Accounting Officer - Automotive Finance - Anjou, Quebec

Scotiabank•Montreal, QC

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Accounting Officer is responsible for contributing to the Dealer Finance Centre’s success by providing accounting and administrative processing to the Centre’s customers, Credit Solutions and Sales teams. The incumbent must provide a high standard of accuracy and customer service consistent with Scotia Service Standards, Complaint Resolution Standards and Procedures.

Requirements

College or University degree preferred or minimum 2 years related experience in a position of similar responsibility
Banking/financial/leasing experience highly desirable
Strong computer skills (Excel, Windows, Word, and automated GL systems)
Good communication and interpersonal skills are very important
In addition to French, the successful candidate must also have sufficient knowledge of English, as the work involves interacting and collaborating regularly with groups and individuals based in Toronto, as well as constantly interacting with other people, including clients, who speak English, locally and elsewhere

Responsibilities

Organizing, preparing, processing transactions and journal entries
Balancing, reconciling records daily, weekly, monthly as appropriate
Preparing relevant periodic submissions, remittances, accounting adjustments
Preparing monthly, and quarterly statements
Verify and review the output of all postings
Accurately processing daily flooring and leasing transactions originated by customers, management, credit solution, sales or a B/F system
Accurately process customers day to day banking request not limited to certified cheques, draft and wires
Monitor and action Scotia Plan Loan adjustments daily
Checking/authorizing transactions within approved limits
Reviewing/checking/escalating returns and reports as required
Ensuring necessary corrections are made as identified through exception reporting
Maintaining strict adherence to Bank custody and security procedures and reporting any unusual occurrence or fraudulent activity to the supervisor immediately
Assisting with responding to customer operational issues or concerns
Assisting with implementing changes to operating procedures and systems in order to increase efficiency and meet Bank regulations
Champions a customer focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems and knowledge
Developing a working knowledge of commercial products, services and procedures
Providing courteous, responsive and accurate service to customers
Dealing with the more complex client transactions (i.e. flooring payouts and takeovers)
Taking full responsibility for all customer inquiries/concerns/complaints directed to him / her by resolving those matters within their discretion to the customer’s satisfaction or by referring the customer to the appropriate source, as set out in the Bank’s Complaint Resolution Standards and Procedures
Maintaining confidentiality of Bank and customer information
Reviewing and preparing correspondence relative to customer/external inquiries
Ensuring that all service charges are applied and collected as appropriate and authorized
Ensure timely collection of month end interest and volume bonus claw back
Understand how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions
Actively pursues effective and efficient operations of their respective areas, while ensuring the adequacy, adherence to and effectiveness of day-to-day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational risk, regulatory compliance risk, AML/ATF risk and conduct risk, including but not limited to responsibilities under the Operational Risk Management Framework, Regulatory Compliance Risk Management Framework, AML/ATF Global Handbook and the Guidelines for Business Conduct
Champions a high performance environment and implements a people strategy that attracts, retains, develops and motivates their team by fostering an inclusive work environment; communicating vison/values/business strategy and managing succession and development planning for the team