Finance Manager, Project Accounting

The Finance Delivery Hub, a sub-function within the overarching Finance COO mandate, functions as a trusted partner, working directly with the Finance Business SME’s, leads and our business partners, to drive the end-to-end delivery and execution of projects and programs, with impacts to Financial external/internal reporting, systems and processes. The team will function as the key conduit in bringing together the CFO teams, the Business teams, and the technology function to successfully gather and document requirements, understand and contribute to design principles and finally co-ordinate the testing approach and support the successful implementation. To achieve all of the above, the team is required to work closely with the CFO Business and Technology stakeholders.

As a trusted partner to the Finance Business, the team will play a pivotal role in recommending options and solutions, to help support senior management, make informed decisions, based on data, scalability of the solution and the overall effectiveness and benefit to the Finance function.

The role requires a reasonable knowledge of P&CB, Capital Markets and Wealth related product propositions, systems and processes and will be required to support Business funded / led initiatives, with impacts to Finance systems and processes .

Supports multiple senior leaders including, Director, Senior Director, VP and SVP level stakeholders, as well as the COO for the CFO Group in executing projects and delivering results to support the CFO strategic pillars and the overall RBC objectives
Recommend governance model, track progress against plan, leads updates and actively manage risks and dependencies
Define and manage project scope, timelines, Budgets and milestones.
Supports ideation and provides recommendations for the Business to select
Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and meet stakeholder expectations.
Actively participate in project execution with active Business involvement
Identify and mitigate risks associated with the project delivery and execution
Provide recommendations on integrated project plans and timelines
Executing project activities, monitoring and reporting
Draft test cases, build test plans and work with the Business to support the validation of the test results
Collaborate with IT and Finance stakeholders to prioritize projects based on business impact.
Facilitate regular project updates, steering committee meetings, and stakeholder communications.
Hands-on experience in the end-to-end delivery of projects and programs
Work with a diverse set of Finance, Business and technology partners and build effective networking within the RBC organization
7-10 years of Finance project management experience, hands-on experience on Finance systems (General Ledger, Management Information System (MIS) etc.), Hands-on experience in planning, executing and delivering large and medium scale Finance projects, re-engineering activities and automation

• Ability to articulate proposals and ideas concisely and confidently, backed by facts and data
• Pro-active problem solver and ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Ability to disrupt and challenge the status quo to drive effective project execution and delivery
• Proven ability and hands-on experience in developing Business cases, Business requirements documents, Test Strategies, Test Plans, Test Scrips and Benefits tracking / realization

MBA, CPA/ACCA/CIMA is preferred (i.e. accounting designation or equivalent) and prior experience in a Financial Institution (FI)

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, thinking progressively to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.
A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits
Work in an agile, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team

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Adaptability, Budgeting, Business Oriented, Decision Making, Long Term Planning, Resource Management, Results-Oriented, Team Management, Time Management, Waterfall Model

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