Intermediate Financial Analyst
About The Position
The Segregated Funds' Financial Management (SFFM) team within Group Retirement Services Finance is responsible for the daily valuations, trading in underlying mutual funds, accounting control, and financial reporting for over 600 segregated funds. The Intermediate Financial Analyst role is a key member of the Accounting and Controls team within SFFM. This team of three individuals is accountable for the key controls on the valuation of the funds, reconciliations, reporting to Canadian Finance and Corporate, financial statements and notes for over 300 of the Funds, the coordination of various audits and the compilation of taxable income for the Funds to support plan member tax reporting. A suitable candidate for this role will be someone who is interested in a breadth of accounting experience as they will have exposure to various accounting operations functions and will provide leadership to more junior staff. This role will be based in Waterloo.
Requirements
- Post-secondary degree
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities with reconciliation experience
- Understanding of complex accounting models and segregated fund valuation processes
- Strong leadership and teamwork skills
- Strong verbal and written communication skills for all organizational levels
- Ability to meet multiple tight deadlines
- Self-motivated, adaptable, and proactive
Nice To Haves
- CPA designation (completed or pursuing) - this role can be reported under the CPA experience verification pathway
- PAM Securities or SAP software experience
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
- Investments or Segregated Funds background
Responsibilities
- Coordinate and sign-off on monthly reconciliations to support account balance sign-off and internal control environment
- Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial and regulatory compliance reports
- Provide consultative support to SFFM Operations Team on accounting models and reconciling items
- Collaborate with internal and external auditors to plan audits and coordinate supporting documentation
- Lead year-end tax processing in coordination with GRS Tax and SFFM Operations
- Contribute to audited financial statements for the Segregated Funds Annual Report
- Identify control environment deficiencies and implement process improvements
Benefits
- In addition to Base Pay, eligible Sun Life employees participate in various incentive plans, payment under which is discretionary and subject to individual and company performance.
- Certain sales focused roles have sales incentive plans based on individual or group sales results.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
