Reporting to the Director, GWAM Operations Expenses, the Manager will be responsible for the financial activities pertaining to the support of Global Wealth and Asset Management. Specifically, the candidate will drive the development, implementation and maintenance of monthly financials, efficiency metric analysis, reporting, planning and forecasting with a focus on the Operations function. Working closely with the expense shared service team and collaborating with the functional business partners, the candidate will provide streamlined support and thoughtful analysis to both functional leaders and the segment expense teams. The incumbent will possess the ability to work with people at all levels of the organization. The Manager will also be responsible for providing ongoing leadership to staff across the expense shared service.

• Perform financial and business reviews to functional leaders and stakeholders according to the shared service model. Ensure quality of data and oversee the development of reporting which meets the needs of our customers. Provide valuable analysis along with clear and concise commentary on results for our customers.
• Demonstrate a strong technical understanding of the accounting for expenses including company policies and business knowledge to be able to verify and analyze information under review.
• Provide leadership and make recommendations around enhancements to closed loop reporting and impact of financial benefits on results.
• Provide support to various markets (US, Canada, Asia, and GA) as required. Use appropriate judgment in dealing with unexpected issues and requests, demonstrating an ability to prioritize work, and balance resource requirements to achieve solutions.
• Play a key role as part of the Expense Management leadership team in the achievement of projects, the goals of process improvement and best practices in expense reporting.
• Identify expense risk and opportunities and recommend and influence actions for functional business partners.
• Drive discussions and analysis pertaining to Strategic Cost Management to ensure results have one source of the truth from Finance.

Leadership And Team Development

• Cultivate an innovative environment by supporting creativity and high-performance teamwork.
• Lead opportunities to collaborate across teams to innovate and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Model and encourage collaborative team behaviors (Get it done together, Share your humanity)
• Expand personal network and relationships within the business area supported and the finance teams and demonstrate you have leveraged these expanded partnerships in delivering business results.
• Drive continuous improvement in engagement throughout the organization.

What motivates you?

• You obsess about customers, listen, engage and act for their benefit.
• You think big, with curiosity to discover ways to use your agile approach and enable business outcomes.
• You thrive in teams and enjoy getting things done together.
• You take ownership and build solutions, focusing on what matters.
• You do what is right, work with integrity and speak up.
• You share your humanity, helping us build a diverse and inclusive work environment for everyone.

What We Are Looking For

• Required level of education: Bachelor’s Degree preferably in Accounting or Finance, and a Master’s in Finance or a Master’s in Business Administration
• Required years of experience: 6-8 years of relevant experience in progressive accounting roles and a proven ability to collaborate across functions within an organization.
• CPA and/or advanced degree highly preferred.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate, negotiate and influence effectively.
• Self-starter with the ability to work independently, particularly in the area of using sound,
• independent judgment, problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Results oriented, able to manage expectations, work under tight deadlines and manage competing priorities.
• Excellent customer focus and commitment to quality.
• Strong business acumen with ability to communicate complex concepts and results in a clear, concise, easy to understand manner (written and verbal).
• Solid analytical and technical capability – ability to assimilate/summarize a large amount of information from multiple sources and present in a valuable form for senior management.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and ability to learn new applications quickly
• Knowledge of complex GL package (Lawson, Essbase, Anaplan) would be an asset.