Senior Analyst, Investment Accounting

OMERS; Toronto; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A major pension plan based in Toronto is seeking an experienced Investment Accountant to join their Corporate Finance team. You will be responsible for consolidating financial information, preparing statement disclosures, and collaborating with various stakeholders. The ideal candidate has 3+ years in financial analysis, a business degree, and CPA designation underway. This role offers opportunities for continuous improvement and professional development in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Employee resource groups

Purpose@Work committee

Employee recognition programs

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in accounting or financial analysis.
• Understanding of IFRS accounting standards.
• Strong skills in problem-solving and operational efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate timelines and deliverables from investment business units.
• Prepare key notes to the OMERS consolidated financial statements.
• Assist with audits by gathering documentation.

Skills

Accounting acumen

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Education

Post-secondary degree in business, accounting, or finance

CPA designation or currently in progress

Tools

Oracle (including ARCS)

Alteryx

Workiva

Job description

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Reporting to the Senior Manager, Investment Accounting, this role is responsible for consolidating and interpreting investment business unit financial information and producing key financial statement note disclosures. This role involves significant collaboration and coordination with the broader Corporate Finance group, the investment business unit finance teams and investment operations. The incumbent will demonstrate expertise in accounting, financial reporting and internal controls, and finance system literacy. You will be excited by the opportunity for continuous learning, process enhancements and to drive meaningful change. You are committed to fostering an energized, collaborative and supportive environment to encourage and engage with team members, both within the team and across the OMERS organization.

The person who fills this role will be a key member of the OMERS Corporate Finance team. Our ambitions are high: we aim to be the best corporate finance team in the Canadian pension industry.

As a member of this team, you will be responsible for:

• Coordinating timelines and deliverables from investment business units on a monthly, and semi-annual basis to facilitate the accounting close cycle.
• Preparation of key notes to the OMERS consolidated financial statements related to investments assets and liabilities, including reconciliation to MD&A, and analysis of year-over-year movements.
• Assisting with semi-annual and year-end audits by gathering supporting documentation and preparing schedules.
• Drafting and providing input and research into accounting policies
• Developing a collaborative relationship with key stakeholders, including business partners and external auditors.
• Reconciliation of inbound automated data from the investment business units and consolidation of the monthly financial results.
• Supporting intercompany loan activities, including documentation, and coordination of approval processes.
• Demonstrating understanding of OMERS’ investment strategies and transactions; applying learnings to the OMERS financial statements.
• Identifying opportunities for operational improvements and leveraging automation tools to continuously improve the control environment and efficiency of recurring processes.
• Participating in opportunities to develop technical and leadership skills to advance the Corporate Finance team.

To succeed in this role, you have:

• A minimum of 3 years of experience in an accounting or financial analysis role in the investment or financial services sector.
• Post-secondary degree in business, accounting, or finance with a CPA designation or currently in progress.
• Understanding of IFRS accounting standards particularly as they relate to investments and financial instruments.
• Strong problem-solving skills and eagerness to identify and implement new processes for operational efficiency; coupled with a strong accounting acumen.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to present a clear perspective while being considerate of the audience.
• Attention to detail when preparing and reviewing work, and an ability to see the impacts on a bigger picture.
• Experience with Oracle (including ARCS), Alteryx and Workiva would be an asset.

And you demonstrate:

• A team mentality and desire to achieve business and personal development goals.
• A sense of urgency and ability to make decisions when faced with competing priorities and time pressures.
• An interest in understanding processes from start to finish and an ability to leverage that knowledge into meaningful process change.
• A sense of urgency, optimism, and a desire to deliver excellence.
• Strong orientation towards strategy, change and results.

As one of Canada’s largest defined benefit pension plans, our people-first culture is at its best when our workforce reflects the communities where we live and work — and the members we proudly serve.

From hire to retire, we are an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process that extends all the way through your employee experience. This sense of belonging and connection is cultivated up, down and across our global organization thanks to our vast network of Employee Resource Groups with executive leader sponsorship, our Purpose@Work committee and employee recognition programs.