Senior Analyst/Associate, Financial Reporting

BCI•Victoria, BC

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

BCI is seeking a Senior Analyst or Associate for its Financial Reporting & Valuations team in Victoria, British Columbia. This new role supports the team's growing responsibilities, including integrating ESG reporting into financial reporting processes. The position involves working with complex investment structures, contributing to system enhancements, and maintaining audit and governance standards. The ideal candidate will possess strong IFRS technical knowledge, accounting precision, and a drive for data-driven reporting, automation, and AI. Collaboration across departments is key, with opportunities to influence reporting practices. Public practice experience is an asset. The role will be filled at either the Senior Analyst or Associate level based on the candidate's qualifications.

Requirements

Professional accounting designation (CPA) or equivalent
3+ years of relevant accounting experience (4+ years for the Associate level)
Experience in investment/securities accounting
Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and attention to detail skills
Ability to plan workload to meet strict deadlines
Ability to proactively look for ways to increase efficiencies in how work is performed
Advanced level Excel skills and current experience with an industry standard accounting platform

Nice To Haves

Public practice experience
In depth exposure to IFRS, specifically IFRS 9, Financial Instruments and IFRS 13, Fair Value Measurement (Associate Level Additional Requirement)
Experience mentoring or supporting the development of team members (Associate Level Additional Requirement)
Audit experience within an IFRS reporting environment
Experience preparing or reviewing audited financial statements
Experience with Workiva or similar financial reporting tools
Broad understanding of analytical tools and programming languages, including but not limited to Excel VBA, PowerBI, and Python
Experience with designing, building, and testing AI solutions

Responsibilities

Support the timely, complete, and accurate preparation and review of financial statements, BCI’s portfolio carbon footprint, and other internally and externally reported financial information.
Assist with facilitating external audit engagements; respond to auditor queries and provide applicable supporting audit evidence.
Prepare financial reporting analysis in accordance with IFRS to conclude on accounting issues for new investments and structures.
Research new accounting standards impacting financial instruments and make recommendations on accounting policy changes.
Communicate with investment teams, external auditors, and other departments to resolve financial reporting and related issues.
Maintain comprehensive knowledge of clients, asset classes, and the end-to-end finance function, including investment objectives, reporting requirements, instruments, structures, and supporting technologies.
Develop, maintain, and continuously improve financial solutions and processes aligned to client and asset class objectives.
Transform financial information into value-added business intelligence and reports through comprehensive quantitative and qualitative analysis.
Identify and address risks; ensure all reporting and processes meet the audit and internal control framework and adhere to compliance and risk management best practices.
Provide training and assistance to team members as required.
Assist with the assessment and documentation of procedures and processes to support effective internal controls over financial reporting.
Contribute to the maintenance and optimization of BCI’s financial reporting software, Workiva, including management of associated work papers, table mappings, and queries.
Act as financial reporting subject matter expert in working with Business Support Analysts to develop requirements and test solutions within the SimCorp Dimension testing and production environments.
Provide AI-enabled recommendations; assist in the design, build, and testing of AI solutions.