Senior Accountant / Analyst, Fund Accounting (12-month, Fixed-Term)

Alberta Investment Management Co; Edmonton; Hybrid; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading investment management company is seeking a Senior Accountant/Analyst for a fixed-term role focused on fund accounting. Ideal candidates will leverage analytical skills and attention to detail in validating investment transactions and ensuring client accounting integrity. The role requires a degree in finance or accounting and relevant professional designation. With a hybrid work environment and a commitment to professional growth, AIMCo offers an engaging and supportive atmosphere for career development.

Qualifications

• 3+ years relevant experience in the financial industry.
• Strong understanding of finance and accounting concepts.
• Excellent data analysis skills.

Responsibilities

• Validating investment holdings and accounting entries.
• Assisting with asset transfers and journal entries.
• Driving automation improvements and data validations.

Skills

Problem-solving

Analytical skills

Communication

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, Business, or Finance

CPA or CFA designation

Tools

Power BI

SQL Server

Python

Snowflake

Excel

Job description

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Senior Accountant / Analyst, Fund Accounting (12-month, Fixed-Term)

Apply remote type Hybrid locations Edmonton Calgary time type Full time posted on Posted 6 Days Ago time left to apply End Date : June 7, 2025 (8 days left to apply) job requisition id JR100552

Are you someone who cannot stop until you find a solution to a problem? Do you relish the chance to tackle something without a proven course of resolution? This 12 -month fixed term opportunity could be your next career adventure!

Highly successful Senior Accountants / Analysts at AIMCo share many of the same characteristics. They are self-starting, intellectually curious, and driven by a need for details. They are relationship builders and able to interact with diverse groups of internal and external stakeholders. They support their team through challenges and enthusiastically celebrate accomplishments.

Our Investment Finance Fund Accounting Department performs highly specialized fund accounting activities across AIMCo’s multi layered portfolios, ensuring client accounting fairness is maintained at all times. We oversee daily unit trades and execute in-kind asset transfers within AIMCo’s investment pool structure to ensure AIMCo’s AUM is accurately accounted for at all portfolio levels. Deeply rooted with accounting and data analytic knowledge, we manage accounting policies and improve the integrity of accounting and NAV data within our system. AIMCo clients rely on our monthly confirmation on Power BI accounting reports to carry out their accounting processes.

The hire will assist in the validation of investment holding, accounting entries and information between various sources, including the investment accounting system, investment general ledger, and investment datamart.

This position is open to candidates who are willing to relocate to Alberta, and we encourage all interested individuals to apply.

Note : This posting will close at 11 : 59pm MST on June 6, 2025.

Responsibilities Include :

• Validating of Investment holdings, accounting entries and information between various sources, including the investment accounting system, investment general ledger, and investment datamart.
• Assisting with the accurate and timely execution of asset transfers, backdates, client fairness adjustment, impairment, book correction, and journal entries.
• Overseeing daily investment pool certificate transactions, changes to portfolio structures and clients ownership ensuring all clients are kept whole through the transaction.
• Participating in change management activities, creating test cases, and providing sign off on all accounting system changes.
• Driving automation improvements, including accounting and data validations, utilizing data tools.
• Assisting with Accounting and DataMart error investigation, resolution, and prevention efforts.
• Facilitating Power BI processes and procedures development and implementation. Identifying, researching, and resolving complex technical problems.
• Responding to any Accounting or Audit inquiries from internal and external clients.

Our Ideal Candidate Qualifications :

• Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, Business, Finance or another related field.
• 3+ years of relevant experience in the financial industry with a strong understanding of finance, accounting, and business concepts.
• Professional designation (CPA or CFA).
• Strong technical capability in SimCorp Dimension (SCD) is considered an asset.
• Excellent data skills, including basic familiarity with Power BI, SQL Server, Power Query, Python, Snowflake and advanced excel proficiency.
• Proficiency in capital market, various instruments, quantitative analysis, and in reviewing extensive amounts of data and information.
• A team player with strong organizational and communication skills (both verbal and written).
• Superior problem-solving skills and strong attention to details.
• Proven track record of taking initiative to independently research and resolve issues.

Success Measures :

Your success in the role will be in your ability to gain a deep understanding of SimCorp Dimension, internal reports and various data / validation tools. Your enthusiasm and passion for learning will be supported by the Investment Finance Fund Accounting team.

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Next Steps

We are excited to meet you. Please submit your resume or CV to be considered for this opportunity. Applications are being reviewed on a rolling basis and we will be in touch with any questions.

Final candidates will be asked to undergo a security screening, which includes a credit bureau and a criminal record investigation, the results of which must be acceptable to AIMCo.

ALERT - Be on the lookout for AIMCo career opportunities advertised through third parties that request an application fee or too much information. To verify, all opportunities are posted on aimco.ca / jobs

Just like our investments, our international team is stronger when we are diversified. At AIMCo, we draw upon the differences in who we are, where we come from, and the way we think to foster sophisticated solutions for Albertans. Doing business the right way means building an equitable organization inclusive of all races, genders, ages, abilities, religions, neurodiversity, identities, and lived experiences. Simply put, when you can show up as your authentic self every day, you and your team can truly thrive — all in service of our clients and their beneficiaries.

Why work here?

If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!

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About AIMCo

Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo) is one of Canada’s largest and most diversified institutional investment managers with more than CAN$160 billion of assets under management. AIMCo invests globally on behalf of multiple pension, endowment, insurance and government funds in the Province of Alberta.

At AIMCo, you’ll experience WoW — Work our Way. We focus on outcomes without a preoccupation with when and where the work is done. This means employees have the autonomy to work from the location and during the times that allow them to best achieve their objectives — all while upholding our values.

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