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Job Description:

Canadian Operations is the support unit within Sun Life Financial Canada accountable for the execution of business processes and projects supporting Individual, Group Benefits, Group Retirement Services and Client Solutions. As a member of the Financial Operations team, the focus of this role is leading robust financial analytics that facilitate making business decisions. With more than 5,000 FTEs in Canada and Asia, and an annual budget of over 800M, it creates value for the enterprise by delivering industry-leading customer service and focusing on increasing productivity and efficiency.

The Senior Financial Analyst will assist in furthering the expense analytics agenda for Financial Operations Planning & Analysis (FOPA) with a strong focus on detailed variance analysis, creating and maintaining financial models, understanding key cost drivers and influencing people in the organization to drive cost management and reductions. This role also will be part of the critical transformation of Finance and help evolve how Operations finance works with the Canadian Finance Centre of Excellence.

This hands-on role, reporting to the Director, Financial Planning & Analysis, will also provide the successful candidate with the opportunity to interact with members of the Canadian Operations Leadership Team and members of the finance teams from the other Canadian Business and Support Units.

What will you do?

• Execute and improve on financial models/tools/processes to support Operations monthly and quarterly reporting processes

• Utilize complex models to report outcomes for financial and non-financial data such as key drivers impacting the business

• Build strong partnerships with Operations senior leaders and become a trusted financial advisor

• Lead/support other adhoc financial analysis and consulting as required. This may include expense studies, cost benefit analysis, and other one-off analysis

• Partner with other finance areas to drive forward the future vision of financial functions

• Understand, and be able to explain to non-finance partners, common charges and SLF expense management process

• Support the expense budgeting (including allocations), forecasting, strategic plan and annual plan processes

• Be able to recognize and implement continuous improvements

What do you need to succeed?

• Results oriented and critical thinking – high sense of ownership

• Capable of distilling complex concepts into simple key messages and insights

• Strong teamwork and collaboration skills

• Strong relationship management skills with a focus on client orientation; including excellent interpersonal and communication skills (both oral and written)

• Analytical thinking - designs/orchestrates use of financial and business analytics for decision making

• Problem solving skills with a natural curiosity for root cause analysis to identify key levers of financial and operational performance

• Demonstrated strength and ability to design and implement processes and standards

• Strong prioritization and organization skills -- capable of meeting deadlines in a high performance environment

• Strong financial analysis, reporting and presentation skills

• Comfortable with ambiguity and change

• Strong PC skills (Role utilizes tools such as: MSOffice Suite, Sharepoint, Oracle, Tableau, Hyperion)

• Ability to work both independently with minimal supervision and within a team environment

Assets:

• Financial modeling experience

• Experience in the Insurance or Financial Services industry (~5 years)

• Expense management experience

• Financial designation (CPA, CFA, etc.)

What's in it for you?

• Being a member of the Sun Life family, a group of people united by our Purpose: to help Clients and Employees achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives

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

• We’re committed to creating an inclusive and respectful environment. Our goal is to make sure all our employees have the chance to live up to their full potential

• We’re honoured to be recognized as a 2023 Best Workplaces in Ontario by Great Place to Work® Canada

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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.

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

Salary Range:

76,000/76 000 - 125,000/125 000

Job Category:

Finance

Posting End Date:

20/06/2024