Manager, Major Initiatives Advisory, CM Finance Performance Management

4 weeks ago


Old Toronto Ontario, CA Royal Bank of Canada Full time

Job Summary

Job Description

What is the opportunity?

Major Initiatives is a regulatory-focused section within the Capital Markets Chief Operating Office (COO) business, led by the Business Transformation (BT) team which manages major regulatory reform within the Capital Markets business.

The role will require finance advisory as a strategic co-pilot to the COO BT team and for each large program. This opportunity will appeal to individuals who want to work in a fast-paced area that has significant visibility and a high profile across RBC (especially within Capital Markets). You must have an appetite for working in a forward-looking and innovative environment, thrive on challenges, want to over-achieve and make a real difference with the business.

What will you do?

  1. Prepare financial insights for the head of Major Initiatives and the Regulatory Review Board to enable strategic decisions on investments, hiring, and cost management.
  2. Further enhance and build on Finance’s internal capabilities in cost reporting to proliferate learnings and best practices across CM Finance’s Advisory teams.
  3. Build subject matter expertise on all cost lines and opportunities to support cost-saving initiatives.
  4. Responsible for financial governance, reporting, controllership, and advisory to CM Major Initiatives, including a deep understanding of the allocation to the front office.
  5. Proliferate the use of technologies such as Tableau and automation to create scale and standardization across projects.
  6. Support the Project Management Office and represent CM CFO across these programs by creating materials for governance forums (e.g., Steering Committees, Executive Committees).
  7. Support the development of PAR Financials and analysis of proposed business cases for CM to ensure alignment with CM priorities.
  8. Provide line of sight and business case review for COO sponsored initiatives.
  9. Perform select month-end close activities and assist in preparing transit financial plans for select COO Functions areas and monitoring variances to forecast.

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have

  1. Undergraduate degree with 2+ years of relevant work experience.
  2. Experience in complex wholesale business activity, management reporting and analysis, and/or financial resource optimization (capital, funding, and liquidity).
  3. Experience in management reporting and analysis, stakeholder interactions, and relationship management.
  4. Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint presentation skills with data mining and the ability to explore new technologies to enhance the delivery of financial information.
  5. Keen sense of numbers and strong analytical skills with the ability to multitask and handle high-pressure executive-level requests on a continuous basis.

Nice-to-have

  1. Pursuing CPA or CFA designation.
  2. Experience and good understanding of bank structure, risk management concepts, financial markets and instruments.
  3. Experience in financial modeling including understanding of statistics, risk, or other quantitative metrics.

What’s in it for you?

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.

Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities.

Ability to make a difference and lasting impact.

Work in an agile, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team.

The opportunity to interface with executives from many different parts of the organization.

Job Skills Accounting, Business Analytics, Decision Making, Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), Interpersonal Relationships.

Additional Job Details

Address: ROYAL BANK PLAZA, 200 BAY ST:TORONTO

City: TORONTO

Country: Canada

Work hours/week: 37.5

Employment Type: Full time

Platform: OFFICE OF THE CFO

Job Type: Regular

Pay Type: Salaried

Posted Date: 2024-08-01

Application Deadline: 2024-08-16

Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment

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