Senior Manager Finance Operational Risk Assurance
Scotiabank is an international bank offering personal, business and commercial banking, wealth management, private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets services. Its clients include individuals, businesses, corporations, institutions and investors across Canada, the United States, Mexico, Latin America, Europe and Asia Pacific.
About Scotiabank
Scotiabank, also known as The Bank of Nova Scotia, provides a broad range of financial products and services, including deposit accounts, credit cards, lending, mortgages, insurance, investments, wealth management, private banking, corporate and investment banking, capital markets, foreign exchange, financing, advisory services and transaction banking. The organization serves personal banking customers, small and mid-sized businesses, commercial clients, corporate and institutional clients, and investors through its global network.
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Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will design and execute control testing plans for regulatory and financial reporting, review issues and identify root causes, maintain policies and procedures, coordinate training, prepare dashboards and reports, support regulatory examinations, and champion AI use to improve Finance processes.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
- CPA designation or another relevant professional designation
- Strong knowledge of regulatory reporting including FFIEC 02 and FR Y-15
- At least 10 years of experience designing and implementing complex financial, regulatory reporting, or other controls
- Knowledge of financial and regulatory reporting
- Knowledge of Federal Reserve regulatory reporting for foreign banking organizations or related organizations
- Understanding of banking businesses and products
- Understanding of internal controls and the COSO framework
- Strong Microsoft Office skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Responsibilities
- Design and execute strategies and testing plans for regulatory reporting controls
- Validate regulatory reporting against source documents
- Design and execute testing plans for financial reporting controls
- Review control and reporting issues and identify root causes
- Prepare reports and dashboards communicating control findings and operational performance
- Develop and maintain policy and procedure documentation
- Coordinate the U.S. Finance FORA training program
- Liaise with auditors and regulators
- Assist with regulatory examinations
- Manage regulatory exam requests and deliverables
- Lead or assist with special projects
- Champion AI use in Finance processes
Benefits
- Flexible benefit programs supporting family, financial, physical, mental, and social health needs