Senior Manager, General Ledger Governance and Advisory

RBC; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A major Canadian bank in Toronto is seeking a Senior Manager for General Ledger Governance & Advisory. This leadership role involves oversight of attestations, reconciliations, and advising financial control teams. Ideal candidates have over 5 years in Financial Control, stakeholder management experience, and proficiency in financial tools. The position offers a full-time employment contract with a commitment to an inclusive work environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years working in/with a Financial Control or Governance environment.
• Experience with the PEGA GL Attestation process.
• Strong financial, analytical, judgmental and conceptual skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team on orchestration of the monthly end to end Enterprise GL Attestation process.
• Provide Policy guidance and training to business partners.
• Collaborate with Platform Financial Control teams on efficiency initiatives.

Skills

Analytical Thinking

Communication

Control Monitoring

General Ledger (GL)

Structured Query Language (SQL)

Tableau (Software)

Education

CPA or equivalent designation

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Visio

Microsoft PowerPoint

Tableau Desktop

Tableau Server

Job description

What is the opportunity?

General Ledger Governance & Advisory (GL G&A) within the CFO Controls Office (CCO) is the Centre of Excellence for attestation administration and balance sheet controls. The Senior Manager, GL G&A, position is a key leadership role with a focus on governance of attestations, reconciliations and Policy as well as providing advisory to Platform Financial Control teams and account owners.

What will you do?

• Lead a team on orchestration of the monthly end to end Enterprise GL Attestation process, including account ownership, task release, monitoring results, oversight of centrally monitored accounts, reporting, user support and representing GL G&A at attestation council meetings
• Provide Policy guidance and training to business partners, advise on GL Attestation Policy inquiries, managing pilot programs and assist in making Policy updates.
• Elevate knowledge across all stakeholders via training and education programs.
• Single point of accountability and lead for PEGA technical issues; providing oversight of Production Support IT partners to ensure technical issues are logged and resolved in a timely manner
• Data Steward for the PEGA GL Attestation application, SQL database and GL G&A Tableau Server.
• Drive improved Financial Control monitoring and deliver insights to business partners by ensuring timely updates to Tableau reports and data extracts.
• Collaborate with Platform Financial Control teams on efficiency initiatives to automate reconciliation and attestation processes where applicable (RPA, Tableau, Power Queries, Leveraging SQL DB).
• Collaborate with Internal Audit to enhance monitoring effectiveness of the Enterprise Attestation Process.

What you need to succeed?

Must Have

• 5+ years working in/with a Financial Control or Governance environment and familiarity with internal controls over financial reporting
• Experience with the PEGA GL Attestation process and interest in deepening that knowledge
• Knowledge of RBC Balance Sheet structure and business rules that drive reporting
• Curiosity to explore better ways of working while maintaining a strong governance mindset, accompanied by a drive to take ownership for and resolve issues with a sense of urgency
• Excellent organizational and project management skills
• Exceptional at cultivating relationships, managing stakeholders and collaborating across platforms and regions
• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills – ability to work with people at all levels within the organization
• Ability to work independently and manage numerous priorities simultaneously amidst tight deadlines
• Strong financial, analytical, judgmental and conceptual skill
• Advanced user proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, such as: Microsoft Excel, Word, Visio and PowerPoint

Nice to Have

• CPA or equivalent designation
• People manager experience
• Experience with Tableau Desktop and Tableau Server
• Experience with developing SQL queries to research, analyze and troubleshoot data and to create business reports

Job Skills

Analytical Thinking, Communication, Control Monitoring, General Ledger (GL), Structured Query Language (SQL), Tableau (Software)

Additional Job Details

Address: 20 KING ST W, TORONTO

City: Toronto

Country: Canada

Work hours/week: 37.5

Employment Type: Full time

Platform: OFFICE OF THE CFO

Job Type: Regular

Pay Type: Salaried

Posted Date: 2025-09-05

Application Deadline: 2025-09-22

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment

At RBC, we believe an inclusive workplace that has diverse perspectives is core to our continued growth as one of the largest and most successful banks in the world. Maintaining a workplace where our employees feel supported to perform at their best, effectively collaborate, drive innovation, and grow professionally helps to bring our Purpose to life and create value for our clients and communities. RBC strives to deliver this through policies and programs intended to foster a workplace based on respect, belonging and opportunity for all.