Wealthsimple
fintech
SeniorManager,FinanceSystems&ProgramDelivery
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“Senior Manager, Finance Systems & Program Delivery at Wealthsimple. Skills: Finance systems roadmap, Finance program delivery, Finance and Engineering bridge, Finance tech stack ownership. Build and maintain a risk-rated, rolling 18-month roadmap across all Controllers programs. Develop a consistent prioritization framework that quantifies the cost of inaction”
What You'll Achieve.
ensure benefits are fully realized; Finance-wide systems priorities move in the same direction without duplication or conflict
Industry & Context.
See a problem and step in; step in; solve the right problems
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
7+ years in Finance systems, Finance operations, or program delivery, Deep Finance domain knowledge
Nice to Have
CPA, PMP, or equivalent professional designation is an asset, experience in a fintech or high-growth environment with governance, audit readiness, and institutional reporting standards, Hands-on experience with enterprise Finance exposure to NetSuite, Workiva, FloQast, or similar platforms is a asset
What You'll Do.
Build and maintain a risk-rated
rolling 18-month roadmap across all Controllers programs
Develop a consistent prioritization framework that quantifies the cost of inaction
Present roadmap and investment cases to Finance leadership
Facilitate and document discovery sessions with Controller teams
Diagnose operational debt across Controllers and design scalable workflows with embedded controls and automation
Own end-to-end program delivery from scoping through go-live
Serve as the Finance-side counterpart to Enterprise Systems (IT)
Advocate for and secure Engineering and IT capacity for Finance-critical programs
Identify automation and AI use cases across Finance workflows
Keep FP&A and Treasury counterparts informed on roadmap progress and investment priorities
Serve as the primary Finance owner for Controllers systems
Act as the point of escalation for complex Finance systems issues
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
ensure FP&A and Treasury are informed and aligned on prioritization, roadmap direction, and investment decisions; consolidating and prioritizing Controller's demand into structured, well-scoped requests that Engineering and IT can act on; managing the relationship, and holding delivery accountable; Keep FP&A and Treasury counterparts informed on roadmap progress and investment priorities, ensuring alignment across shared systems infrastructure; collaborate with incredibly talented, curious, and driven teammates
Communication Scope
translate operational detail into executive framing, strategies, ROI/trade-offs; Excellent communication skills; build cases that Finance leadership can stress-test; walk into every room with a recommendation — not just a status update
Process & Methodology
program owner, drive programs from diagnosis through go-live, advocate for the engineering and IT capacity needed to execute, sequenced, evidence-based delivery plan, own the outcome, end-to-end program delivery from scoping through go-live, leading requirements gathering, UAT, operational rollout, training, and change management to ensure benefits are fully realized, managing the relationship, and holding delivery accountable
Full Job Description
BUILD SOMETHING PEOPLE LOVE Wealthsimple's mission is to help everyone achieve financial freedom – by making financial services simple, transparent, and low-cost. We're Canada's largest fintech, trusted by over 3 million clients with more than $100 billion in assets. We move fast, we own our work, and we care deeply about the people using our products. If that sounds like you, keep reading. We're proud of what we've built — and we're just getting started. Read our Culture Manual https://www.wealthsimple.com/en-ca/culture and learn more about how we work https://www.wealthsimple.com/en-ca/careers. About the Role As Wealthsimple scales, the Controllers function, spanning across Accounting, Financial Reporting, Internal Controls, Tax, Procurement, and AP, needs someone who can be the connective tissue between what Finance needs and what our systems and engineering resources can build. This is a hands-on program owner who gets deep into the operational reality of every Finance team, earns their trust, and translates what they need into a sequenced, evidence-based delivery plan. You're a maker-owner. You see a problem and step in. You don't wait for permission, walk past issues, or settle for how things have always been done. You push work forward and own the outcome. You'll own the Finance systems roadmap for Controllers, drive programs from diagnosis through go-live, and advocate for the engineering and IT capacity needed to execute. You'll report to the Director, Finance Operations. While your mandate is anchored in Controllers, you will ensure FP&A and Treasury are informed and aligned on prioritization, roadmap direction, and investment decisions — so that Finance-wide systems priorities move in the same direction without duplication or conflict. IN THIS ROLE YOU'LL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO: The Finance systems roadmap - Build and maintain a risk-rated, rolling 18-month roadmap across all Controllers programs — sequenced by control risk, efficiency impact, and strate
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