Title:  Manager, Expense Reporting

Requisition ID: 262419

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Purpose

Global Finance – Reporting is a divisional finance function providing financial management, performance reporting and analytical support to Canadian Banking executive management, as well as to the business line management in Retail Banking, Business Banking, and Tangerine.

The Manager is a key member of the Reporting & Analysis team, reporting to the Senior Manager. This role plays a critical part in supporting the business line, with accountability for effective P&L management and optimizing business investments in alignment with the Bank’s strategic priorities.

The Manager is responsible for the accurate, comprehensive, and timely preparation of monthly and quarterly financial results for assigned business lines. This includes ensuring the consistent delivery of high‑quality reporting and analysis from both statutory and management perspectives, supporting executive‑level reporting and informed decision‑making by BNS senior management.

In addition, the Manager contributes to the overall success of Global Finance Business Line Reporting by executing individual goals, plans, and initiatives in support of broader business strategies and objectives. The role requires strong partnership with stakeholders across Finance and the business, a commitment to continuous improvement, and rigorous attention to controls and governance.

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

1. Assist with the preparation of quarterly and monthly reporting on assigned Canadian Banking statutory and business line financial results:

• Coordinate and collect financial data from business units.
• Perform reasonability review of statutory expense reporting.
• Review, analyze and prepare statutory journal entries, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
• Perform analysis of various variances between actuals for Canadian Banking direct units and support groups to ensure accuracy and completeness and understandings of significant transactions.
• Develop product group subject matter expertise including direct unit allocations to external partners.
• Communicate with individuals in various business units during period close and on an ongoing basis.
• Respond to queries from senior management and participate in the investigation and resolution of reporting issues.

2. Support CDM updates and executive reporting (QMR, Business Line Package) delivery for Canadian Banking at quarter-end, acting as the subject matter expert in CDM updates and review

3. Support Senior Manager in efforts to enhance financial reporting and analytical processes:

• Assist with the annual business line rule set up and chart of account (COFA) management processes
• Identify issues and make recommendations with a focus on process improvement

4. Act as a prime liaison with assigned CB units while building strategic relationships to provide support.

5. Provides coaching and training to colleagues and business line partners on processes

6. Champion a customer focused culture to deepen relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems and knowledge.

7. Understand how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.

8. Actively pursue effective and efficient operations, while ensuring the adequacy and adherence to controls to meet obligations with respect to operational risk, regulatory compliance risk, AML/ATF risk and conduct risk, including but not limited to responsibilities under the Guidelines for Business Conduct.

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 degree in Finance or Accounting 
• Minimum 5 to 7 years of relevant experience.
• Completion or enrollment in an accounting program is preferred (i.e. CPA, MBA)
• Solid business acumen and strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong oral and written communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a team and ability to communicate with individuals at different levels and a variety of skill-sets and organizational perspectives.
• High proficiency with computer applications including Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, OBI/Smartview and any other financial tools.
• A solid understanding of financial and management reporting principles. Knowledgeable of the Bank’s products, operations and procedures.
• A good understanding of elements of effective control over integrity and completeness of financial reporting.
• Highly flexible, detail-oriented, and able to cope with changing priorities and to multi-task under tight deadlines and deliver with a great amount of accuracy and completeness.
• Excellent attention to details and time management skills.
• Knowledge of financial accounting and generally accepted accounting principles.

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 including 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 are embraced through bias-free practices and inclusive values across Scotiabank. We embrace diversity and provide opportunities for all employees to learn, grow & participate through our various Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that span across diverse gender identities, ethnicity, race, age, ability & veterans.
• 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.