Senior Analyst, Private Funds Operations

CPP Investments; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

CPP Investments in Canada seeks a Senior Analyst, Private Funds Operations to support transactional and accounting activities for private equity investments, ensuring accurate processing, settlement and recording throughout the investment lifecycle.

You will collaborate with Core Services, Investment Departments and Tax to resolve issues, contribute to valuations, and help optimize controls, workflows and reporting.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical, financial and management accounting skills.
• Degree in Finance, Commerce, Accounting or related field.
• Professional designation such as CPA, CFA or CBV is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Review trade documentation, entries and materials for accuracy and consistency with GP data.
• Support new investment closings by documenting, authorizing and coordinating funding.
• Process daily, monthly and quarterly accounting activities, reconciliations and reporting.
• Collaborate with Investment Departments, Tax, Treasury to resolve operational issues affecting closings.
• Prepare and review quarterly valuations and portfolio information; ensure proper adjustments.
• Identify process gaps and risks; propose improvements to controls and workflows.
• Provide guidance to Analysts while supporting a high‑performing team.

Skills

Analytical skills

Financial accounting

Time management

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in Finance, Commerce, Accounting

CPA / CFA / CBV asset

Tools

Excel

Job description

Purpose. Performance. People.

Joining CPP Investments means joining one of the world’s most admired and respected institutional investors to drive a single mandate: to deliver strong, sustainable returns for generations of Canadians. With a long-term horizon and global reach, we deploy capital at scale across public and private markets. Our size, stability, and disciplined investment philosophy allow us to pursue complex opportunities and build enduring partnerships worldwide. For our people, this means meaningful work with tangible impact, real opportunity, and collaboration with exceptional colleagues who value partnership and performance. Here, you’ll contribute to outcomes that matter alongside team members committed to excellence and shared success.

The Role

As Senior Analyst, Private Funds Operations, you will report to the Manager, Private Funds Operations, and provide transactional and accounting support for CPP Investments’ private equity investments. You will help ensure complex transactions are accurately processed, settled, recorded and maintained while collaborating across Core Services and the Investment Departments to resolve issues and support investment activity. The Team Private Funds Operations supports the Funds & Secondaries and Private Equity Asia investment teams and plays a critical role throughout the investment lifecycle. The team is responsible for asset onboarding, funding, transaction processing and settlement, capturing and managing key investment data, and maintaining investment accounting records through to asset disposition.

Accountabilities

• Review trade documentation, accounting entries and supporting materials to ensure transactions are accurate, complete and consistent with information provided by General Partners.
• Support new investment closings by reviewing required documentation, confirming appropriate authorizations and coordinating transaction funding activities.
• Process and review daily, monthly and quarterly investment accounting activities, reconciliations and reporting.
• Partner with Investment Departments, Structuring and Business Management, Tax and Treasury to identify and resolve operational issues affecting transaction closing and funding.
• Prepare and review quarterly valuations, financial schedules, management reports and portfolio information, ensuring adjustments are accurately recorded.
• Identify process gaps, operational risks and recurring issues, and recommend improvements to controls, documentation and workflows.
• Contribute to special projects and provide guidance to Analysts while supporting a collaborative, high-performing team environment.

What You Bring

• Undergraduate or master’s degree in Finance, Commerce, Accounting or a related discipline.
• Professional designation such as CPA, CFA or CBV is considered an asset.
• Three to five years of relevant experience in finance, accounting, fund accounting, consulting, private equity or a related environment.
• Strong analytical, financial accounting and management accounting skills, with advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills, with strong attention to detail and consistently high levels of accuracy.
• Ability to manage a high volume of work, tight deadlines and complex transactions while applying sound judgment and escalating issues appropriately.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills, with a collaborative, solutions-oriented approach and willingness to learn new systems and processes.
• You are motivated to contribute to something larger than yourself, approach complex challenges with rigor, and hold yourself to high standards in a collaborative, performance-driven environment.
• We provide colleagues with cutting-edge AI tools, dedicated learning time, and practical support to help them deliver with greater impact.

Inclusion & Accessibility

CPP Investments is committed to equitable access to employment and building a workforce that reflects diverse talent and perspectives. If you require accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.

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About Us

Why Work With Us For 25 years, we’ve proudly invested the Canada Pension Plan Fund, helping to secure retirement for more than 22 million Canadians. We invest for the long term — and that includes our people. Here, you’ll work alongside high-calibre colleagues on meaningful challenges that have real-world impact. Our purpose drives us, our performance sets us apart, and our people make it possible.

Our Guiding Principles

Our guiding principles shape our culture. They define how we work and represent the values that guide our behaviours. They are Integrity, Partnership and High Performance.

Our Impact

We invest globally across public and private markets, managing capital on behalf of millions of contributors and beneficiaries. We focus on long-term value creation and responsible investing, with offices in major financial centres around the world.

What You Can Expect

• Meaningful work with measurable impact
• Exposure to complex, global challenges
• Opportunities for learning and growth
• Competitive total rewards and benefits
• Comprehensive wellness programs
• Inclusive and respectful of diverse perspectives
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