Director of Finance

Overview

As a senior trusted advisor to the executive leadership team for Cards & Loyalty, you will collaborate with partners to provide value-added strategic financial advice, with a focus on Rewards/Loyalty, NIE/FTE, and Small Business & Commercial Cards portfolios. You will drive strategic decision-making through insightful analysis, early identification of opportunities, and actionable recommendations that accelerate business performance. This role serves as the strategic financial co-pilot, shaping the future of Cards products and rewards and helping drive long-term bank performance.

What will you do?

Leadership & Team Management
  • Lead a high-performing team of 4 direct reports, developing talent and building capability across FP&A functions
  • Build strong partnerships with SVPs and VPs across Cards & Loyalty, strengthening finance’s position as a strategic business partner
Strategic Financial Leadership
  • Drive financial planning, analysis, and reporting for the Rewards/Loyalty, NIE/FTE, and Small Business & Commercial Cards portfolios
  • Partner with business leaders to develop compelling business cases, profitability analyses, and program performance insights and recommendations
  • Collaborate across the organization on key partnership and payment initiatives, ensuring alignment on financial modeling and reporting
Performance Management & Optimization
  • Own month-end, quarter-end, and forecasting cycles with accountability for accuracy and timeliness
  • Proactively analyze loyalty and rewards financial trends against business drivers and key performance metrics
  • Identify and drive cost optimization opportunities, improving cost transparency and operational efficiency
  • Establish KPI monitoring frameworks to track progress against strategic milestones
  • Champion process improvements that increase capacity and team productivity
  • Deliver proactive insights that identify profitable strategies and support achievement of targets
  • Ensure all financial work streams are aligned and delivering against business requirements

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have
  • Strong executive presence and ability to provide thought leadership on key decisions
  • Demonstrated experience in people leadership, inspiring the team to develop and build talent for the future
  • Ability to work in a matrix model with high collaboration and influence with stakeholders
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities within tight timelines and navigate change management
  • Understanding of finance theory and financial/statistical concepts
  • Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills
  • Exceptional financial modelling skills
  • Execute with a high sense of urgency
  • CA, CMA, CGA, CFA, MBA or equivalent with 8+ years of work experience
Nice-to-have
  • Experience with Credit Cards, Loyalty / Rewards programs, Payments, Networks
  • Experience with PowerBI, Tableau, Thinkcell, EPM, PeopleSoft

What’s in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.
  • A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits
  • Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
  • Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
  • Work in an agile, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing and high-impact team
  • The opportunity to interact with senior level executives from many different parts of the organization

Job Details

Address: RBC WATERPARK PLACE, 88 QUEENS QUAY W, TORONTO

City: Toronto

Country: Canada

Work hours/week: 37.5

Employment Type: Full time

Platform: OFFICE OF THE CFO

Job Type: Regular

Pay Type: Salaried

Posted Date: 2026-04-10

Application Deadline: 2026-05-31

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above.

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