Advisor, Accounting standards and financial governance

Desjardins • Montreal, QC

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

As an accounting standards and financial governance advisor, you help design, institute and update the organization’s financial governance and internal auditing policies, strategies and tools. You present all processes, rules and standards used to manage assets and cash flows. You advise and assist clients and partners as part of intervention and development initiatives. You recommend solutions to improve or optimize standards, policies and programs. Your projects and initiatives require extensive knowledge of your line of work. You prepare recommendations, solutions and action plans based on the organization’s objectives and priorities. You help solve complex problems using your analytical skills and extensive knowledge of the line of business. Coordination is critical, so you frequently interact with stakeholders working in other fields. Interpersonal savvy is therefore essential. More specifically, you will be required to: Diagnose issues, challenges and needs to determine target outcomes Develop and help implement objectives, solutions and action plans Analyze data, conduct studies, make recommendations and write reports.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a related field
• A minimum of four years of relevant experience
• Proficiency in French, both spoken and written
• Action oriented
• Business insight
• Communicates effectively
• Customer Focus
• Differences
• Interpersonal Savvy
• Nimble learning

Nice To Haves

• Other combinations of qualifications and relevant experience may be considered
• Trade Union (If applicable)

Responsibilities

• Design, institute and update the organization’s financial governance and internal auditing policies, strategies and tools.
• Present all processes, rules and standards used to manage assets and cash flows.
• Advise and assist clients and partners as part of intervention and development initiatives.
• Recommend solutions to improve or optimize standards, policies and programs.
• Prepare recommendations, solutions and action plans based on the organization’s objectives and priorities.
• Help solve complex problems using analytical skills and extensive knowledge of the line of business.
• Frequently interact with stakeholders working in other fields.
• Diagnose issues, challenges and needs to determine target outcomes.
• Develop and help implement objectives, solutions and action plans.
• Analyze data, conduct studies, make recommendations and write reports.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and annual bonus
• 4 weeks of flexible vacation starting in the first year
• Defined benefit pension plan that provides predictable, stable income throughout retirement
• Group insurance including telemedicine
• Reimbursement of health and wellness expenses and telework equipment

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level