Director, Technology Finance -Cloud

Requisition ID: 197015
Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

Provide Finance support to the Cloud Acceleration Program ensuring business strategies, plans and initiatives is executed/delivered in compliance with governing regulations, internal policies, and procedures.

Is this role right for you? In this role, you will:

• Owns the overall framework, processes, and risk management activities under which the Cloud Acceleration Program financials are planned, forecasted, and reported leveraging FinOps methodology pertaining to FP&A of Cloud utilization across the enterprise in collaboration with DevOps teams.
• Oversee establishing a financial management structure to support the migration of infrastructure to the Public Cloud environments, including implementing the required controls around funding, credit application and business casing to ensure compliance with governing regulations, internal policies, and procedures.
• Supports the VP, Cloud Transformation in aligning the strategic planning, related communication and change management activities with the Operating Committee, Cloud Operating Board and EVP level strategies.
• Drive active business engagement, building strong relationships with Business Partners, cross functional and internal teams to champion change and align Cloud Acceleration Program across the portfolio. Collaborates closely with partner groups to optimize cross group operating model.
• Partner on the optimization, oversight, governance, and controls for Cloud Acceleration Program, including monthly, quarterly, and annual planning alignment.
• Develop reporting to align to the financial management requirements of a Public Cloud centric infrastructure, including visibility into Application-level costs, migration impacts and overall Infrastructure spend and oversight benefits realization derived from the migration/decommissioning of applications.
• Ensure expense management discipline and alignment to Bank expense policies and promote initiatives for optimization leveraging tools e.g., Apptio One, Cloudability.
• Instills financial governance through implementing best practices, making audit recommendations, and communicating applicable financial policies and accounting guidelines to relevant parties.
• Understand how the Bank's risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.
• Creates an environment in which his/her team pursues effective and efficient operations of his/her respective areas in accordance with Scotiabank's Values, its Code of Conduct, and the Global Sales Principles, while ensuring the adequacy, adherence to and effectiveness of day-to-day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational, compliance, AML/ATF/sanctions and conduct risk.
• Builds a high-performance environment and implements a people strategy that attracts, retains, develops, and motivates their team by fostering an inclusive work environment and using a coaching mindset and behaviors; communicating vison/values/business strategy; and managing succession and development planning for the team.

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role? - We'd love to work with you if you have:

• Minimum of 5-7 years relevant experience within a large organization
• Undergraduate degree in relevant field with either professional designation (e.g., CPA, CFA) or graduate degree (e.g., MBA)
• Extensive experience and knowledge of financial and management reporting principles as applied to Cloud implementation, thorough understanding of the business planning process, dealing with accounting systems, budgets, and internal controls.
• FinOps Practitioner Certification is an asset.
• Experience managing Cloud tools like Turbonomic, Cloudability or other industry systems is an asset.

What's in it for you?

• An inclusive & collaborative working environment that encourages creativity, curiosity, and celebrates success!
• We offer a competitive rewards package: Performance bonus, Employee Share Ownership Program, and Pension Plan Matching, Health Benefits from day one!
• Your career matters! You will have access to career development and progression opportunities.

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Location(s): Canada : Ontario : Toronto
Scotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas. Guided by our purpose: "for every future", we help our customers, their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice, products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets.
At Scotiabank, we value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank, and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. If you require accommodation (including, but not limited to, an accessible interview site, alternate format documents, ASL Interpreter, or Assistive Technology) during the recruitment and selection process, please let our Recruitment team know. If you require technical assistance, please click here. Candidates must apply directly online to be considered for this role. We thank all applicants for their interest in a career at Scotiabank; however, only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.