Overview
Director, IT Finance Jobs in Halifax Regional Municipality, Canada at Manulife
Location: Halifax Regional Municipality
Reporting into Global Head of IT Finance, the Director IT Finance is a senior finance leader responsible for providing strategic financial leadership, advisory, and oversight to Enterprise and Global Data Technology. This role leads the FP&A function supporting Enterprise Technology (ETS) Infrastructure & Operations (I&O) and Global Data, acting as the primary finance partner to Corporate IT CIOs and their leadership teams.
The role is equally focused on financial predictability, advisory excellence, and transformation, balancing near‑term forecasting and decision support with longer‑term process automation and operating model modernization. The successful candidate will build and lead a high‑performing FP&A organization while partnering closely with Technology and Finance leadership to enable AI‑driven productivity, cost optimization, and disciplined investment decisions.
Why This Role
This is a highly visible leadership opportunity to shape the future of IT FP&A, influence enterprise‑wide investment and cost decisions, and help modernize how Finance partners with Technology in a rapidly evolving, AI‑enabled environment.
Position Responsibilities:
Strategic FP&A Leadership & Advisory (≈50%)
Lead the end‑to‑end FP&A agenda for Enterprise Technology and Global Data IT, covering expense forecasting, outlooks, risks & opportunities, and leadership reporting.
Serve as the primary business partner to ETS and Data CIOs, providing proactive financial guidance, insights, and recommendations to support strategic and operational decisions.
Improve the accuracy, predictability, and transparency of forecasts through strong financial storytelling, materiality discipline, and alignment to delivery and capacity plans.
Provide financial leadership on enterprise‑wide Technology initiatives, including AI‑driven productivity, automation, and cost optimization programs.
Partner across Finance, Technology, and Strategy to ensure aligned messaging, expectations, and outcomes.
Financial Oversight & Governance
Provide financial review and oversight of major enterprise Technology contracts, procurement renewals, and vendor engagements, including value realization and affordability assessments.
Ensure strong financial governance, controls, and accountability across Technology spend, consistent with enterprise finance standards and policies.
Process Automation, Standardization & Change (≈25%)
Advance the FP&A agenda through process automation, self‑serve insights, and standardized ways of working.
Drive simplification and scalability of planning, forecasting, and reporting processes, reducing manual effort and increasing insight quality.
Lead change management efforts to embed new tools, processes, and behaviors across FP&A and Technology stakeholders.
Finance Transformation & Future‑State Operating Model (≈25%)
Play a leadership role in Finance Transformation initiatives, including evolution of the FP&A operating model, role clarity, and transfers with adjacent finance teams (e.g., Fin Ops, Accounting).
Help shape and implement the future‑state operating model, ensuring FP&A remains forward‑looking, advisory‑focused, and insight‑driven.
Act as a thought partner to senior Finance leadership on modern FP&A capabilities, talent, and technology enablement.
People Leadership
Lead, coach, and develop a team of approximately 5 FP&A professionals, fostering a high‑performance, inclusive, and growth‑oriented culture.
Build strong succession, capability, and talent pipelines aligned to future FP&A skill requirements.
Required Qualifications:
Over 10 years of progressive finance experience, with deep expertise in FP&A, financial advisory, and executive stakeholder management.
Proven track record of partnering with senior executives and influencing decisions through insight and credibility.
Demonstrated experience leading process transformation, automation, and change management initiatives within Finance.
Strong people‑leadership capability, with experience building and leading high‑performing, engaged teams.
Undergraduate degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field; MBA and/or professional designation (CPA, CFA) preferred.
Preferred…
Title: Director, IT Finance
Company: Manulife
Location: Halifax Regional Municipality, Canada
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