Full job description

Canada's Challenger Bankâ„¢

Equitable Group Inc. trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: EQB and EQB.PR.C) and serves a growing number of Canadians through Equitable Bank, Canada's Challenger Bankâ„¢. Equitable Bank has grown to become the country's eighth largest independent Schedule I bank with a clear mandate to drive real change in Canadian banking to enrich people's lives. Founded over 50 years ago, Equitable Bank provides diversified personal and commercial banking and through its EQ Bank platform has been named #1 Bank in Canada on the Forbes World's Best Banks 2021 list. EQ Bank provides state-of-the-art digital banking services, like the Savings Plus Account that reimagines banking by offering an everyday high interest rate, plus the flexibility of a chequing account, as well as a wide range of smart banking solutions for Canadians, like fast international money transfers, US dollar accounts and a suite of registered products.

Level 4 out of 12

Purpose of Job

Our growing company is seeking a Technology Analyst to work alongside and support Director, Shared Services in all aspects of managing digital banking technology shared services and delivery. This involves supporting the digital banking technology team by supporting budget forecasting and monthly/ quarterly reconciliation of forecast to actual and planned; organizing, booking, documenting, and participating in meetings as well as following up as necessary; producing reports, dashboards, analysis, and artifacts in a timely manner. The incumbent will be responsible for supporting or directly managing vendor coordination, invoice tracking, risk reporting and process/procedure documentation as required. The candidate must possess strong communication, analytical and problem-solving skills.

Main Activities

Collaborate, produce, and analyze reports that include KPI and metrices related to the software development lifecycle (SDLC), release management, quality assurance and automation.

Refine the reports on a daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly basis for management and senior executives’ consumption.

Assist team in automation of workflows and administration of Atlassian Suite of software (Jira and Confluence) as required.

Employ advanced Excel skills such as Pivot Tables, VLOOKUPs etc. to assist in building efficient and accurate analysis and reports.

Structure key processes and develop relevant documentation with a view to enhance efficiencies and manage risk.

Create process/workflow charts and diagrams as required, including API maps, catalogs and technical architecture as required.

Prepare/update documents for recurring meetings including minutes, risks, issues, decision logs, dashboards, presentations as required.

Assists in managing/validating financial forecasts and providing on-going reconciliation of invoices, liaise with accounts payable for invoices and other related expenditures.

Review and reconcile financials for the overall technology team, including non-project BAU, capex and ongoing, with Accounting and Finance counterpart, to track actuals against forecasts, highlight and report variances, ensuring all actual expenditures have been reconciled.

Making sure vendor billings are properly recorded and maintain ongoing cost to complete/update forecasts; Coordinate the approval process and payment of vendor invoices.

Assist in managing/validating hiring requirements and forecasts and providing on-going reconciliation of JDs and other related reporting.

Knowledge/Skill Requirements

Minimum 3 years in an analyst role with exposure working with technology teams, senior leaders, and vendors.

Post-secondary degree in Computer Science, IT, or related technical degree or equivalent experience is required

Strong organizational skills are a must with the ability to multi-task with aggressive timelines.

Strong time management, analytical and problem-solving skills.

Familiar with Atlassian tools, including JIRA workflow.

Demonstrated ability using MS Office (Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and Word).

Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (including developing/running macros, pivot tables, slicers, and functions).

Ability to work extensively with formulas, numbers, and spreadsheets.

Experience utilizing technology to gather and work with data.

Exceptionally developed verbal, written and presentation skills with the ability to respond in a clear, concise, and consistently professional manner with all levels of the organization.

Enjoys working in both team and individual environments.

#LI-Hybrid

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, personal days and even a moving day

Virtual events to connect with your fellow colleagues

Education reimbursement program

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

Equitable Bank is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from all qualified candidates. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. 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.