Senior Financial Analyst

Royal Bank of Canada•Toronto, ON

6d•Onsite

About The Position

RBC Global Asset Management (RBC GAM) is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to support the GAM business. This role involves producing monthly/quarterly/annual financial results packages for senior management, highlighting key trends and drivers impacting financial performance. The incumbent will also support the annual planning, forecasting, and 5-year outlook cycle, and provide guidance to the GAM US business on day-to-day finance operational processes such as AP, AR, and general ledger management.

Requirements

CPA with 3+ years of progressive experience in accounting or finance role within a large organization.
Advance knowledge of MS Excel and Powerpoint.
Strong analytical, problem solving, and logical thinking skills with attention to detail for consistent and accurate output results.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills to work across functions and businesses.
Comfortable dealing with incomplete information, uncertainty and change.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of RBC financial systems (EPM, Cognos TM1 Perspective, PeopleSoft and SAP) and finance operational processes.
Financial services industry experience (asset or wealth management).
Familiar with US GAAP and other US regulatory reporting requirements.

Responsibilities

Ensure RBC GAM Institutional, Investment Management, and Operations results are reflected accurately in the financial systems and deliver fact-based analysis which enable GAM leaders to make sound decisions and achieve business strategic objectives.
Prepare and post journal entries, reconciliation between different financial views (legal entity vs. management view), and provide related supporting schedules as required.
Work with Financial Controls team to ensure effective control, governance and oversight of month-end close, and resolve accounting/reporting issues with business lines and management.
Prepare the monthly Flash and financial results package distributed to the GAM leadership team and provide insightful commentary on performance against Plan/Forecast for Revenue, NIE, FTE, and AUM.
Assist with the preparation of the quarterly internal Board of Director financial package for the P&L and Balance Sheet under US GAAP.
Play an active role in the planning/forecast & 5-year financial outlook for the business with a focus on financial transparency.
Prepare monthly/quarterly/annual schedules and working files as requested from other Finance and Operation teams.
Participate in automation projects to streamline processes and increase efficiency for the team.
Complete other ad-hoc analysis and tasks as required.

Benefits

Bonuses
Flexible benefits
Competitive compensation
Commissions
Stock where applicable
Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
A world-class training program in financial services
Flexible work/life balance options
Opportunities to do challenging work