Senior Manager, External and Sustainability Reporting

RBC • Toronto, ON

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Manager, External and Sustainability Reporting is a key contributor in helping tell the story of RBC’s financial results and sustainability initiatives to the public and collaborating with stakeholders from across the organization to create effective and consistent external reporting. This is an ideal position from which to develop an understanding of RBC’s external disclosures, build technical and leadership skills, and develop strong relationships across the Bank. As part of the Chief Accountant’s Group in our Toronto head office, you will be part of a collaborative team culture that strives to challenge ourselves to be our best, think progressively to keep growing, and work together to deliver collective results. The External Reporting function serves a critical role in telling the story of RBC’s financial results through the quarterly Report to Shareholders, Annual Report and other external disclosures, and is responsible for ensuring that financial results are effectively and consistently communicated to the general public and investment community, and that external disclosures comply with key stakeholder requirements. The Sustainability Reporting function serves a critical role in advancing priority sustainability initiatives across the Bank, including shaping RBC’s sustainability disclosure strategy and supporting the continued evolution of sustainability disclosures through close collaboration with partners across the Bank.

Requirements

• Must-have Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation.
• 5+ years of relevant work experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including ability to communicate effectively with executives.
• Strong analytical, organizational and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and lead independently, while knowing when to escalate and ask for support.
• Curiosity to learn new ways to do things, willingness to challenge the status quo, and ability to drive process improvements and efficiencies.
• Strong interpersonal skills; specifically, able to act as change agent, facilitator and collaborator.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.

Nice To Haves

• External financial reporting experience is highly desirable.
• Strong understanding of financial institutions’ disclosure requirements is highly desirable.
• Sustainability-related experience and/or familiarity with sustainability-related frameworks and regulations is desirable but not required.

Responsibilities

• Key member of the team in managing the preparation and delivery of RBC’s annual and quarterly externally disclosed deliverables, including the Management’s Discussion & Analysis (MD&A).
• Primary preparer of critical and high-profile external reporting materials, ensuring effective governance and challenge is incorporated into the end-to-end report and underlying processes.
• Develop strong business partner relationships to foster greater understanding of key drivers and metrics to ensure disclosures effectively communicate our results.
• Work with our Investor Relations team and other key stakeholders to assist in the preparation and review of quarterly Earnings Release, analyst slides and investor call speeches.
• Work with the Law Group, Corporate Communications and Group Risk Management to review and provide guidance on other legal and regulatory filings, including the Pillar 3 Disclosure, annual Management Proxy Circular, Annual Information Form, Form 40-F, prospectuses, as well as ad hoc reporting as necessary.
• Support delivery of best-in-class disclosures through benchmarking and effective partnering with key stakeholders.
• Assess and evaluate the impact of new disclosure requirements, and support advocacy efforts through industry associations where applicable (i.e. Canadian Bankers Association).
• Assist in the preparation of the quarterly summary of disclosure and accounting issues memo, quarterly CFO support materials and other Board/Audit Committee disclosure documentation.
• Support the preparation of select sustainability-related disclosures, including through coordination and planning activities and providing effective challenge of sections to support accuracy and quality of sustainability disclosures.
• As part of the Chief Accountant’s Group, support and contribute to special projects and cross-functional initiatives as needed to ensure alignment with strategic priorities and organizational goals.
• Contribute to a collaborative, team-first environment and bring your unique perspective and curiosity to set ambitious goals and drive process improvement initiatives to challenge the status quo.

Benefits

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses, flexible benefits and competitive compensation.
• Leaders and mentors who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities.
• Learning opportunities to help you sharpen your leadership skills in addition to hands-on experience in the global, fast-changing business world.

What This Job Offers

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