Manulife

Financial Services

Director,ITFinance

$125–125k Toronto, Ontario, Canada FULL TIME Remote Friendly
The Brief

“Director, IT Finance at Manulife. Skills: Strategic FP&A Leadership, Financial Oversight & Governance, Process Automation, Standardization & Change, Finance Transformation & Future-State Operating Model, People Leadership. Leading the end-to-end FP&A agenda for Enterprise Technology and Global Data IT. Covering expense forecasting, outlooks, risks & opportunities, and leadership reporting”

What You'll Achieve.

Enable AI-driven productivity; Enable cost optimization; Enable disciplined investment decisions; Improve the accuracy, predictability, and transparency of forecasts; Advance the FP&A agenda through process automation, self-serve insights, and standardized ways of working; Drive simplification and scalability of planning, forecasting, and reporting processes; Reduce manual effort; Increase insight quality; Embed new tools, processes, and behaviors; Ensure FP&A remains forward-looking, advisory-focused, and insight-driven

Industry & Context.

Financial Services
Problems you'll solve

Balancing near-term execution and long-term transformation; Balancing near-term forecasting and decision support with longer-term process automation and operating model modernization

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Over 10 years of progressive finance experience, Deep expertise in FP&A, Financial advisory experience, Executive stakeholder management experience, Proven track record of partnering with senior executives, Demonstrated experience leading process transformation, Demonstrated experience leading automation, Demonstrated experience leading change management initiatives within Finance, People-leadership capability, Experience building and leading high-performing, engaged teams, Undergraduate degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field

Nice to Have

MBA, Professional designation (CPA, CFA), Prior experience supporting Technology, Bilingualism (English and French)

What You'll Do.

Leading the end-to-end FP&A agenda for Enterprise Technology and Global Data IT

Covering expense forecasting

risks & opportunities

and leadership reporting

Serving as the primary business partner to ETS and Data CIOs

Providing proactive financial guidance

Improving the accuracy

and transparency of forecasts

Providing financial leadership on enterprise-wide Technology initiatives

Partnering across Finance

Providing financial review and oversight of major enterprise Technology contracts

and vendor engagements

Ensuring financial governance

and accountability across Technology spend

Advancing the FP&A agenda through process automation

and standardized ways of working

Driving simplification and scalability of planning

and reporting processes

Leading change management efforts

Playing a leadership role in Finance Transformation initiatives

Shaping and implementing the future-state operating model

Acting as a thought partner to senior Finance leadership

and developing a team of approximately 5 FP&A professionals

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Partnering closely with Technology and Finance leadership; Partnering across Finance, Technology, and Strategy; Partnering with Technology and Finance leadership to enable AI-driven productivity, cost optimization, and disciplined investment decisions; Partnering with Technology and Finance leadership to enable AI-driven productivity, cost optimization, and disciplined investment decisions; Partnering across Finance, Technology, and Strategy to ensure aligned messaging, expectations, and outcomes; Embedding new tools, processes, and behaviors across FP&A and Technology stakeholders; Transfers with adjacent finance teams (e.g., FinOps, Accounting)

Communication Scope

Financial storytelling; Translating complexity into clear, actionable insights

Process & Methodology

Leading change management efforts, Driving simplification and scalability of planning, forecasting, and reporting processes, Leading Finance Transformation initiatives

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