Job DescriptionSun Life’s Corporate Finance team is leading the journey of thinking and acting like a Digital company for the Global Finance community through a Finance Accelerator. Leveraging principles and values aligned with being a Digital Enterprise (DE), we have created a team to accelerate Finance’s digital journey. The Finance Accelerator’s purpose is to modernize Finance through process redesign and automation, establishing best practices, developing common tool platforms on an enterprise scale and applying data and analytics to inform, influence and tackle business problems. This role provides opportunities to advance your skills and career while taking on new challenges and adopting the DE way of working with the first ever Accelerator in Finance.What will you do?- Collaborate with the Agile development team and stakeholders throughout the project and create requirements that turn vision into value-added outcomes.- Independently assess and map current state processes within Finance to help identify solutions that address all root causes and meet business needs.- Lead the analysis and validation of financial and analytic results and testing effort for new developments to ensure solutions are delivered with the highest quality.- Provide effective and timely communications with internal clients, including engagement status, solutioning options, presentation of demo, recommendations, and outcomes.- Provide an active role in mitigating impediments impacting successful team completion of Release/Sprint Goals.- Provide backlog management and elaboration of user stories.- Identify and track benefits of opportunities in our pipeline and delivered solutions to demonstrate value to stakeholders.- Design and develop streamlined and value-added solutions leveraging technology (e.G. Excel, GenAI and Power Automate) that result in process optimization and/or efficiency.- Research and analyze market, users,
and the roadmap for the product.- Keep abreast of Agile/Scrum best practices and new trends.What do you need to succeed?- Professional Accounting designation (CPA, CA, CGA, CMA) or relevant degree with 5‑7 years of related industry experience.- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.- Ability to organize, prioritize, and make decisions that require innovative thinking.- Knowledge of Agile process and principles (Kanban, Process design and Value optimization).- Advanced skills in using Excel (including Power Query) and knowledge of Macro/VBA, Power Automate, AI (Gen AI and Agentic AI) and Longview advantageous.- Excellent relationship‑management skills to service a diverse group of stakeholders and clients.- Sharp analytical and problem‑solving skills.- Creative thinker with a vision and a great desire to learn current skills.What's in it for you?- Time off giving you the flexibility to focus on the moments that matter, including 20 vacation days per year.- Flexible benefits from the day you join to meet the needs of you and your family.- Pension plan participation starts immediately, with automatic and matching contributions that include both salary and bonus.- The opportunity to move along a variety of career paths with amazing networking potential.- Flexible hybrid work model.- Work and professional development that is united by our purpose: to help Clients and Employees achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives.- A friendly, collaborative, and inclusive culture.Salary and PostingSalary Range: $80,000 / $80,000 – $128,000 / $128,000. Job Category: Finance. Posting End Date: 19/07/2026.EEO StatementWe welcome applications from qualified individuals from all backgrounds. Persons with disabilities who need accommodation in the application process, or those needing job postings in an alternative format, may e‑mail a request to
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📌 Manager, Finance Automation - $80,000 - $128,000 A Year (Toronto)
🏢 Sun Life
📍 Toronto