Senior Manager, Personal Banking Financial Control

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<b>Job Description</b><br><br><b>What is the opportunity?</b><br><br>The Senior Manager, Financial Control role is a pivotal strategic and enablement function that serves as the Bank's 'second line of defense'. As a key member of the Personal Banking Canada Financial Control team, the senior manager will provide proper accounting advisory for new products and initiatives, implement effective processes, and ensure accuracy and completeness of financial information captured in RBC's results. The role has a primary focus on Personal Banking & Investment (PBI) lines of business.<br><br><b>What you will do?</b><br><ul><li>Accounting Advisory - Assess accounting implications of new initiatives and implement accounting policies in consultation with the Accounting Policy Group to enable business partners to make informed decisions.</li><li>Financial Reporting - Review quarterly financial disclosures and related variance analysis, monitor monthly financial results, and investigate any unusual or abnormal financial outcomes.</li><li>Establishing the financial infrastructure for Personal Banking Canada products - Assessing financial risk, establish proper infrastructure & processes, and providing ongoing oversight to ensure financial results are complete, accurate, and risks are adequately managed </li><li>Monitoring the Financial Control environment - Perform review of Standard of Documentation (SOD) and follow-up on queries to ensure timely resolution. Perform and update SOX controls. </li><li>Data strategy and other projects - lead a number of data strategy projects and ad hoc initiatives to enhance the transparency and accuracy of the data utilized for financial reporting and business analysis </li><li>Process Transformation - Identify opportunities to automate & streamline processes, and support business in implementing process improvements.</li><li>Participate in ad-hoc projects as directed including accounting policy implementation, rectifying SOX deficiencies, etc.</li></ul><br><br><b>What do you need to succeed?</b><br><br><b>Must-have</b><br><ul><li>CPA, CA or equivalent. This mandate is highly dependent on skills commonly associated with accounting designations</li><li>7+ years working experience, ideally for financial institutions</li><li>Strong IFRS working knowledge</li><li>Knowledge of retail banking products or willingness and interest in developing that knowledge</li><li>Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Able to collaborate and obtain buy-ins from multiple stakeholders</li><li>Strong financial and analytical skills with the ability to prioritize tasks and meet with multiple deliverables within a tight timeline </li><li>Excellent Excel skills and presentation skills</li></ul><br><br><b>Nice-to-have </b><br><ul><li>Strong knowledge of the RBC financial systems</li></ul><br><br><b>Job Skills</b><br>Accounting, Accounting Finance, Data Governance, Decision Making, Group Problem Solving, Oral Communications, Organizational Savvy and Politics, Strategic Thinking, Time Management, Waterfall Model<br><br><b>Additional Job Details</b><br><br><b>Address:</b><br><br>RBC WATERPARK PLACE, 88 QUEENS QUAY W:TORONTO<br><br><b>City:</b><br><br>Toronto<br><br><b>Country:</b><br><br>Canada<br><br><b>Work hours/week:</b><br><br>37.5<br><br><b>Employment Type:</b><br><br>Full time<br><br><b>Platform:</b><br><br>OFFICE OF THE CFO<br><br><b>Job Type:</b><br><br>Regular<br><br><b>Pay Type:</b><br><br>Salaried<br><br><b>Posted Date:</b><br><br>2025-12-03<br><br><b>Application Deadline:</b><br><br>2025-12-19<br><b>Note</b><b>:</b> Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above<br><br><b>I</b><b><b>nclusion</b> and Equal Opportunity Employment</b><br><br>At RBC, we believe an inclusive workplace that has diverse perspectives is core to our continued growth as one of the largest and most successful banks in the world. Maintaining a workplace where our employees feel supported to perform at their best, effectively collaborate, drive innovation, and grow professionally helps to bring our Purpose to life and create value for our clients and communities. RBC strives to deliver this through policies and programs intended to foster a workplace based on respect, belonging and opportunity for all.<br><br><b>Join our Talent Community</b><br><br>Stay in-the-know about great career opportunities at RBC. Sign up and get customized info on our latest jobs, career tips and Recruitment events that matter to you.<br><br>Expand your limits and create a new future together at RBC. Find out how we use our passion and drive to enhance the well-being of our clients and communities at jobs.rbc.com.

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