Senior Manager, Strategic Design and Execution

What is the opportunity?

This role will be a critical component in the broader finance transformation program The candidate will direct and oversee the strategic redesign of core global finance processes and the associated end to end implementation while supporting the designated CFO OC Sponsor of each core processes and driving accountability for all aspects of process re-engineering.

They will lead the most highly critical/complex finance process reengineering transformation initiatives with a goal to standardize processes, tools and practices necessary to execute change initiatives, while enabling repeatable transformational change.

The outcome from this work will be a key contributor to enabling the CFO Group to transform from manually driven, siloed, and fragmented finance processes into global, efficient, and best in class offerings.

A key component of this role will be to understand and interpret strategic transformational goals and effectively translate them into actional plans, fostering a culture of accountability, and driving measurable results to propel the CFO group forward.

What you will do?

Supports multiple senior leaders including: Director, Senior Director, VP level stakeholders as well as the COO for the CFO Group with achieving transformational strategic priorities globally across RBC Finance.

The candidate will lead the most highly critical/complex finance process reengineering transformation initiatives with a goal to standardize processes, tools and practices necessary to execute change initiatives, while enabling repeatable transformational change:

• Develops associated research and analysis to support strategic solutions and recommendations.

• Possesses a solid understanding of core financial processes and considered well-versed across the organization.

• Discovers, synthesizes, analyses and structures complex operating/process problems, opportunities, and issues as detailed engagement work plans.

• Leads development, planning, coordination, and execution of process transformation, including planning, modelling, technology requirements, testing and strategic planning for implementation.

• Bridges the gap between business and technology requirements; linking strategy and execution.

• Presents key findings and potentials solutions into a target state recommendation and an actionable plan.

• Recommends new and enhanced capabilities and services; cutting edge solutions.

• Benchmark on industry best practices to drive improvements to maturity and establish ‘best in class’ industry processes.

• Brings together and manage key stakeholders; present and gain buy in from business partners.

• Supports the development and implements change management plans to ensure program deliverables are achieved.

• Establishes and maintains strategic partnerships with internal and external partners.

• Prepares and presents clear and thoughtful materials to enable business decision support.

• Responsible for identifying key issues prior to and during implementation, raising issues with key stakeholders and offering solutions.

What you need to succeed?

Must Have

• 5+ years of progressive experience in Banking or a professional services firm

• Proven track record of delivering tangible outcomes, while navigating through ambiguity

• Superior knowledge of core financial processes

• Process strategy and re-engineering

• Excellent communication and business writing skills

• Strong negotiation, impact and influence, and stakeholder management

• Ability to disrupt and challenge the status quo to drive transformation across the enterprise

• Experience with respect to business optimization

• Proven ability to develop business requirements for technology enablement

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Additional Job Details

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

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