Manager, Corporate Function Finance (1 Year Contract)

Requisition ID: 277831

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

The Manager, Corporate Functions Finance works closely with team members to produce month-end results, monthly forecasts, annual budgets, and business line allocations. This role provides financial analysis, controls, and management reporting while acting as a trusted partner to supported functions. The incumbent will primarily support Audit and Legal & Secretaries, partnering with function stakeholders to provide timely, accurate, and value-added financial insights.

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

• Work closely with team members to deliver the annual budget and quarterly forecasts, including the following activities:
• Lead budgeting and analysis activities, identify key discussion points for meetings with department function heads, and follow up on action items to ensure they are reflected in budget summaries and packages. Support the preparation of Audit and Legal & Secretaries planning and forecast packages, including executive commentary and presentation materials.
• Liaise with function budget coordinators to gather information supporting budget and forecast submissions, including compiling, researching, and consolidating statistical information for analysis and responding to requests for supporting details. Coordinate with Audit and Legal & Secretaries partners to validate assumptions, confirm initiative timing, and ensure alignment with corporate planning guidance.
• Validate information sources, develop and maintain controls to improve data integrity and completeness, and create templates and processes to automate and simplify tasks.
• Work closely with team members and partners to develop, refine, and maintain business line allocation methodologies; analyze the impact of changes; and communicate updates to the business lines. Support allocation analysis for Audit and Legal & Secretaries, including rate updates, auto-rule changes, and business line impacts.
• Develop and sustain strategic relationships with key contacts, business partners, and stakeholders, including function senior management, other Corporate Functions Finance teams, and Business Line Finance, to deliver on the mandate and provide value-added analysis and insight. Key stakeholders include Audit and Legal & Secretaries leadership, budget coordinators, HR partners, and business line finance partners.
• Serve as a subject matter expert by partnering with supported functions to provide analysis and guidance that enables informed decisions related to budget planning, forecasting, potential cost reduction activities, and ongoing financial management of business operations.
• Act as a change agent by supporting the expense management mandate with key partners and stakeholders.

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

• Post-secondary education in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or a related discipline.
• Professional accounting designation or progress toward a designation is considered an asset.
• Strong financial planning, forecasting, reporting and analytical skills.
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills, with the ability to prepare clear executive-level commentary and presentation materials.
• Strong relationship management skills, with the ability to partner effectively with senior stakeholders, business line finance partners, and cross-functional teams.

What’s 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.
• A competitive rewards program that includes an annual bonus, flexible vacation, personal and sick days, and comprehensive benefits that start on your first day.
• 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 embraced through bias-free practices and inclusive values across Scotiabank. We embrace diversity and provide opportunities for all employees to learn, grow, and participate through our various Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), which span diverse gender identities, ethnicities, races, ages, abilities, and veteran statuses.
• 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. Scotiabank continues to locate, remove, and prevent barriers so that we can build a diverse and inclusive environment while meeting accessibility requirements.

Location(s): Canada : Ontario : Toronto

Scotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas. Guided by our purpose: "for every future", we help our customers, their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice, products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets.

At Scotiabank, we value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank, and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. If you require accommodation (including, but not limited to, an accessible interview site, alternate format documents, ASL Interpreter, or Assistive Technology) during the recruitment and selection process, please let our Recruitment team know. If you require technical assistance, please click here. Candidates must apply directly online to be considered for this role. We thank all applicants for their interest in a career at Scotiabank; however, only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.