Finance Manager (Bank, Accounting Designation, Data Mining)

Job title: Finance Manager (Bank, Accounting Designation, Data Mining)

Job description: “The start date of this job is flexible and in order to find the best candidate the job may remain open much longer than the date mentioned on this posting…..or you may be asked to start sooner than the expected start date if you are able to do so!”

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One of our major banking clients is looking for a Finance Manager (Bank, Accounting Designation, Data Mining)
Length: 1 year contract with a possibility of extension or perm
Location: Toronto, ON- Remote start then hybrid
Hours: Monday – Friday, 9am-5pm
Department: Corporate NIX

GROUP/PROJECT INFO:

• The Manager, Finance provides subject matter expertise to support the month-end, quarter-end and year-end close process including regulatory and external reports and attestation to the validity of the results.
• The role is accountable to collaborate with others internally and externally (e.g. LOB Finance end-users, departments in the Chief Accountant’s Group, Corporate Treasury, Capital Markets Finance and Technology & Operations) to resolve issues that cut across functional lines and provide solutions ensuring timely, accurate, efficient and effective service delivery. This includes reviewing and/or personally performing some service delivery, processing activities that are highly complex in nature.
• The role ensures proper processes are in place to effectively execute activities in line with accounting and regulatory, enterprise, and Finance standards as well as the Bank’s governance policies. The Manager, Finance will liaise with all levels of management in various areas of the bank.

RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE (but are not limited to):

• Relationship Management
• Maintain strong relationships with the Managers and Sr. Managers in Finance (i.e., CAG, Groups, and Corporate), T&O and LOBs to manage and execute the reporting/accounting needs in support of their objectives.
• Understand clients’ immediate reporting needs and assist the LOBs and Groups, when called upon, in the development of strategies they can implement to achieve their goals.
• When called upon, work in partnership with LOB and other corporate service areas to assist in optimal structuring and execution of new initiatives and strategies from an accounting, risk and regulatory perspective. Ensure that structures comply with accounting and regulatory rules and guidelines.
• Liaise with internal auditors, external auditors and regulators to provide necessary information on arising issues and ensure queries are responded to.
• Provide advice and technical expertise, within the scope of assigned tasks, to colleagues, partners/clients, and enterprise initiatives, as required.
• Manage and control possible client issues and conflicts to ensure resolution or escalate as necessary.

Functional Expertise, Advisory & Innovation

• Accountable for month/quarter end and ad hoc reporting as required
• Execute and coordinate formal segregation of duties between preparation and review of highly complex reporting and month end activities. Includes personally reviewing and/or approving certain items as required.
• Oversee and approve input, analysis, and recommendations for the continuous improvement of processes and procedures with the scope of the work team and participate in the planning and implementation of projects.

Continuous Improvement and Change Management

• Recommend and implement continuous improvement and change initiatives on an ongoing basis to operational methods and workflows within the Group Controllership team.
• Foster an environment of continuous improvement of controllership processes and procedures and encourage all employees on the team to identify process improvements/new ideas and adopt best practices.

Risk Management & Control

• Recommend and develop standards and processes to ensure consistency in financial entries and reporting where possible.
• Be knowledgeable of changing requirements for accounting/regulatory/ risk and manage the changes into the groups and into work processes.
• Monitor, review and report on the operation and effectiveness of accounting controls.
• Maintain a current knowledge of accounting, regulatory requirements and escalate the potential reporting/accounting/operational impacts and associated accounting issues
• Provide support to internal audits, external audits, and regulatory audits by ensuring documentation and information is provided or queries are responded to by the appropriate staff in a ti

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mely manner.

TOP SKILLS:

• 5+ years’ experience in a Finance function in financial services.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to present ideas to all levels in a clear, concise and compelling manner.
• Executive decision making through findings and recommendations from initiatives and analytics.
• Bank financial performance by responding on a timely basis to changing operating conditions and making recommendations and decisions so as to improve performance.
• Strong relationship management skills.
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles and practices, financial reporting, and financial analysis.
• Strong Excel and data-mining skills.
• Demonstrated strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively with senior management, team members and other internal/external colleagues
• Demonstrated ability to work on problems/projects where the field analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of multiple factors
• Flexible, adaptable and highly motivated with a curiosity and determination to ensure full understanding of information being analysed and presented
• Sound judgment and decisive with an ability to prioritize competing demands by applying practical and analytic approaches to problem solving
• Professional team player who thrives in a dynamic environment

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS:

• Undergraduate or graduate degree in business, economics, engineering, or science/math discipline is required.
• Accounting designation

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