IT Finance Manager

at  Sun Life

You are as unique as your background, experience and point of view. Here, you’ll be encouraged, empowered and challenged to be your best self. You’ll work with dynamic colleagues - experts in their fields - who are eager to share their knowledge with you. Your leaders will inspire and help you reach your potential and soar to new heights. Every day, you’ll have new and exciting opportunities to make life brighter for our Clients - who are at the heart of everything we do. Discover how you can make a difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities around the world.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Finance Manager for the Sun Life IT department (Digital, Business and Technology Solutions (DBTS)) will partner with the DBTS IT delivery teams to provide support for all finance related activities including business casing, strategic planning, budgeting/forecasting, reporting, chargeback process and cost optimization for the DBTS portfolio. The Finance Manager must be able to partner with the key DBTS stakeholders as well as the business units on decisions to ensure that the business is financially successful. This role is for the Infrastructure Technology Enablement Portfolio as part of the DBTS Finance team.

• Define, lead and influence the DBTS finance strategy
• Lead DBTS financial tracking, monitoring and cost optimization initiatives
• Manage monthly reporting, forecasting and budgeting cycles
• Provide value to IT and the business through early identification of financial risks & opportunities and other ad hoc report and analysis
• Lead enterprise wide agreements including the correct accounting, forward looking analysis and spend analysis
• Lead DBTS Financial cost modeling and business casing
• Support broader finance team with other ad-hoc projects