Junior Financial Analyst

Société Générale; Montreal; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Société Générale is seeking a liquidity reporting professional for its Finance Department in Montreal. The role demands precision in producing liquidity reports and engaging in regulatory compliance while collaborating with global teams. Candidates should possess strong accounting knowledge, particularly in liquidity and financial instruments, alongside communication skills. The position offers competitive benefits and opportunities for professional development in an inclusive workplace.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Supportive parental leave policies

Health and personal spending accounts

Virtual healthcare

Focus on continuous development through various training platforms

Qualifications

• Strong background in accounting and finance with liquidity reporting experience required.
• Proficiency in Excel is essential.
• Nice to have skills include VBA, Alteryx, Python, and Power BI.

Responsibilities

• Deliver accurate and timely liquidity reports including Cash Flow Forecasts.
• Review data completeness and validate against accounting streams.
• Oversee offshore teams and ensure compliance with BCBS 239 standards.

Skills

Accounting background

Liquidity reporting experience

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Proficiency in Excel

Tools

VBA

Alteryx

Python

Power BI

Job description

Reference 25000CPE

Responsibilities

ABOUT THE JOB:

The Finance Department of Global Banking and Investor Solutions (GBIS) is a global organization with a local presence. Our core mission in the Americas involves delivering sound financial reports, supporting Business Units, Service Units, and General Management with financial and strategic steering. We scrutinize business plans and offer advice on the efficient use of capital, liquidity, and funding resources. The department performs independent certification of financial aggregates and creates daily P&L explanations on market activities. Our teams also oversee cross-business projects in financial and regulatory areas, ensuring compliance with accounting, prudential, and tax norms.

Liquidity Reporting production is responsible for producing, reconciling, and distributing daily, weekly, and monthly liquidity reports to SG’s ALM and RISK teams, senior management, and regulators. The team includes a dashboarding unit, a liquidity stress testing unit, and a regulatory reporting unit. Responsibilities include daily and periodic liquidity funding reporting, stress testing, system integration, and regulatory interactions.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

This role focuses on delivering accurate and timely liquidity reports, including the daily Cash Flow Forecast (CFF), dashboard reports, weekly stress testing, and other liquidity data. It requires attention to detail, expertise in financial products, and proactive data quality management.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Ensure timely production of liquidity reports such as CFF and dashboards.
2. Review data for completeness and accuracy, perform first-level checks with offshore teams, and validate against other streams like accounting.
3. Process manual data adjustments and escalate anomalies or breaches.
4. Oversee offshore support teams in India for controls and reviews.
5. Address data quality issues, system feed problems, and liaise on data enhancements.
6. Support regulatory reviews, audits, and ensure compliance with BCBS 239 standards.
7. Document procedures, participate in automation projects, and develop interim solutions like macros.
8. Leverage financial instrument knowledge to improve reporting accuracy.

This position offers the opportunity to contribute to liquidity management and operational improvements.

Required Profile:

Skills and Qualifications:

• Strong accounting and finance background with liquidity reporting experience
• Product knowledge in banking and broker-dealer instruments (derivatives, loans, funding, currencies, fixed income, equities, commodities)
• Experience with regulatory liquidity reporting
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work independently under tight deadlines
• Proficiency in Excel

Nice to have: VBA, Alteryx, Python, Power BI skills.

Language: Proficiency in English, both oral and written, is required for collaboration with US colleagues.

Due to US Federal Securities law, candidates will undergo enhanced background screening, including fingerprinting by FINRA.

Benefits and Culture:

• Competitive compensation, vacation, and personal days
• Supportive parental leave policies
• Health and personal spending accounts
• Virtual healthcare and Employee Assistance Program
• Engagement with Employee Resource Groups
• Focus on continuous development through various training platforms

Societe Generale values diversity and inclusion, fostering an inclusive culture and supporting equal opportunity employment. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations during recruitment.

Our core values include commitment, responsibility, team spirit, and innovation. We aim to serve client needs, adapt to market changes, and strengthen community bonds.

For more about our culture and D&I initiatives, visit:

https://americas.societegenerale.com/en/careers/get-know-culture/

Societe Generale is an equal opportunity employer, committed to diversity and inclusion.