Senior Manager, Expense Oversight and Transparency

Scotiabank • Toronto, ON

7d • Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Manager, Expense Oversight and Transparency executes and continuously improves ongoing expense reporting, forecasting, and transparency activities for Global Wealth Management Finance. This role provides timely, accurate analysis and governance support across the expense base to enable informed decision-making, operational discipline, and alignment with internal policies, controls, and risk frameworks. The role is accountable for recurring reporting and forecasting expense deliverables, including analysis of expense categories and staffing-related drivers, while selectively supporting projects and transformation initiatives under the Director, Expense Oversight and Transparency.

Requirements

• University degree in Business, Finance, or related discipline; MBA or professional designation such as CPA, CA, or CMA is preferred.
• Approximately 7+ years of relevant experience in financial planning and analysis, expense management, reporting, forecasting, or related functions.
• Data Analytics experience using SQL and Python is highly desirable
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to convert complex data into clear, actionable insight.
• Demonstrated experience managing recurring reporting and forecasting deliverables within tight timelines and across multiple stakeholders.
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to prepare concise materials for senior Finance stakeholders.
• Sound understanding of banking or business strategy, expense drivers, allocations, financial systems, and control expectations.
• Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and escalate risks or issues with sound judgment.
• Experience contributing to process improvement, automation, data-quality, or finance transformation initiatives is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and execute expense transparency, reporting standards, and governance routines for Global Wealth Management Finance.
• Prepare and review recurring expense analysis, identifying key drivers, variances, risks, and opportunities for follow-up.
• Support benchmarking and performance tracking of expense metrics to assess efficiency and effectiveness.
• Own and deliver consolidated expense planning, forecasting, and reporting on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis.
• Deliver clear, actionable insights on expense drivers, variances, productivity, and operating leverage.
• Challenge and validate allocations and support transparency across shared and direct costs.
• Partner with Finance stakeholders and business lines to support end-to-end cost planning and management.
• Coordinate inputs and timelines across contributors to ensure recurring deliverables are accurate, complete, and delivered on schedule.
• Support the Director in preparing materials for senior leadership and executive stakeholders, including CFO-level discussions, as needed.
• Contribute to process improvement, automation, data-quality, and simplification opportunities that improve timeliness, accuracy, and transparency.

Benefits

• 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
• Accessibility and Workplace Accommodations

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior