Senior Manager, Expense Management (Tangerine Bank)

Requisition ID: 250798

Tangerine is Canadas leading direct bank. We offer flexible and accessible banking options innovative products and award-winning Client service. The reason why Tangerine employees come to work each day is to help Canadians live better lives. We focus on making a difference in our communities and that includes our own internal community. Its important to us that our employees feel empowered and enthusiastic about belonging to our Orange culture.

The role:

The Senior Manager Expense Management is part of the FP&A team responsible for the budgeting and forecasting of expenses and allocating costs to products in a consistent and clear way. They will play a critical role in providing insightful and timely management reporting and supporting analysis to aid management decisions. The Senior Manager will be responsible for delivering trusted and strategic expense insights while continuously improving and initiating positive change across people processes and technology. The incumbent is expected to work with business partners throughout the Bank as well as within the Finance team. The Senior Manager will report directly to the Director FP&A.

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

• Support Director FP&A and CFO in financial analysis and management reporting.
• Play a key role in the annual planning and monthly forecasting exercise by partnering with all levels within the organization.
• Review total bank plan and forecast. This includes consolidation of total bank expenses analyze expense variances and work closely with business to understand material variances (including project Clarity spend).
• Work effectively with the IT Finance team within FP&A to create total technology spend view.
• Responsible for developing and maintaining forecast models for FTE planning and resource management. Incorporate analyze data collaborate with teams and produce FTE reports for management reporting purposes.
• Prepare complete and accurate monthly expense analysis.
• Manage cost allocation model for Tangerine Product P&Ls.
• Develop presentation decks for leadership simplifying complex financial concepts into visual representations.
• Collaborate within FP&A teams (IT Finance Projects P&L consolidation) Product Finance and Financial Accounting & Operations to ensure accurate financial close and timely reporting.
• Identify any risks and/ or opportunities and recommend actions for business partners.
• Liaise between Tangerine Finance and Canadian Banking Finance regarding issues related to budgeting and cost allocations (direct and support).
• Play an integral role in FP&A transformation activities and support ad-hoc projects.
• Understand how the Banks risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.
• Create an environment in which their team pursues effective and efficient operations of their respective areas in accordance with Tangerine and Scotiabanks Values its Code of Conduct and the Global Sales Principles while ensuring the adequacy adherence to and effectiveness of day-to-day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational compliance AML/ATF/sanctions and conduct risk.
• Build a high-performance environment and implements a people strategy that attracts retains develops and motivates their team by fostering an inclusive work environment and using a coaching mindset and behaviors; communicating vison/values/business strategy; and managing succession and development planning for the team.

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role Wed love to work with you if you have:

• Accounting designation with over 10 years of experience in progressive FP&A/ finance roles.
• University degree in business finance or equivalent.
• Must have: Proficient in Excel and Power Point/ Think cell.
• Nice to have: Working knowledge of Power BI Anaplan Alteryx is an asset.
• Ability to step out of the details think critically challenge the status quo and bring new perspectives to the team.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to collaborate negotiate and influence effectively coupled with excellent relationship management skills.
• Results-oriented able to manage expectations work under tight deadlines and handle competing priorities with strong organizational and project management skills.
• Ability to communicate complex financial topics to non-expert peers within the company.
• Solid analytical and technical capability able to assimilate and summarize large amounts of information from multiple sources for senior management.

Whats in it for you

• A rewarding career path with diverse opportunities for professional development.
• An organization committed to making a difference in our communities for you and our customers.
• Diversity Equity Inclusion & Allyship - We strive to create an inclusive culture where every employee is empowered to reach their fullest potential respected for who they are and are embraced through bias-free practices and inclusive values across Tangerine.
• Accessibility and Workplace Accommodations - We value the unique skills and experiences every individual brings to the Bank and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone.

Location(s): Canada : Ontario : Toronto

At Tangerine we value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the team and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment. If you require accommodation during the recruitment and selection process please let our Recruitment team know.