Senior Advisor & Team Lead, Business Insight

at  TD Bank

PRIMARY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Lead and develop a team of BI specialists to deliver results under the various stress testing programs or ad hoc analysis required to support the Bank’s capital and resource planning.
• Develop and deepen the knowledge of wholesale businesses, stress testing models, processes, governances, and controls to provide guidance and challenge to the team.
• Develop and maintain the assumptions model and the aggregation processes, including implementation in applicable platforms.
• Responsible for delivering stress testing execution in applicable platforms, in line with established playbook and consistent with the scope of programs.
• Challenge and review the stress testing model results to ensure reasonability, intuition and well-communicated messages to LOB (Line of Business) and other governance bodies.
• Responsible for results aggregation and understanding of wholesale banking performance under various economic conditions and lead the delivery of value-add analysis to the businesses and senior management under stress testing.
• Develop and maintain a strong control environment for execution, including robust documentation on processes.
• Support and lead the team on any compliance activities under the Bank’s various governance programs, including on data and EUC (End-user Computing).
• Continuously seek improvements and expand on automation opportunities; develop the team to upskill and future-proof TDS stress testing processes.
• Support the team in their career development and foster a strong and collaborative team culture for high achievements.
• Develop and foster a strong and supportive relationship with stakeholders, including various lines of defense, LOBs, program teams, risks, finance, treasury.

QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS / EXPERIENCE:

• Proven experience in building and leading a team.
• Demonstrated skills in communicating complex issues and financial analysis to a diverse audience.
• Must be proficient with quantitative analysis tools and concepts.
• Ability to manage deadlines, multiple tasks and adapt well to changing priorities.
• Must be curious and analytical to understand new concept quickly.
• Working knowledge of SAS and / or Python.
• High degree of proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word
• Experience in supporting wholesale businesses and knowledge of wholesale products and processes.
• Strong accounting or finance background, with the ability to read, understand, and interpret balance sheets and income statement.
• Knowledge of wholesale stress testing processes an asset.
• Strong proven ability to work in a team, provide training, fostering a positive and rewarding work environment.
• 10+ years of relevant experience

Please refer the Job description for details