Senior Manager, Business Solutions & Initiatives

Scotiabank; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Manager, Business Solutions & Initiatives to drive strategic change within Finance. This role involves collaborating with diverse teams to manage complex accounting issues and develop innovative computing solutions. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical and communication skills, along with a degree in Accounting or Finance. Join a collaborative environment that values creativity and offers a competitive rewards package, including performance bonuses and health benefits from day one. If you're ready to make a significant impact in a dynamic setting, this opportunity is for you.

Benefits

Performance Bonus

Employee Share Ownership Program

Pension Plan Matching

Health Benefits from Day One

Career Development Opportunities

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in GBM banking with analytical skills.
• Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a quantitative discipline required.

Responsibilities

• Manage Finance change for Capital Markets and Corporate Lending.
• Develop user computing and data analytics solutions.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Problem Solving

Communication Skills

Project Management

Education

Degree in Accounting

Degree in Finance

Graduate Degree

Tools

Alteryx

SQL

VBA

Job description

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Title: Senior Manager, Business Solutions & Initiatives

Requisition ID: 223913

Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

The Senior Manager, Business Solutions & Initiatives is responsible for helping manage Finance change for Capital Markets, Corporate Lending, and Group Treasury businesses. The role works closely with business stakeholders on change initiatives to manage future state expectations. The responsibilities include capturing current and future state processes, writing business requirements, resolving complex accounting issues, and working to develop end-user computing solutions for Finance stakeholders.

Is this role right for you? In this role, you will:

• Work as part of team to help drive strategic change for GBM & Global Treasury Finance
• Effective team member with the ability to contribute to business and strategic planning. Resourceful, a self-starter, possessing a high degree of flexibility, creative thinking, and confidence to carry out innovative solutions.
• Ability to gather and understand business needs, translate those needs into written requirements, and work with technology partners through development, testing, and implementation.
• Perform forensic accounting and problem analysis.
• Maintain effective relationships with stakeholders, including appropriate communication, handling of conflicts, and issue resolution.
• Collaborate and drive interactions with teams outside Finance such as Global Enterprise Technology, Operations, Compliance, Liquidity, Risk, and business functions both regionally and globally to develop a stronger strategy for data and process coverage.
• Develop user computing and data analytics solutions
• Maintain a high-performance environment through self-assessment and mentoring
• Contribute to an inclusive work environment.

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role? - We'd love to work with you if you have:

• 5+ years of GBM banking experience with analytical and problem-solving in the context of a Finance or Risk Management department with a product mix of securities, loans, and derivatives.
• Strong analytic and communication skills
• Well-developed judgment, management, decision-making, and problem-solving skills to deal effectively with a rapidly changing, complex business environment.
• Good project/time management skills to manage multi-functional accountabilities through prioritization, delegation, motivation, conflict resolution, and the promotion of ideas.
• Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a quantitative discipline. Accounting certification (CPA, CMA) or other certification such as FRM or CFA would be an asset.
• Exposure to and/or experience with Alteryx, query languages such as SQL/VBA or coding experience.
• Graduate degree would be an asset.

What’s in it for you?

• An inclusive & collaborative working environment that encourages creativity, curiosity, and celebrates success!
• We offer a competitive rewards package: Performance bonus, Employee Share Ownership Program, and Pension Plan Matching, Health Benefits from day one!
• Your career matters! You will have access to career development and progression opportunities.

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Location(s): Canada : Ontario : Toronto

Scotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas. Guided by our purpose: "for every future", we help our customers, their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice, products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets.

At Scotiabank, we value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank, and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. If you require accommodation (including, but not limited to, an accessible interview site, alternate format documents, ASL Interpreter, or Assistive Technology) during the recruitment and selection process, please let our Recruitment team know. If you require technical assistance, please click here . Candidates must apply directly online to be considered for this role. We thank all applicants for their interest in a career at Scotiabank; however, only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.