Work Location:Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Hours:37.5
Line of Business:Finance
Pay Details:$115,600 - $163,200 CAD
Job Description:Department OverviewThe Finance Governance & Controls (G & C) Team supports Finance in fulfilling its controllership and oversight mandate and is responsible for governing, monitoring, and testing over risk and compliance policies for Finance. Finance G&C enables and supports Finance partners to identify, understand, manage, and mitigate risks in alignment with internal and regulatory expectations. We deliver risk and control monitoring & testing, training, insights, and reporting to strengthen Finance's control environment and support high-quality reporting.
Job DetailsAs a Senior Group Manager, you will be responsible for providing strategic guidance and oversight to ensure Finance has adequately considered, managed and mitigated risks in day-to-day activities and is operating within risk appetite. You will develop partnerships with cross-segment teams within Finance and across the Bank to provide expert advice on risk policies and control frameworks; review and challenge on risk identification and assessment activities and identifying opportunities to improve processes and controls and overseeing the implementation of changes. This role specifically supports Finance on risk programs including but not limited to: change management, privacy and other regulatory risk, EUC (spreadsheets) governance and data governance.
In this role you will:
Oversee Enterprise Risk Programs: Review, challenge and test adherence across risk programs (e.g., change management, privacy and other regulatory risk, EUC (spreadsheets) risk and data governance). This would include managing deliverables and timelines with Finance partners, assessing evidence, documenting results, working with second-line Risk partners and ensuring quality of deliverables is in line with audit standards.
Identify Gaps & Recommend Actionable Remediation: Identify control design or operating effectiveness gaps across various areas of Finance. Provide clear, actionable recommendations to Finance partners. Review and challenge issues and operational risk events, support root-cause discussions.
Validate Remediation Effectiveness: Perform and/or review validation testing to confirm remediation has been implemented and sustained. Prepare and/or review closure documentation that is complete, accurate, and audit-ready.
Operate Across Multiple Programs with Agility: Shift smoothly between quarter end, testing cycles, risk reporting deadlines, and methodologies. Reprioritize, as needed to support Finance reporting timelines while applying consistent standards.
Clear & Practical Partner Support: Communicate expectations and findings in simple terms. Support Finance partners' readiness, remediation clarity, and maintain strong cross-team relationships.
Process Improvement and Automation: Lead and proactively drive process improvement and efficiency initiatives, including automation as appropriate.
Conduct Process Walkthroughs & Risk Assessments: Perform in-depth process walkthroughs and risk assessments with Finance partners to understand end-to-end processes, validate control points, and identify potential design or operating risks early in the cycle.
Reporting & Documentation: Prepare and/or review summaries, issue logs, and inputs for dashboards. Maintain complete, accurate, well-organized documentation.
Subject matter expert on control design and effectiveness: providing timely advice to senior management, business partners and stakeholders on complex financial and regulatory reporting risks and controls, including preparing assessments on risks and controls and any gaps requiring remediation
Build for the future: Provide people leadership. Develop, coach, and train a team of professionals to accomplish positive outcomes and strengthen Finance's controls
Job Requirements- Professional accounting designation (CPA, CA/CPA)
- University degree in business or other relevant fields
- 10+ years of experience in an accounting/finance/audit role with internal controls or financial controls experience
- Capital markets and financial services experience would be considered a strong asset
- Public accounting firm experience would be considered a strong asset
- Demonstrated ability to build effective and collaborative working relationships with cross-functional teams and business partners
- Demonstrated ability to think conceptually and formulate decisions commensurate with the risks involved. Ability to consider practical application of policies and standards given business-related specifics
- Effective communication skills (both written and verbal), with the ability to articulate complex subject matters simply and clearly
- Strong understanding of financial statement assertions and their practical application in controls
- Excellent analytical skills with the ability to synthesize data, extract meaning and utilize relevant information to form a view on actual, potential risks and opportunities
- Strong attention to detail and the ability to anticipate issues, identify opportunities and recommend solutions
- Given high level objectives, ability to navigate ambiguity and formulate/define a plan and ability to drive execution
- People management experience and/or proven leadership with the ability to coach and guide a team
- Demonstrated track record of leading teams in a fast pace, time sensitive and complex environment
- Ability to make decisions based on a combination of data and professional judgment
Language Requirement (Quebec only):Sans Objet
