Manager, IT Financial Performance

Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services Inc; Montreal; Hybrid; CAD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus

Employee share purchase plan

Vacation, wellness and personal dev.‑g

Ergonomic furniture program

Job summary

iA Financial Group is seeking a Manager, IT Financial Performance in Montreal to lead the IT financial performance function and provide strategic support to partners within the CIO Office. You will guide a team of approximately 15 professionals and drive practices, tools, and analytics to support informed decision-making.

The role emphasizes collaboration, modernization of practices, and leveraging AI and automation to enhance forecasting and analysis quality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, accounting, or finance.
• CPA designation required.
• At least five years of relevant financial management experience.
• Experience leading a team of professionals in IT/finance context.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and engage a team of ~15 professionals in IT financial performance.
• Align team with sector vision and strategic priorities.
• Manage strategic and operational advisory services related to IT financial performance.
• Measure cross-functional service quality and drive continuous improvement.
• Ensure reliable information and improve processes to increase efficiency.
• Plan budgeting processes and reporting for IT financial performance.
• Advance tools and dashboards to support decision-making.
• Identify opportunities to leverage AI, analytics, and automation.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Financial analysis

Communication

Change management

French (proficiency)

Bilingual (EN/FR)

Education

Bachelor's degree in business administration, accounting, or finance

CPA designation

Job description

• Other Possible Location(s): Montreal, Quebec
• Job category: IT Service Delivery and Relationship Management

Are you driven by financial performance, transformation, and information technology, and looking to contribute to an organization committed to helping its clients feel confident and secure about their future?

As a Manager, IT Financial Performance, you will play a key role in leading the IT financial performance function and providing strategic support to partners within the Executive Vice-President, Information Technology. Reporting to the IT Financial Performance and Capacity team within the CIO Office, you will lead a team of approximately 15 professionals and help advance practices, tools, and analytical capabilities to support informed decision-making.

This position is a great opportunity to showcase your skills and fully realize your potential within a caring and trusted organization. Here, people and their development are at the heart of our priorities, fostering an environment that encourages collaboration and innovation.

What you will accomplish with us

As a Manager, IT Financial Performance, you will be at the heart of our mission. Your main responsibilities will include:

• Lead and engage a team of approximately 15 professionals, including overseeing talent acquisition, performance management, and skills development to maintain the expertise required to successfully deliver on mandates.
• Understand and communicate the sector’s vision, strategic priorities, challenges, and needs to align your team and various partners around key priorities.
• Manage and prioritize requests for strategic and operational advisory services related to IT financial performance, while ensuring compliance with organizational frameworks and guidelines.
• Measure and monitor the quality of cross-functional services provided and implement the necessary corrective actions with a focus on continuous improvement and service excellence.
• Ensure the reliability of information produced and continuously improve the processes under your team’s responsibility to increase efficiency.
• Plan the budgeting process and various reporting activities used to measure and communicate the financial performance of the sectors supported.
• Advance the IT financial performance function by implementing tools and dashboards that facilitate decision-making and the achievement of results.
• Identify, assess, and implement opportunities to leverage artificial intelligence, advanced analytics, and automation to improve productivity, enhance the quality of analyses, strengthen forecasting capabilities, and better support managers and executives in their decision-making.

What could accelerate your success in this role

We are looking for someone who:

• Holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration, accounting, or finance.
• Must hold the Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation.
• Has at least five years of relevant experience in financial management.
• Has demonstrated experience managing a team of professionals, as well as knowledge of the information technology field.
• Stands out for their engaging leadership style and strong collaborative mindset, enabling them to build trusted relationships.
• Can effectively synthesize and communicate financial information to advise partners and support decision-making.
• Demonstrates the ability to lead through change, modernize practices, and optimize processes.
• Has excellent proficiency in French, both spoken and written.
• Experience in the financial services, banking, or insurance industry is considered an asset.
• Demonstrates advanced proficiency in both French and English, as the incumbent will collaborate daily, both verbally and in writing, with unilingual English-speaking partners, teams, and stakeholders located across Canada and abroad.

Why you’ll love working with us

• A work environment where learning and development come together with a shared pursuit of excellence;
• Artificial intelligence in everyone’s hands, helping you increase your personal effectiveness while contributing to the organization’s growth;
• A healthy, safe, equitable, and inclusive environment where everyone’s potential can thrive and develop;
• The opportunity to work in a hybrid environment supported by flexibility and access to inspiring, innovative workspaces.
• Employee share purchase plan;
• Vacation, wellness, and personal development days;
• Employee and Family Assistance Program;
• Ergonomic furniture program;
• Performance bonus;
• Discounts on iA products;
• And more!

Company Overview

iA Financial Group is the strength of a company with a human side, with its over 10,000 employees. Together, we have earned the trust of our more than five million clients and 50,000 advisors who have chosen us for their insurance, savings, and wealth management.

With over $235 billion in assets, we’re a key player in the financial services industry in Canada and the United States. The secret to our success? Investing in you, one person at a time. Because, for over 130 years, we have believed that it’s by supporting our employees and surrounding ourselves with the most reputable leaders in the industry, we will continue to innovate.

Our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

At iA Financial Group, we support and celebrate diversity. We strive to provide a workplace that is recognized as inclusive for all, regardless of ethnic origin, nationality, language, religious beliefs, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, family situation, or physical or mental disability.

Please note that if you need help or assistance to make the recruitment process more accessible for you, write to us . Someone from our team will be happy to assist you.