Sasha Millett
Toronto,Canada
Summary
CPA and finance professional with over 10 years in financial services and 5 years in IT financial management. Expertise in budgeting, forecasting, and vendor spend optimization, with a focus on internal controls and compliance. Achievements include a 12% reduction in technology spend and a 25% improvement in reporting cycles. Currently transitioning into internal controls and compliance testing, applying a strong financial perspective to risk and control frameworks.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Associate, Business Management
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Toronto, Canada
06.2023 - Current
- Identified and monitored $3M in vendor savings in collaboration with Data Scouting, enhancing accountability and spend control.
- Spearheaded quarterly forecasting and annual budgeting for Market Data & Subscriptions, ensuring financial accuracy and compliance.
- Partnered with technology stakeholders to optimize operational cost structures, reducing tech spend by 12%.
- Improved expense reporting for clearer variance visibility and data-driven decisions.
Senior Financial Analyst – Cloud Platform Services
Manulife
Toronto, Canada
01.2022 - 05.2023
- Managed full-cycle budgeting and forecasting for a $250M Cloud Services portfolio.
- Presented variance updates to senior leaders, improving budget accuracy by 15%.
- Analyzed software contract renewals and vendor spend to support cost-reduction strategies.
- Enhanced tool adoption and reporting compliance through fast ramp-up on new systems.
Financial Analyst – Business Partner
Fidelity Investments
Toronto, Canada
02.2020 - 12.2021
- Oversaw $15M tech budget for headcount, direct costs, and initiatives.
- Delivered trend insights and KPI reports to Technology leadership.
- Provided variance analysis to improve financial decisions and business planning.
- Strengthened transparency by aligning with execs on financial performance KPIs.
Manager – Product Governance and Control
Royal Bank of Canada – Caribbean Banking
Trinidad & Tobago
02.2015 - 08.2019
- Delivered $8M in savings by improving marketing/product budget oversight.
- Automated risk review workflows, reducing turnaround by 33%.
- Closed 100% of high-risk audit findings with strong remediation follow-through.
- Supported $50M in strategic initiatives through financial oversight and control lens.
- Advised product and risk leads on regulatory alignment and compliance expectations.
Education
Bachelor of Administrative and Commercial Studies - Finance
Western University
London, ONSkills
- Budgeting and forecasting
- Financial analysis
- Variance reporting
- Strategic planning
- Internal controls
- Audit readiness
- Risk management and mitigation
- Process improvement
- Executive collaboration
- Business planning
- Anaplan proficiency
- Concur expertise
- Essbase knowledge
- Excel skills
- Power BI proficiency
- SharePoint experience
- Microsoft Word and PowerPoint
Websites
Certification
CPA – Chartered Professional Accountant
Timeline
Associate, Business Management
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
06.2023 - Current
Senior Financial Analyst – Cloud Platform Services
Manulife
01.2022 - 05.2023
Financial Analyst – Business Partner
Fidelity Investments
02.2020 - 12.2021
Manager – Product Governance and Control
Royal Bank of Canada – Caribbean Banking
02.2015 - 08.2019
Bachelor of Administrative and Commercial Studies - Finance
Western University
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