing environment
• Proactive self starter with the ability to see business opportunities warranting further review & analysis
• Excellent analytical, logical, and organizational skills - able to provide clear and concise summaries of relevant data, observations and recommendations to management (turns complexity into simplicity)
• Ability to lead and manage change
• Organizational awareness and the ability to balance the viewpoints of Finance and the business units
• Strong relationship management and advisory skills are required to support business partners and assist them with overcoming challenges
• Ability to influence and motivate others, including those who do not have a direct reporting relationship
• Ability to negotiate, problem solve and make decisions
• Ability to prioritize competing requests and multiple tasks in a deadline driven environment
• Undergraduate degree, MBA/CFA/CA/CPA designation preferred
• 7+ years of relevant experience

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Finance and Sales

Industries

Investment Banking

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