Sun Life Global Solutions Canada | VP, Finance, Corporate Segments and Total Company Expenses

Responsibilities

• The Vice President, Finance, Corporate Functions and Total Company Expenses is a senior Finance leader responsible for providing strategic financial leadership across the organization's global Corporate Functions, enterprise-wide expense management and significant enterprise initiatives.
• The VP serves as a trusted advisor to senior Corporate Function and Finance executives, bringing an independent, enterprise-wide perspective to financial performance, resource allocation, expense management and investment decisions.
• As the team and company grow, the responsibilities of this position may expand to adapt to changing organizational goals.
• The Base Pay range is for the primary location for which the job is posted.
• We thank all applicants for showing an interest in this position.
• Serve as the senior Finance partner to Corporate Function leaders, providing strategic advice, constructive challenge and decision support.
• Lead planning, forecasting, reporting and performance management across Corporate Functions.
• Provide forward-looking insights on financial performance, emerging risks, opportunities and structural cost drivers.
• Maintain view of Corporate Function costs and the underlying services and capabilities driving those costs.
• Lead continued enhancement of Corporate cost allocation methodologies.
• Partner with Business Group Finance leaders to understand cost drivers, forecast allocations and identify optimization opportunities.
• Partner with Capital, Investment teams and tax for Corporate segment results, forecasts and plan.
• Lead the consolidation, analysis and executive reporting of Total Company expenses.
• Identify underlying expense trends, emerging pressures and opportunities for management action.
• Provide an Enterprise-wide view of expense performance across businesses, functions and geographies.
• Develop forward-looking insights regarding the organization's expense trajectory and key financial sensitivities.
• Partner with Business Group and Corporate Finance teams to establish consistent expense definitions, methodologies and management reporting.
• Provide senior executives with a clear narrative explaining what is driving expense performance, and where sustainable opportunities exist.
• Lead Finance oversight and insights for enterprise expense-management and productivity programs.
• Identify structural opportunities to improve the organization's cost base and operating leverage.
• Establish frameworks and metrics for measuring productivity and sustainable expense reduction.
• Ensure savings commitments have clearly defined baselines, owners, timing and measurable financial outcomes.
• Track execution against enterprise expense commitments and escalate risks or gaps requiring management intervention.
• Lead the Finance Centre of Excellence for Enterprise Key Initiative governance.

Requirements

• Proven experience at building and developing a strong team.
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational and team building skills.
• Excellent oral, written and, presentation skills, with strong attention to detail.
• Proven ability to influence the performance of others to deliver results.
• Excellent collaboration skills and the ability to work in a team environment and across multiple sites and multiple business units.
• Strong business acumen with a strong understanding of IFRS 17 and IFRS 9.
• Ability to apply advanced financial concepts and capabilities across business activities.
• Experience and knowledge in collaborating with Senior Business and Corporate Leaders.
• Proven experience leading in a matrix model with the ability to foster effective working relationships and negotiate solutions.
• Effective communication, negotiation, and conflict management skills.
• Effective change management, through impact and influence skills.
• Accounting Designation with 10+ years of experience in the financial management field in a senior leadership role or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience in FP&A, corporate finance, expense management, investment governance and/or business partnering.
• Experience operating within a large, complex, matrixed organization.
• Experience supporting senior executives and influencing decisions across business groups and geographies.
• Demonstrated experience leading teams through change.
• We welcome applications from qualified individuals from all backgrounds.

Sun Life Global Solutions Canada

Sun Life Global Solutions Canada is an employer hiring in India (sector: BFSI / Investments / Insurance). In its own words: "Sunlife is a financial services company providing financial planning, life insurance, health insurance, investments and more."

Its finance, accounts, audit and tax openings in India are mostly in Toronto, Waterloo and Montreal.

• Industry: BFSI / Investments / Insurance