Vice President, Value Office, Finance

Join a Challenger

Being a traditional bank just isn't our thing, so we challenge ourselves to get creative in providing innovative banking solutions for Canadians.

How do we get there? With a talented team of inquisitive and agile challengers that break through the status quo. So, if you're passionate about redefining the future of banking-while having fun-this could be your next big opportunity.

Our company continues to grow, and today we serve more than 670,000 people across Canada through Equitable Bank, Canada's Challenger Bank , and have been around for more than 50 years. Equitable Bank's wholly owned subsidiary, Concentra Bank, supports credit unions across Canada that serve more than six million members. Together we have over $125 billion in combined assets under management and administration, with a clear mandate to drive change in Canadian banking to enrich people's lives. Our customers have named our EQ Bank digital platform (eqbank.ca) one of the top banks in Canada on the Forbes World's Best Banks list since 2021.

The Work

As Vice President of the Value Office, you will lead a transformative agenda to evolve the Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) function into a strategic powerhouse within the organization. Reporting directly to the CFO, this role will spearhead the implementation of advanced analytics tools, drive enterprise wide efficiency, and lead strategic capital allocation initiatives. You will serve as a key advisor to senior leadership, connecting financial insights to business strategy and enabling data driven decision making across the enterprise.

Financial Planning & Analysis Leadership

• Lead the modernization of FP&A through the deployment of a performance management platform and further integration of AI powered forecasting and scenario planning tools.
• Advance the planning, forecasting, and outlook processes from percentage based assumptions to robust, bottoms up analysis.
• Champion the "Business CFO" model, embedding FP&A leaders as strategic copilots in business units, to act as trusted advisors in decision making and crisis response.
• Deliver timely, insightful, and actionable financial analysis to senior executives, enabling proactive business decisions.

Enterprise Efficiency

• Own and manage the enterprise wide spend framework, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities and financial targets.
• Partner with business units to evaluate project level expenses, challenge assumptions, and ensure financial discipline across initiatives.
• Collaborate cross functionally to identify and implement cost optimization opportunities, balancing efficiency with growth enablement.
• Develop and maintain robust tracking mechanisms for enterprise spending, enabling transparency, accountability, and performance measurement.
• Facilitate strategic discussions around execution feasibility, timing, and alignment with long term organizational goals.
• Act as a thought partner to the CFO and executive team, anticipating future needs and shaping the enterprise's financial strategy.
• Lead the business settlements and reporting team, turning data into insights on how the organization spends money and identifying potential efficiency opportunities in line with EQB culture and values.

Strategic Capital Allocation

• Lead the evaluation and prioritization of major investments, campaigns, transformation projects, and acquisition opportunities.
• Partner with Procurement to redefine Delegation of Authority (DOA) policies, balancing agility with governance.
• Be a catalyst for prioritizing enterprise projects and campaigns, ensuring resources are allocated to initiatives with the highest strategic and financial impact.
• Oversee portfolio reporting of all significant capital initiatives, ensuring alignment with ROE targets and long term strategy.
• Influence senior leaders by providing clear, data driven insights into spend trends, trade offs, and ROI across projects.
• Support the CFO in assessing investment proposals requiring executive signoff, providing rigorous financial and strategic analysis.

Let's Talk About You!

• 10+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, corporate finance, or strategic planning, with at least 5 years in a leadership role.
• Proven success in implementing enterprise grade planning and forecasting platforms; experience with Anaplan, Power BI and AI driven analytics is a strong asset.
• Deep understanding of financial modeling, scenario planning, capital allocation, and enterprise efficiency strategies.
• Exceptional strategic thinking and business acumen; ability to anticipate future trends and align financial strategy with organizational goals.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder engagement skills; capable of influencing senior executives and driving cross functional collaboration.
• Experience working with procurement and governance frameworks, including DOA policy development.
• CPA, CFA, MBA, or equivalent designation preferred.

What we offer For full time permanent roles

Competitive discretionary bonus

Market leading RRSP match program

Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits

Employee Share Purchase Plan

Maternity/Parental top up while you care for your little one

Generous vacation policy and personal days

Virtual events to connect with your fellow colleagues

Annual professional development allowance and a comprehensive Career Development program

A fulfilling opportunity to join one of the top FinTechs and help create a new kind of banking experience

The incumbent will be working hybrid and in office time will be spent working from Equitable Bank's additional office space located at 2200-25 Ontario Street, Toronto, ON.

Equitable Bank is deeply committed to inclusion. Our organization is stronger and our employees thrive when we honour and celebrate everyone's diverse experiences and perspectives. In tandem with that commitment, we support and encourage our staff to grow not just in their career path, but personally as well.

We commit to providing a barrier free recruitment process and work environment for all applicants. Please let us know of any accommodations needed so that you can bring your best self to the application process and beyond. All candidates considered for hire must successfully pass a criminal background check and credit check to qualify for hire. While we appreciate your interest in applying, an Equitable recruiter will only contact leading candidates whose skills and qualifications closely match the requirements of the position.

We can't wait to get to know you!