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Title: Manager, RESL Finance - Canadian Banking Finance

Requisition ID: 277138
Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

Please Note: Overtime is required during peak periods (i.e. quarter-end and forecasting/planning cycles) as well as during ad-hoc requests.

Purpose

Canadian Banking Finance is a divisional finance function providing financial management and analytical support to Canadian Banking Executive Management, as well as to the Business Line Management in Retail Banking, Small Business, Automotive Lending, Commercial Banking and Tangerine. The Manager will be a member of the Real Estate Secured Lending (RESL) Finance Team reporting to the Director, Finance. The incumbent will be primarily responsible for planning, forecasting and analysis of RESL's balance sheet, revenue, Net Interest Margin (NIM) and expenses for the three-year strategic plan, stress test, annual profit plan, quarterly forecasts and pre-quarter updates. Focus will be to support the SMA, HFS and MOSE business units with expense and FTE management and forecasting which includes the annual Zero Based Budgeting (ZBB) exercise. The incumbent will also assist Senior Manager with in-depth financial analysis to support strategic projects, initiatives, and transactions within RESL and broader Canadian Banking as required.

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

- Support the delivery of forecasts and profit plans, including: Quarterly Forecasts, Pre-quarter Estimates, Weekly/Daily updates, Stress Testing, 3-Year Strategic Plan and Annual Profit plan, including heavy lifting with the ZBB exercise in support of the RESL Business Line




- Ensure the timely collection of data and actuals reporting to support forecasting
- Review assumptions and complete analysis to ensure accuracy and completeness of deliverables and understand the impacts to relevant performance metrics of the business
- Co-ordinate and communicate deliverables within the Business Line and Finance
- Collaborate with the Business to prepare meaningful commentary on submitted forecasts and plans
- Respond to inquiries from business line partners, finance and other key stakeholders

- Expense and FTE management for SMA, HFS and MOSE business units

- Subject matter expert and relationship manager for the SMA, HFS and MOSE businesses
- Key focus on the forecasting as well as the tracking and reporting of expenses and staffing against budget/plan
- Analyze expense results and forecasts and explain the drivers behind the variances and impact to overall results
- Perform value-add deep-dives and ad-hoc analysis to provide insights into the expense drivers and results and participate in the resolution of issues resulting from analysis

- Monthly & Quarterly Financial Reporting & Analysis

- Support Senior Manager with the analysis of RESL’s portfolio/balance sheet, net interest income, NIM, PCL, expenses and key performance metrics




- Identify main drivers of interest profit and expenses at the business unit and product levels
- Provide meaningful and relevant analysis and commentary for monthly and quarter-end reporting (including the Blue Book) and other management reporting

- Expert user of financial reporting, planning and forecasting systems and tools, including Hyperion and EGL/OBI/Smartview
- Strategic Projects and Analysis – Support Senior Manager with other strategic financial analysis and projects including revenue opportunities, strategic transactions, current product/program offerings, amongst many other initiatives
- Business Partnership – Foster partnerships within the RESL Business Line and provide financial analysis support and insights as required across the business
- Internal Process Control – Maintain an effective system of internal controls over the planning, forecasting and reporting processes and ensure that any SOX controls are addressed
- Process Improvement – Leverage digital solutions to seek ways to enhance the profit planning and forecasting processes which can include, streamlining of operational processes, enhancement to analytical capabilities, reduction in operational risk, and resolving issues related to data inconsistency among the various systems and processes
- Documentation – Create detailed job-aids, training materials, desktop procedures and documentation of the current reporting and forecasting processes

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

- MBA, CFA, or CPA preferred
- Minimum 3 to 5 years of relevant experience
- Solid understanding of financial and management reporting principles
- Strong problem so

📌 Manager, RESL Finance (Toronto)
🏢 Scotiabank
📍 Toronto