Senior Director Accounting Policy
1 week ago
Duration: 16 months
Location: Hybrid – 3 days/week in office minimum | Downtown, Toronto
Daily Responsibilities:- Lead a team of professionals to provide valued accounting advice on complex accounting matters to internal stakeholders.
- Review complex accounting transactions and policy assessments for complex accounting matters.
- Support our quarterly external reporting process by overseeing the delivery of critical elements of our reporting, including the financial statements, collaborating closely with other areas of the Chief Accountant’s Group to enable a one-team approach to these deliverables.
- Lead a team to deliver Audit Committee materials for senior finance executives that tell the story with a commercial/business lens, focusing on key judgment areas and highlighting the role of finance.
- Be a change agent for key processes by bringing your unique perspective to set ambitious goals, implement process improvements, and challenge the status quo while fostering strong partnerships.
- Drive continued transformation of the Auditor Independence function to streamline activities while mitigating risk, including re-imagining how the Auditor Independence office engages and partners with key stakeholders.
- Where required, lead the organization in assessing, evaluating, and responding to new accounting requirements impacting, ensuring the impact of new and amended accounting standards is well understood by stakeholders across the bank, fully communicated to affected business units and senior finance executives, and well documented to support our accounting conclusion/position in line with control and governance requirements.
- Shape future accounting and disclosure requirements by leading advocacy efforts on accounting-related issues, including providing comments on new Discussion Papers or Exposure Drafts issued by accounting and regulatory bodies.
- Build and develop strong relationships with stakeholders across the organization.
- Communicate key accounting and disclosure matters to senior leaders using a commercial/business lens.
- Liaise with industry peers on accounting matters as needed through industry associations (i.e. Canadian Bankers Association).
- Liaise with external and internal auditors and other industry stakeholders on financial accounting and reporting issues, as needed.
- Chartered Professional Accountant designation.
- 10+ years of relevant work experience.
- In-depth knowledge of IFRS and U.S. GAAP (working knowledge of current U.S. GAAP is desired).
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively to executives.
- Strong leadership and people management skills with the ability to empower the team.
- Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Proactive and forward-thinking approach.
- Excellent interpersonal skills – specifically, able to act as a change agent, facilitator, and collaborator.
- Excellent presentation skills.
- Agile mindset.
- Solid understanding of financial institutions, including all facets of business and other activities with strong business acumen.
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