Senior Financial Analyst

Manulife • Toronto, ON

2d • CA$73,725 - CA$122,875 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Financial Analyst, Private Markets Financial Reporting & Advisory will be part of the Infrastructure Reporting and Accounting, Centre of Excellence (COE) team. The role of the WAM Private Markets Financing Reporting & Advisory team is to support the Private Markets products on all financial reporting aspects of the business. Reporting to the Director of Finance and Accounting, the Senior Financial Analyst will be accountable for completing financial reporting and providing analytical support to produce financial reports and ongoing operations of the funds, with a primary focus on Infrastructure. This role will work closely with several teams throughout the organization to deliver timely results to Stakeholders. The Senior Financial Analyst role demands not only an in-depth accounting knowledge base, but also the ability to work independently and communicate effectively to various stakeholders while managing multiple priorities in line with the deliverable deadlines.

Requirements

• University Degree in Accounting or Finance.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA), or equivalent accounting or finance professional credential with training completed with a Big 4 firm preferred.
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP and IFRS financial reporting.
• Effective time management skills, with the ability to multi-task, effectively prioritize, work under tight timelines.
• Ability to create and maintain strong relationships with people at all levels and different functions throughout the organization and with external partners.
• Strong oral and written communication skills with the ability to work with large cross functional teams and develop consensus with stakeholders.
• Ability to communicate complex concepts and results in a clear, concise and easy to understand manner.
• Well organized and with high level of energy and initiative to perform in a fast paced and challenging environment.
• Detailed oriented with a team first attitude, and ability to see the bigger picture.
• Ability to work independently and establish priorities to meet deadlines.
• Advanced level of proficiency in MS Excel and other MS office tools (e.g. Word and PowerPoint to develop reports, documents and presentations).
• Flexibility to work extra hours as needed while working under tight deadlines.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Infrastructure mandate a strong plus.

Responsibilities

• Prepare the quarterly and annual financial statements for multiple Infrastructure Funds including disclosures for compliance with IFRS and / or US GAAP frameworks.
• Review and ensuring accuracy as well as completeness of information provided by the third-party Fund administrator and various internal team.
• Assist in the preparation of the quarterly Board reporting package and provide supporting financial analysis as required.
• Develop entity level expense budgets and prepare cash flows models based on forecast.
• Analyze and develop forward looking analyses and projections as required by Director & Manager of Financial Reporting as well as Portfolio Management team.
• Understanding the complex structures and their expense management.
• Assist in the preparation of material of various committees.
• Analyze and monitor entity level expense budget to actual expenses.
• Manage the annual audit and work directly with external auditors for the infrastructure funds.
• Assist with providing select financial information for the annual tax filings and investor reports.
• Collaborate with various departments including Front Office, Fund Accounting, Capital Markets, Portfolio Managers, Legal, Tax, etc.
• Assist the team to ensure process and controls are in place to meet Tax, Regulatory and compliance requirements on an ongoing basis.
• Stay current on Accounting, Reporting, Legal and Regulatory developments impacting the Infrastructure and Private Markets businesses.
• Seek opportunities for process improvement, and design effective and efficient reporting processes and solutions where needed.
• Assist with ad-hoc projects and new initiatives within the department.

Benefits

• health
• dental
• mental health
• vision
• short- and long-term disability
• life and AD&D insurance coverage
• adoption/surrogacy and wellness benefits
• employee/family assistance plans
• various retirement savings plans (including pension and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions)
• financial education and counseling resources
• holidays
• vacation
• personal
• sick days

What This Job Offers

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