Director, Technology Finance – Global Tech Spend

Job title:

Director, Technology Finance – Global Tech Spend

Company

Scotiabank

Job description

Requisition ID: 218807Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.Provide Finance leadership in the creation and maintenance of reporting and insight into Global All Bank Technology spend.Is this role right for you? In this role, you will:

• Owns the overall framework, processes, and risk management activities under which All Bank Technology Spend reporting and insight is generated.
• Leads the recurring technology benchmarking process, working with external third party experts, including Rubin Worldwide to track key financial metrics over the medium to long term driving sustainable cost efficiency and effectiveness.
• Oversees establishing a financial management structure to support monthly reporting of All Bank Technology Spend including key cost categories, KPIs and optimization opportunities.
• Leverages findings to develop an optimization roadmap for All Bank Technology Spend and drive delivery and measurement of improvements over time.
• Supports the VP, Technology Finance in aligning the strategic planning, related communication and change management activities with the Operating Committee, BL Stakeholders and Technology Leadership
• Drive active business engagement, building strong relationships with Business Partners, cross functional and internal teams to champion change and align All Bank Technology Spend across the portfolio. Works closely with partner groups to optimize cross group operating model.
• Partner on the optimization, oversight, governance, and controls for All Bank Technology Spend, including annual planning alignment to ensure technology costs are planned and managed on a full end-to-end basis supporting cross-functional prioritization, maintaining software currency and hygiene.
• Instills financial governance through implementing best practices, making audit recommendations, and communicating applicable financial policies and accounting guidelines to relevant parties.
• Understand how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.
• Creates an environment in which his/her team pursues effective and efficient operations of his/her respective areas in accordance with Scotiabank’s Values, its Code of Conduct and the Global Sales Principles, while ensuring the adequacy, adherence to and effectiveness of day-to-day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational, compliance, AML/ATF/sanctions and conduct risk.
• Builds a high performance environment and implements a people strategy that attracts, retains, develops and motivates their team by fostering an inclusive work environment and using a coaching mindset and behaviours; communicating vison/values/business strategy; and, managing succession and development planning for the team.

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role? – We’d love to work with you if you have:

• Minimum of 10 years relevant experience within a large organization
• Undergraduate degree in relevant field with either professional designation (e.g. CPA, CFA) or graduate degree (e.g. MBA)
• Extensive experience and knowledge of financial and management reporting principles as applied to technology operations, thorough understanding of the business planning process, dealing with accounting systems, budgets and internal controls

What’s in it for you?

• An inclusive & collaborative working environment that encourages creativity, curiosity, and celebrates success!
• We offer a competitive rewards package: Performance bonus, Employee Share Ownership Program, and Pension Plan Matching, Health Benefits from day one!
• Your career matters! You will have access to career development and progression opportunities.

#scotiafinancejobsLocation(s): Canada : Ontario : TorontoScotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas. Guided by our purpose: “for every future”, we help our customers, their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice, products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets.At Scotiabank, we value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank, and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. If you require accommodation (including, but not limited to, an accessible interview site, alternate format documents, ASL Interpreter, or Assistive Technology) during the recruitment and selection process, please let our Recruitment team know. If you require technical assistance, please . Candidates must apply directly online to be considered for this role. We thank all applicants for their interest in a career at Scotiabank; however, only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.

Expected salary

Location

Toronto, ON

Job date

Sat, 08 Mar 2025 06:42:01 GMT

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