Senior Finance Analyst

TD•Toronto, ON

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

Corporate Segment Finance is responsible for developing and delivering financial strategy, information and management support to the corporate areas of TD Bank Financial Group. The team’s responsibilities and deliverables include management reporting, forecasting and planning, performance measurement and strategic business analysis. The Risk Management Support team (within Corporate Segment Finance) is responsible for providing financial support, analysis, reporting, guidance and strategic advice and decision support to Risk Management, Compliance, Financial Crime Risk Management (FCRM), and projects. This role will primarily support Compliance. Reporting to the Senior Manager, this position is responsible for taking a significant role in the Risk Management portfolio performance and expense management functions. This position requires someone with excellent analytical and technical skills with the ability to recognize issues and take practical corrective action. Proven skills in handling multiple tasks and working within specified timelines are required. The candidate must possess excellent business acumen and be able to develop positive working relationships with the areas supported.

Requirements

Undergraduate degree
5+ years of relevant experience
Accounting designation required
Proven ability to develop and maintain relationships with business partners
Strong verbal and written communicator
High level of proficiency in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
Understanding of the Bank’s management and financial reporting processes, and knowledge of the Bank’s financial reporting system and latest tools (including Hyperion, Alteryx and Tableau)
Demonstrates excellent judgment and professionalism when dealing with various internal partners
Proven analytical and problem-solving skills
Strong comfort level in presenting to executives
Ability to proactively follow up on identified issues and work toward resolution
Must be able to think conceptually (“out-of-the-box”) and have a high degree of attention for detail.
Proficient in time management and demonstrated adaptability when changes are required
Must be able to work with minimal supervision in an unstructured and fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

Oversee the consolidation, reporting and analysis for monthly/quarterly operating results, planning & forecasting and productivity reporting
Provide/review insightful and relevant commentary to Senior Management on business results, Forecast and Plan that provide a reasonable view of the future for the business to improve decision making.
Summarize large amounts of information into meaningful key messages.
Assist in the development and review of presentation materials intended to communicate business results to Executives
Proactively identify business opportunities warranting further review and analysis; identify and assist business in solving any challenges
Develop and maintain solid and effective working relationship with Business Partners, Segment Finance, Enterprise Strategy & Decision Support, Project delivery teams and other stakeholders
Manage ad hoc requests and participate in special projects/initiatives on behalf of the consolidated Risk Management team
Provide thought leadership and recommendations for identifying and implementing process improvements
Act as a knowledge leader for each area's finances and performance.
Create and deliver ad-hoc analyses, special projects/reports and training as required to aid partner understanding.
Perform monthly analysis and reporting of expenses for the Risk Management portfolio. This includes preparation of expense packages including power-point decks, designing waterfall charts or graphs as required.
Investigate variances and assist in timely resolution of issues and escalate any issues, if required, to Senior Manager.
Take a proactive role in the quarterly expense forecasting and annual planning processes.
Coordinate with various stakeholders and ensure a robust forecast and plan is built up, reviewed and agreed upon with the business.
Gain a thorough understanding of the portfolio; identify and understand risks and challenges and make value-added recommendations and advice.
Gain thorough knowledge of the systems used for expense reporting and analysis, identify and implement process improvements/automation that will result in increased effectiveness.
Assist the team in enhancements on expense automation, report centralization and standardization and other process initiatives.