Senior Group Manager, Finance

TD•Toronto, ON

6d•CA$115,600 - CA$163,200•Hybrid

About The Position

This role oversees a team of Finance professionals for key business segments or a significantly large part of the organization. It requires an in-depth shareholder and/or broad financial and business perspective. The scope may include the integration of activities and Finance support for several key business lines. The focus is on longer-range issues, dealing with and solving highly sensitive, confidential, and/or multifaceted and complex financial management issues. This position serves as the primary interface and high-level resource to Business leaders on financial performance measures, business objectives, and goals. It integrates knowledge of the enterprise function’s or business segment’s overarching strategy in leading program design, policy formulation, or operating standards within one or more areas of expertise. The role anticipates emerging business trends and regulatory/risk issues as a basis for recommending large-scale product, technical, functional, or operations improvements.

Requirements

Undergraduate degree
10+ years of relevant experience
Accounting or financial designation preferred
People Management experience

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain good relationships with internal Finance business / specialized Finance partners and other stakeholders.
Effectively communicate relevant / meaningful recommendations on a range of finance management issues or related operational processes to all levels within the organization.
Ensure team collaboration with partners on business problems/issues and provide fact-based analytical advice that aligns to strategy and drives shareholder value.
Liaise and effectively interact with internal / external auditors / regulators where applicable and ensure appropriate action is taken where required.
Act as subject matter expert as practice resource lead for own area and provide guidance/advice and recommendations to support dealings with internal / external partners.
Contribute to the analysis, due diligence and execution of potential business restructures, acquisitions, joint ventures and /or divestitures within own area of responsibility and ensure appropriate Finance areas are involved where necessary.
Develop and/or assess significant business cases / new initiatives applying expertise and ensuring criteria for own area are met (e.g., taxation, accounting practices, forecasted rates of return, evaluate outcomes, test assumptions, interface with others for appropriate input, identify benchmarks).
Manage / coordinate client requests for finance support and/or reports, ensuring that solutions balance and address business partner needs with overall Finance capabilities.
Provide a range of strategic support through teams assigned on portfolios / journeys, and provide relevant Finance insights/expertise and guidance to the program.
Participate on internal / external committees as appropriate to provide advice / counsel to business / finance partners and/or represent TD's interests.
Plan resources and execute on strategic resourcing / professional practice related activities, review and communicate team results, and adjust methodologies / curriculum accordingly.
Lead / support the execution on the annual business plan to deliver results aligned with internal and/or partner business strategy.
Manage overall budget, revenue and expenditures, to help meet business objectives while increasing efficiency and effectiveness.
Leverage data systems and various sources to ensure team is equipped to formulate well-defined solutions to solve business problems.
Proactively identify key business opportunities, research and recommend enhancements / modifications, develop strategies to achieve recommendations and work closely with team to execute and implement.
Monitor and communicate the effectiveness of strategies, programs, and practices related to own area of expertise.
Protect the interests of the organization – identify and manage risks, and escalate non-standard, high risk transactions / activities as necessary.
Identify / recommend / support the facilitation and/or implementation of action / remediation plans to address performance / risk / governance issues.
Keep abreast of emerging issues, trends, and evolving regulatory requirements and assess potential impacts.
Maintain a culture of risk-based management and control, supported by effective processes in alignment with risk appetite.
Ensure colleagues are knowledgeable; and assume responsibility to minimize operational and regulatory risk by complying with Bank and industry Code of Conduct.
Cultivate and model the Colleague Promise to support colleague growth, and a culture of care; make an impact at work and in our communities by leading with authenticity and supporting well-being to represent TD's brand.
Connect the alignment of colleague's contributions with the TD Shared Commitments.
Build and retain an engaged and diverse team that embraces diversity of thought, creativity and curiosity; where every colleague and customer are valued, respected, and listened to; committed to a common goal and collaborate to move with speed and get things done.
Demonstrate inclusive leadership by taking meaningful action with intention to support colleagues and customers across all dimensions of diversity, including those from underrepresented communities, being actively anti-racist, attracting and retaining diverse slate of candidates, nurturing mutual respect, inclusivity of thought and collaboration to drive successful results.
Sustain, identify strong talent, recruit and develop a diverse talent pipeline of qualified workforce to innovate and maximize individual strengths to lead to a better business outcome.
Enable colleague growth by encouraging colleague development to achieve career and business objectives; ensuring timely feedback, motivating appreciation and recognition to all colleagues.
Enable a continuous learning culture by proactively seeking, listening to and actioning feedback from peers and from colleague listening opportunities to continuously improve the colleague experience and grow your personal leadership.
Foster an environment that promotes sharing of knowledge, information, skills, and subject matter expertise among the team; ensure timely management and escalation of issues and create opportunities to collaborate with other functions and teams.
Lead your team through change and create an environment where teams feel psychologically safe to challenge current practices by modeling resiliency and flexibility, communicating a compelling vision with clarity and empowering colleagues to drive innovation.
Contributes to the development of business segment and/or enterprise functional strategic priorities within their operational area or field of specialty that drive results.
Develops annual and/or long-term plans for own area that are aligned with enterprise-wide priorities, reinforcing a focus on results that align to One TD.
Foster a high-performance culture by setting team targets and objectives, promoting and facilitating on-going feedback/coaching and conducting Quarterly Check-Ins for all colleagues to drive accountability and business results.
Manage employees in compliance with all human resources policies, procedures and guidelines of conduct.