Specialized Finance Manager

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TD is committed to providing fair and equitable compensation opportunities to all colleagues. Growth opportunities and skill development are defining features of the colleague experience at TD. Our compensation policies and practices have been designed to allow colleagues to progress through the salary range over time as they progress in their role. The base pay actually offered may vary based upon the candidate's skills and experience, job-related knowledge, geographic location, and other specific business and organizational needs.

As a candidate, you are encouraged to ask compensation related questions and have an open dialogue with your recruiter who can provide you more specific details for this role.

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Department Overview

The Governance, Risk & Controls (GRC) and Financial Reporting Controls (FRC) Function under the Chief Accountant's Department serves as the bank's First Line of Defense (1B) for financial governance, risk oversight, and control effectiveness. The team is accountable for ensuring the bank operates within a strong, well-designed control environment that supports accurate financial reporting, regulatory compliance, and operational resilience.

GRC/FRC acts as a trusted advisor to Chief Accountant on complex initiatives impacting financial reporting, data integrity and control design.

Job Description

As Manager, Specialized Finance Project, you will play a key role in supporting and overseeing complex initiatives that impact TD's financial reporting and control environment. You will work closely with project teams, control partners, and business segment to access risks, advice on control design, and ensure compliance with TD's Financial Reporting and Reconciliation Polices.

Job Requirements

In this role, you will:

• Serve as a trusted advisory to Finance project teams, providing expertise on financial reporting controls, reconciliation standards and policy expections.
• Support and oversee Finance-Led and Finance-Impacted projects that influence the general ledger, reconciliation and data flow between systems.  
• Conduct end-to-end reviews of reconciliation process, identifying control gaps, compliance concerns, or emerging risks.
• Research and investigate complex reconciliation issues or data inconsisidtencies across Finance systems to determine root causes and recommend sustainable solutions.
• Provide proactive advice and challenge to project stakeholders to ensure compliance with Financial reporting, Chart of Accounts, and Reconcilaiton policies.
• Collaborate with business segments, technology, and governance partners to ensure that new processes or system implementations align with TD/s control framework.
• Communicate findings and recommendations clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences, ensuring alignment and shared understanding.
• Support continuous improvement and automation in GRC/FRC project governance and change management
• Apply first line challenge lens to evaluate assumptions, controls, ownership, scope, risk treatment, mitigation plan, and risk acceptance.
• Enhance the impact of change governance programs, promote consistent documentation, challenge standards and change execution practices.

Core Competencies:  

• CPA designation is a must.
• 5+ years' experience in Finance, Audit, or Risk functions within a financial institution or accounting firm.
• Strong understanding of reconciliation processes, financial reporting, and control design.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze complex issues, identify root causes, and develop actionable recommendations.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across functions.
• Proven ability to anticipate risks and identify potential non-compliance with policies during project planning or implementation.
• Experience in finance systems, data flow analysis, or process re-engineering is an asset.
• Familiarity with SOX and other financial control frameworks considered an asset.
• Ownership mindset with a relentless curiosity for improving processes.  

Other Qualifications/Skills/Experience:

• Exceptional communication (written/verbal) and presentation skills – able to influence stakeholders at all levels.  
• Strong organizational skills to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.  

Educational Requirements:

• CPA required; additional certifications (CISM, CIA) are assets.  

Undergraduate degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

Who We Are:

TD is one of the world's leading global financial institutions and is the fifth largest bank in North America by branches/stores. Every day, we deliver legendary customer experiences to over 27 million households and businesses in Canada, the United States and around the world. More than 95,000 TD colleagues bring their skills, talent, and creativity to the Bank, those we serve, and the economies we support. We are guided by our vision to Be the Better Bank and our purpose to enrich the lives of our customers, communities and colleagues.

TD is deeply committed to being a leader in customer experience, that is why we believe that all colleagues, no matter where they work, are customer facing. As we build our business and deliver on our strategy, we are innovating to enhance the customer experience and build capabilities to shape the future of banking. Whether you've got years of banking experience or are just starting your career in financial services, we can help you realize your potential. Through regular leadership and development conversations to mentorship and training programs, we're here to support you towards your goals. As an organization, we keep growing – and so will you.

Our Total Rewards Package
Our Total Rewards package reflects the investments we make in our colleagues to help them and their families achieve their financial, physical, and mental well-being goals. Total Rewards at TD includes a base salary, variable compensation, and several other key plans such as health and well-being benefits, savings and retirement programs, paid time off, banking benefits and discounts, career development, and reward and recognition programs. Learn more

Additional Information:
We're delighted that you're considering building a career with TD. Through regular development conversations, training programs, and a competitive benefits plan, we're committed to providing the support our colleagues need to thrive both at work and at home.

Please be advised that this job opportunity is subject to provincial regulation for employment purposes. It is imperative to acknowledge that each province or territory within the jurisdiction of Canada may have its own set of regulations, requirements.

Colleague Development
If you're interested in a specific career path or are looking to build certain skills, we want to help you succeed. You'll have regular career, development, and performance conversations with your manager, as well as access to an online learning platform and a variety of mentoring programs to help you unlock future opportunities. Whether you have a passion for helping customers and want to expand your experience, or you want to coach and inspire your colleagues, there are many different career paths within our organization at TD – and we're committed to helping you identify opportunities that support your goals.
 

Training & Onboarding
We will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that you've got everything you need to succeed in your new role.

Interview Process 
We'll reach out to candidates of interest to schedule an interview. We do our best to communicate outcomes to all applicants by email or phone call.

Accommodation
Your accessibility is important to us. Please let us know if you'd like accommodations (including accessible meeting rooms, captioning for virtual interviews, etc.) to help us remove barriers so that you can participate throughout the interview process.

We look forward to hearing from you

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