The Canadian IT Finance team provides financial advice and comprehensive reporting for Canadian IT, including support for the CIO and leadership team. With $1.8 billion in annual IT expenses spread across five global segments, the team manages a complex expense base involving over 12,000 FTEs, 1,500 applications, and 500 vendors.
The Manager of Canadian IT Finance plays a crucial role in supporting financial planning and analysis, fostering relationships within the team, and serving as a key contact for the Expense Shared Service and strategy partners.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Professional accounting designation (CPA, CA, CGA, CMA) preferred with 5+ years of related experience
• Strong Financial planning & analysis experience
• Knowledge of sound business practices and controls, and accounting/audit principles
• Preference for individuals with exceptional degree of business sense in IT function, capitalization and project accounting and reporting
• Forward-thinking leader with strong analytical, problem-solving, and financial modeling skills.
• Effective in multi-tasking, prioritizing, and working under deadlines
• Flexible, self-motivated, and a critical thinker with excellent judgment
• Skilled in building strong relationships and negotiating with senior collaborators
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills for conveying complex ideas clearly. Proficient in accounting and systems (IFRS, SmartView, PowerBI preferred) with strong project management abilities
• Collaborative teammate committed to transparency and innovation

• Consolidated Reporting: Support the production of consolidated financial reports for the Canadian IT function, including the monthly operating report, tracking progress against targets and program success in achieving expense and FTE savings
• Financial Planning & Forecasting: Assist with the annual financial planning and monthly forecasting for IT, focusing on project coordination, result analysis, messaging, and ensuring a consistent approach across the function
• Analysis: Conduct key financial analyses for Canadian CIO, Segment CIOs, CFOs, and GMs, covering budgeting, reporting, and producing recommendations on expenses, cost benefits, vendor analyses, offshoring, and staffing models
• Support for IT Strategy: Provide financial analysis and advice for critical initiatives, management/board reporting, and support Business Architecture with financial analysis of optimization opportunities
• Transformation: Enhance process efficiency and information quality, support the ExFit program, and provide input on its direction and impact on the IT Finance team