VP Finance

VP Finance & Deputy Chief AccountantThe VP Finance & Deputy Chief Accountant reports into the SVP, Controller and Chief Accountant and is responsible for providing enterprise leadership for accounting policy, financial reporting governance, and internal controls.Individual Role Accountabilities and Decision AuthoritiesAs delegate to the SVP, Controller and Chief Accountant on Chief Accountant, this role acts on behalf of the Chief Accountant as appropriate and supports with making recommendations, and ensuring continuity of decision-making, governance and stakeholder engagement including areas such as accounting policy, disclosure, controls and advisory mattersCreating and maintaining IFRS related accounting policies for the Consolidated Financial statements to ensure the Banks Policies and Financial statements are IFRS compliantLead the enterprise Global Controls OfficeProvide accounting advisory services to assist various segments with the application of accounting policies as well as proactive Advisory on new and/or complex transactions including Corporate Development transactionsReview financial statement disclosures for appropriateness and reasonability for the Consolidated Bank Financial StatementsLead technical aspects as well as certain project aspects of the Implementation of new accounting/disclosure requirementsMaintain effective and positive external relationships with the Bank's regulators, Auditors, Audit Committee, CBA, OSFI and various standard settersDemonstrate client service excellence to internal Bank stakeholder groups – Segment CFO's, COO team, TBSM, Corp Dev, Risk, Legal, and US FinanceValuation related services on various Corp Dev transactions and other Bank Segment transactionsShared ResponsibilitiesCollaborate with Business CFO's, risk management and legal, TBSM, and Corp Dev. To align accounting with business objectives within the IFRS/US GAAP constraints to minimize errors and ensure complianceFor Disclosures, rely on FRR to provide overall review of FS includingGAAP checklists, reasonability, formatting, footing etc.Rely on the various risk and segment finance area's for appropriate application of accounting policy, reporting of amounts, and valuations where applicableInspire and motivate team and be pro-active in building for the future for both team career as well as group needsSkills, Education & ExperienceUniversity degree (Business, Finance, Economics, Accounting), masters degree and/or professional designation (CPA) preferred10+ years relevant experience in a finance, ESG, operational risk, compliance and/or audit functionDemonstrated experience building and leading teams, leading key initiatives, and liaising with internal risk oversight and control functions (e.g., risk, audit, compliance) and supervisorsKnowledge / experience in control design and testingStrong communication, interpersonal and organizational skills; capable of concisely identifying and communicating key messages, preparing and presenting analysis to management and senior executivesTrusted advisor and effective collaborator able to build and maintain strong partnerships at all levels of the organization and with external stakeholdersExcellent judgment and analytical skills, and attention to detail