Ville : Toronto

Catégorie : Full-time

Industrie : Finance

Employeur : Sun Life Financial

You are as unique as your background, experience and point of view. Here, you’ll be encouraged, empowered and challenged to be your best self. You'll work with dynamic colleagues - experts in their fields - who are eager to share their knowledge with you. Your leaders will inspire and help you reach your potential and soar to new heights. Every day, you'll have new and exciting opportunities to make life brighter for our Clients - who are at the heart of everything we do. Discover how you can make a difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities around the world.

Job Description:

Sun Life’s Corporate Expense Management team works to oversee the management of more than $7B of annual expenditures.  The team works closely with key corporate finance areas and each of Sun Life’s Business Groups to support the completion of important financial deliverables and activities.  These include the: production, reporting and analysis of quarterly and annual expense numbers; planning, budgeting and forecasting of expense values; creation and execution of expense control and governance frameworks; and, the estimation and reporting of key initiative spend.  The team manages the development and execution of corporate expense allocations to Sun Life’s Business Groups

This role will report to the Director, Expense Management

What will you do?

• Analyze and report on enterprise-wide consolidated expense variances to budget and prior reporting periods, providing accurate and insightful commentary

• Coordinate key activities pertaining to the enterprise-wide annual Business Plan & Strategic Plan

• Manage planning and expense production activities related to enterprise-wide long-term incentives and DB pension costs

• Lead/co-lead/coordinate or otherwise support special projects aimed to addressing a specific need or issue and pertaining to efficient and effective expense management.  These special projects may be related to establishing and/or maintaining the governance structure, reporting protocol and KPIs attached to specific new or evolving initiatives.

• Lead/co-lead or assist in the resolution of ad hoc requests for information and insights from senior leadership, responding in a complete and effective manner with a high sense or urgency.

What do you need to succeed?

• Accounting designation (CPA/CMA/CA/CGA) with progressive experience within the financial management functions and proven track record of partnering with and influencing business units to drive results

• Manages through complexity and ambiguity by maintaining focus, high energy, flexibility and positive ‘can-do’ attitude and ownership mindset

• Attention to detail in order to ensure delivery of quality materials to an executive audience

• Drives for action by acting with speed, decisiveness and sense of urgency. Assumes responsibility until the problem is solved.

• Superior communication skills to share relevant information at the executive level in a compelling, succinct and diplomatic manner

• An attitude of continuous improvement/ learning and always looking at successes and failure to devise alternate approaches

• Experience developing Tableau Software dashboards would be an asset

What's in it for you?

• 20 vacation days per year

• Flexible Benefits from the day you join to meet the needs of you and your family

• Pension, stock and savings programs to help build and enhance your future financial security

• The opportunity to move along a variety of career paths with amazing networking potential

The Base Pay range is for the primary location for which the job is posted.  It may vary depending on the work location of the successful candidate or other factors.  In addition to Base Pay, eligible Sun Life employees participate in various incentive plans, payment under which is discretionary and subject to individual and company performance.  Certain sales focused roles have sales incentive plans based on individual or group sales results. 

Diversity and inclusion have always been at the core of our values at Sun Life. A diverse workforce with wide perspectives and creative ideas benefits our clients, the communities where we operate and all of us as colleagues. We welcome applications from qualified individuals from all backgrounds.

Persons with disabilities who need accommodation in the application process or those needing job postings in an alternative format may e-mail a request to thebrightside@sunlife.com.

At Sun Life we strive to create a flexible work environment where our employees are empowered to do their best work. Several flexible work options are available and can be discussed throughout the selection process depending on the role requirements and individual needs.

Sun Life is committed to the health and safety of all those in our workplaces and our communities.  In accordance with Sun Life’s Vaccination Policy (Canada):

• Employees permitted to work remotely are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to attend a Sun Life office, Financial Centre or offsite location where activity related to Sun Life business occurs.

• Employees whose job duties require them to attend a Sun Life office, Financial Centre or offsite location for Sun Life business must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 effective May 1st. Employees in these roles may participate in Sun Life’s Rapid Screening Program as an alternative until April 30th.

We thank all applicants for showing an interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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