Senior Specialized Finance Manager - enterprise Decision Support

Enterprise Decision Support Manager

The Enterprise Decision Support (EDS) team is responsible for leading the financial planning process for TDBG, providing enterprise-level management reporting of results, and facilitating the enterprise financial performance management framework. The team is also responsible for enterprise-level analytics and insights, including industry and peer competitive analytics, in support of the CFO and other senior executives.

The position reports to the AVP, Head of Management Reporting & Competitive Analysis and will lead the Bank's productivity program and support the development of the Bank's financial, strategic, and competitive analytics reporting. Accountabilities include:

• Lead the planning, forecasting, reporting, and execution of the Bank's productivity program, collaborating with business and finance partners.
• Build a good understanding of internal and external business drivers impacting Segments and the competitive environment.
• Execute quantitative and qualitative analysis to support the discovery of valuable insights, in conjunction with the businesses, Segment Finance, and other internal partners to inform strategic decisions, quantify impacts and consider risks and opportunities.
• Proactively seek out and summarize for senior management consumption, insightful industry and competitive trends that could impact TD.
• Support the Total Bank management reporting process which involves communicating with stakeholders, developing and preparing presentation material, assigning the preparation of material to members of the EDS team and analyzing and communicating trends as needed.
• Prepare detailed competitive read through materials on each peer and provide comparative analytics to TD's performance.
• Address ad hoc requests and special assignments from senior executives related to the Bank's financial or management results, earnings release and competitor analysis. Draft presentations in a timely manner that clearly communicate insights derived.
• Assist with construction of detailed financial models for both TD and key competitors capable of performing historical and forward-looking analysis, sensitivities and quantifying enterprise level impacts.
• Develop an in-depth understanding of key model drivers and assumptions, own changes to model outputs, provide insightful summaries and identification of trends from relevant research and publications.
• Support the development of the Bank's strategy, annual planning processes and quarterly forecasting processes as needed.

• Promote a positive work environment that encourages productivity, innovation, creativity, and teamwork. Assist with mentoring junior staff and the development of team members.
• Collaborate closely with internal partners including but not limited to the businesses, Segment Finance, Investor Relations, Enterprise Capital Management, Finance Operations, Corporate Development, Tax and the Chief Accountant's team.

Skills and Experience include:

• Experience in expense management, productivity program management, and financial reporting and forecasting.
• Must have a high degree of numeracy and be comfortable with financial analysis and financial institutions.

• Strong communicator with excellent written and oral communication skills, capable of managing multiple stakeholders and working with team members.
• Demonstrated ability to consolidate a large amount of information into clear and concise messages.
• Experience constructing complex financial models with thorough knowledge of the meaningful financial drivers for banks and financial institutions.
• Demonstrated knowledge of key finance issues (e.g. accounting, treasury, tax, capital).
• Demonstrated creativity in problem solving and structuring solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complexity, including multiple projects, and meet challenging timelines.
• Demonstrated business acumen, including ability to extract key messages from financial analysis, in developing and presenting solutions/alternatives.
• Demonstrated maturity, presence, and collaboration in dealing with a variety of stakeholders.

Specific Educational Requirements:

• Must have an undergraduate degree in business, accounting, mathematics, economics or a related field with high numeracy content, or an MBA.
• 10+ years relevant experience preferred
• CA and/ or CFA designations preferred.