Manager, Financial Controls

RBC • Mississauga, ON

7d • CA$67,000 - CA$110,000 • Onsite

About The Position

As the Manager, Financial Controls within our Insurance Finance group, the successful candidate will support the General Ledger Attestation process ensuring the effective design and preparation of reconciliations in collaboration with various stakeholders across the bank. In addition, the candidate will provide support to the senior managers by assisting in SOX and Operational Controls reporting, Operational Risk Event and Self-Identified Event documentation, external audit engagements and the annual EUDA exercise.

Requirements

• CPA designation or working towards the completion of CPA designation. This mandate will benefit from the analytical and financial reporting understanding and skills commonly associated with accounting designations.
• 3+ years of experience in accounting or similar role
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to collaborate and build strong relationships with multiple stakeholders
• Advanced working knowledge of Excel / Microsoft Office suite of products

Nice To Haves

• Data visualization experience (preference in Tableau and/or Power BI)
• Experience navigating datasets using Structured Query Language (SQL) for analytical purposes or experience with programming languages
• Knowledge of Insurance products / operations, familiar with insurance accounting, together with willingness and interest to develop that knowledge

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the preparation of reconciliations and attestations per prescribed Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) while applying solid knowledge of the operations, its procedures and systems to the reconciliations process
• Ensure true breaks are identified, investigated / reported and items that represent a potential loss are escalated immediately
• Support all questions pertaining to in-house reconciliations and support investigations of differences for outsourced reconciliations, including peer reviews on other reconciliations prepared by the team
• Use new and existing tools to automate and recommend solutions for data ingestion, analytics and visualization to create efficiencies in the reconciliation preparation process to reduce lead time
• Prepare aging summaries of reconciliations for financial controls team reporting
• Prepare statistical summaries of 2nd Level SOD review results
• Provide support on SOX and Operational controls reporting as needed
• Update HO submission templates for Operational Risk Event and Self-Identified Event documentation
• Assist in setting up access requirements, and daily tracking, for external audit engagements

Benefits

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits
• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
• Work in an agile, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
• The opportunity to interface with senior level executives from many different parts of the organization

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed