Finance Applications Solution Architect

Zurich Insurance Company Ltd. • Toronto, ON

1d • CA$95,000 - CA$145,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Zurich Canada is seeking a Finance Application Architect with expertise in financial systems, data engineering, and cloud technologies to enhance data consistency, governance, and business intelligence. This role involves architecting, designing, and enabling scalable solutions for financial data processing, reporting, and analytics. The position offers a unique opportunity for professional growth in a supportive environment and is for an existing vacancy. Zurich Canada utilizes AI tools in its recruitment process, but all hiring decisions are made by qualified professionals. The role follows a hybrid work model, requiring three days per week in-person.

Requirements

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or related field
• 6 or more years of experience in application architecture, data integration, or financial systems
• 5+ years of experience in enterprise financial data platforms
• Strong experience in financial systems (billing, booking, GL, reporting)
• Strong experience in data integration and transformation

Nice To Haves

• Strong experience with Azure ecosystem: Azure Data Factory (ADF), Databricks, ADLS, Snowflake
• Expertise in ETL / ELT pipelines, data warehousing, data lake and financial data integration processes
• Familiarity with DevOps, CI / CD pipelines, and cloud automation
• Domain Expertise: Financial applications: Billing, Revenue Management, Booking systems, Actuarial systems
• Domain Expertise: Regulatory and financial reporting
• Domain Expertise: Financial data reconciliation and audit processes

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end architecture for financial applications covering billing, booking, financial reporting, and reconciliation systems.
• Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture standards and finance data models.
• Define and implement strategies for integrating data across finance systems, upstream transaction systems, and downstream reporting platforms.
• Develop frameworks for seamless data exchange between applications and financial source systems.
• Build robust pipelines to support financial data ingestion, transformation, and reporting.
• Advocate and enforce enterprise design patterns, reusable frameworks, and architectural best practices.
• Lead solution design reviews and technology selection.
• Work closely with finance, accounting, and business teams to gather requirements and drive solution feasibility.
• Act as a trusted technical advisor to business stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities to modernize legacy finance platforms using cloud-native and data technologies.
• Drive automation, performance optimization, and cost efficiency.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health/benefits plan with varying levels of coverage
• Competitive total compensation package
• Minimum of four weeks of vacation per year
• Four personal days per year
• Access to a comprehensive range of training and development opportunities

What This Job Offers

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