Position Title: Finance Manager, Digital Technology

Position Type: Regular - Full-Time

Requisition ID: 42000

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Reporting to the Director of Technology Finance, the Financial Manager will perform a variety of financial activities for the Technology Function including: decision analysis, project cost accounting, financial planning & analysis, financial operations, and continuous process improvement.

• Build financial models to support Digital Technology investment decisions and Sustainable Cost Advantage program (SCA).
• Develop and deploy the cost/benefit analysis (CBA) template and business case template.
• Communicate/train technology & business users on how to complete the template.
• Provide financial input for CBA and business cases (such as cost driver analysis).
• Create financial models and benefits realization templates to track initiative benefits.
• Track/report value realization, return on investment cost savings/avoidance (SCA).

• Collaborate with portfolio managers and project managers/sponsors to develop comprehensive project plans, budgets, and forecasts that maintain a high degree of forecast accuracy on a rolling, quarterly and annual basis.
• Manage and review all third-party contracts in partnership with Vendor Management and delivery teams to ensure third parties meet their project objectives.
• Ensure all POs and invoices are raised/booked to the right project cost/WBS and that vendors provide full transparency to ensure all costs are understood and accurately tracked/reported.
• Perform detailed analysis of project costs, including internal and external labour, hardware, software, travel, and other costs to identify trends, anomalies, opportunities, and risks.
• Generate and present detailed financial reports to senior management and project stakeholders, highlighting cost performance and variance analysis (discrepancies between budget/forecast and actuals) and recommend corrective actions.
• Calculate internal labour cost allocations for each project based on the allocation methodology to ensure all project costs are included in the cost of the project.
• Ensure all financial activities comply with company policies, accounting standards, and regulatory requirements and maintain required documentation of all financial transactions related to projects, ensuring transparency and audit readiness.
• Identify financial risks associated with projects and develop strategies to mitigate them.
• Coach portfolio managers, project managers/sponsors and all of Digital Technology staff on project cost accounting practices.

• Lead the preparation, consolidation, and management of annual budgets and long-term financial plans.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather relevant data and ensure financial plans align with business objectives.
• Develop and update rolling forecasts based on strategic priority and program pacing.
• Perform detailed variance analysis comparing actual financial results to budgets and forecasts; identify root causes of variances and communicate findings to leadership.
• Build and maintain complex financial models to evaluate business scenarios, investments, and strategic initiatives.
• Conduct scenario planning and sensitivity analysis to assess potential risks and opportunities under different assumption