Senior Manager, Finance - Retail Banking

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

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Manager in Finance to drive financial analysis and strategic decision-making within the Day-to-Day Banking sector. This role emphasizes a customer-focused culture, fostering deep client relationships while ensuring compliance with regulations. The ideal candidate will lead business planning processes, manage financial reporting, and collaborate with teams to enhance profitability. With a commitment to inclusivity and professional growth, this position offers competitive rewards and a supportive environment for career development. Join a team where your contributions will make a significant impact!

Benefits

Employee share ownership

Pension matching

Health benefits from day one

Career development opportunities

Inclusive work environment

Qualifications

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint is essential.
• Professional qualifications such as MBA, CFA, or CPA are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead business planning processes including profit planning and forecasting.
• Prepare and present financial results to senior management regularly.

Skills

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

Financial Modeling

Business Analysis

Education

Post-secondary degree in Finance, Accounting, Mathematics, or Economics

MBA, CFA, or CPA

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

PowerBI

OBI

Hyperion

Smartview

Job description

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Title: Senior Manager, Finance - Retail Banking

Requisition ID: 224707

Join a purpose-driven, high-performing team committed to results and inclusivity.

This role contributes to the success of Canadian Banking Finance – Day-to-Day Banking in Canada by ensuring the execution and delivery of specific goals and initiatives aligned with business strategies. It ensures compliance with regulations, policies, and procedures. The Senior Manager, Finance, Day-to-Day Banking, provides tactical and strategic financial analysis, supports decision-making, and maintains detailed knowledge of profitability drivers.

Key Responsibilities:

• Foster a customer-focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage bank-wide systems and knowledge.
• Lead business planning processes including profit planning, stress testing, and forecasting.
• Manage the development of reports and dashboards, including performance commentary and variance analysis.
• Develop and analyze business cases with financial modeling to support management decisions.
• Collaborate with Canadian Banking Finance on product analysis reports such as PPA and Funds Transfer Pricing.
• Focus on continuous improvement in profitability and competitiveness through business analysis.
• Establish processes for planning, tracking, and reporting department expenses.
• Prepare and present financial results to senior management regularly.
• Consider the bank’s risk appetite and culture in daily activities and decisions.
• Ensure effective operations and controls to meet operational, compliance, and conduct risks, including adherence to relevant frameworks and guidelines.
• Promote a high-performance, inclusive work environment, managing team development and succession planning.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Post-secondary degree in Finance, Accounting, Mathematics, Economics, or related field.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Professional qualifications such as MBA, CFA, or CPA are preferred.
• FP&A experience is essential.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, PowerBI, Thinkcell).
• Knowledge of bank reporting systems (e.g., OBI, Hyperion, Smartview) is an asset.

What’s in it for you?

• An inclusive, collaborative environment that encourages creativity and celebrates success.
• Competitive rewards including bonuses, employee share ownership, pension matching, and health benefits from day one.
• Opportunities for career development and progression.

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Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Scotiabank is committed to diversity and inclusion. If you require accommodations during the recruitment process, please inform our Recruitment team. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.