Lead Finance Controller (SM), (2-year Fixed Term), Deloitte Global Consulting Services

Job Type: DTTL - Secondment
Work Model: Remote
Reference code: 132275
Primary Location: Toronto, ON
All Available Locations: Toronto, ON; Brossard, QC; Burlington, ON; Calgary, AB; Edmonton, AB; Halifax, NS; Ottawa, ON; Vancouver, BC

Our Purpose

At Deloitte, our Purpose is to make an impact that matters. We exist to inspire and help our people, organizations, communities, and countries to thrive by building a better future. Our work underpins a prosperous society where people can find meaning and opportunity. It builds consumer and business confidence, empowers organizations to find imaginative ways of deploying capital, enables fair, trusted, and functioning social and economic institutions, and allows our friends, families, and communities to enjoy the quality of life that comes with a sustainable future. And as the largest 100% Canadian-owned and operated professional services firm in our country, we are proud to work alongside our clients to make a positive impact for all Canadians.

By living our Purpose, we will make an impact that matters.

• Have many careers in one Firm.
• Enjoy flexible, proactive, and practical benefits that foster a culture of well-being and connectedness.
• Learn from deep subject matter experts through mentoring and on the job coaching

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Deloitte Global is the engine of the Deloitte network. Our professionals reach across disciplines and borders to develop and lead global initiatives. We deliver strategic programs and services that unite our organization.

What will your typical day look like?
We are seeking a highly strategic Lead Controller to oversee financial governance, gross budgetmanagement, contract oversight, staing coordination, and operational execution across GCSDelivery-with a primary focus on the Ascend suite. This role serves as the central integrator acrossglobal stakeholders, ensuring transparency, predictability, and disciplined stewardship across amulti-year investment portfolio that spans technology, operations, and delivery programs

Strategic Leadership & Advisory
• Serve as a trusted advisor to Global COO teams, MF COOs, DTech, GCS Delivery leaders, and Finance executives.
• Maintain a unified, enterprise view of operational performance, financial posture, risks, andcost drivers across Ascend and related delivery programs.
• Redesign contracting, staffing, and reporting workflows to streamline execution and enable faster, more transparent decision-making.
• Accelerate automation and standardization of key financial and operational processes.
Gross Budget Management - GCS Delivery (Including Ascend)
• Lead end-to-end gross budget stewardship for all GCS Delivery, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities, delivery expectations, and multi-year investment plans.
• Integrate Ascend budget management-including contracts, staing, technology spend,and operational allocations-into a single consolidated governance framework.
• Partner with Global, MF, and DTech teams to validate assumptions, track run rates, manageinterdependencies, and mitigate budgetary risk.
• Deliver executive-ready insights on spend trajectory, forecast accuracy, operationalimpacts, and scenario planning across the full GCS Delivery portfolio.
• Ensure alignment of gross budget decisions to categories, LTP guardrails, and investmentsummit priorities.
Investment Model & Governance
• Lead financial planning, multi-year modeling, and cost validation cycles.
• Conduct deep cost and trend analyses across global instances to surface insights andoptimization opportunities.
• Drive cost optimization initiatives aligned with