Senior Associate, Insurance Investment Accounting - SLC Management

Sun Life Financial; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 86,000 - 122,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services company is seeking a Senior Associate in Toronto, responsible for securities accounting and reporting for institutional clients. Candidates should have a BS Degree in Accounting or Finance, with 3-6 years of investment accounting experience. This role offers a competitive salary range between CA$86,900 – CA$121,700 along with excellent benefits and a flexible work environment.

Benefits

Generous vacation and sick time

Market-leading maternity and parental leave

Pension and savings programs with employer match

Flexible work environment

Award-winning workplace culture

Qualifications

• Minimum 3-6 years investment accounting experience.
• Ability to operate within a deadline-driven environment.
• Experience with preparing regulatory reports.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and review client investment activity.
• Reconcile invested assets and cash activity with custodian banks.
• Prepare, analyze, and deliver monthly reporting.

Skills

Effective interpersonal and communication skills

Knowledge of back office operations

Strong knowledge of securities investments

Strong knowledge of Statutory reporting

Excel experience with pivot tables

Education

BS Degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

CAMRA

PAM

Microsoft Reporting Services

Job description

SLC Management is a growing global asset management firm providing innovative and diversified investment solutions to institutional investors. We are breaking new ground with a full spectrum of solutions for a growing institutional client base of more than 1400 organizations. Our history of organic and strategic growth reflects this commitment with over CA$387/US$286 billion in assets under management (AUM). As a subsidiary of Sun Life, we are aligned with one of the world’s leading financial services companies, and benefit from the stability and strength of that relationship.

We are a performance-driven organization with a deliberate focus on fostering a development-focused, inclusive culture revolving around our Core Values of being client obsessed, valuing each other, acting with speed and having an owner’s mindset. As part of our team, you play a role in fulfilling our purpose and making a difference. We offer a rewarding work environment that is filled with opportunity for growth where you will be empowered to meet the challenges of a highly competitive landscape.

SLC Management offers a mix of in-office and virtual work where our employees are empowered to do their best. Generally, employees are expected to work three or more days in-office each week with flexibility depending on their business, client and team needs.

Senior Associate, Insurance Investment Accounting - SLC Management

What is in it for you

We currently have an opening for a Senior Investment Accounting Associate in our Toronto office. The position involves providing and maintaining securities accounting and reporting for institutional insurance clients, as well as private wealth accounts, on a STAT/GAAP basis, with the ability to operate within a deadline-driven environment and deliver exceptional client service. Strong interpersonal skills are required as there is frequent contact and interaction with clients and all levels within the organization including Senior Management, Portfolio Managers and Strategists, IT and Systems Development. This position also shares responsibility for the integrity and timeliness of financial data and for ensuring the safeguarding of assets through proper control applications.

What you will do

• Maintain and review client investment activity.
• Reconcile invested assets and cash activity with custodian banks.
• Prepare, analyze, and deliver monthly reporting within established client deadlines.
• Preparation of quarterly and annual Schedule D regulatory reports and corresponding footnote disclosures and interrogatories.
• Monitor and reconcile internal systems.
• Provide technical support and advice on accounting records, policies and procedures.
• Identify and help develop enhancements to the accounting and systems workflow.
• Accounting conversion of new clients.
• Third party data gathering and file creation.
• Establish and maintain quality client communications and relationships.
• Provide responses to ad-hoc requests from clients, consultants, auditors and internal stakeholders.

What you need to succeed

• BS Degree in Accounting or Finance
• Minimum 3-6 years investment accounting experience
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills
• Knowledge of back office operations
• Strong knowledge of securities investments
• Strong knowledge of Statutory reporting, Schedule D and annual statements
• Experience with CAMRA, PAM or other insurance accounting systems
• Microsoft Reporting Services and new report development a plus
• Excel experience with pivot tables, VLOOKUP and macros a plus

Why SLC Management

• Opportunity to work for a growing global institutional asset manager
• Excellent benefits and wellness programs to support the three pillars of your well-being – mental, physical and financial – including generous vacation and sick time, market-leading maternity, parental and adoption leave top up program, a partially-paid sabbatical program and much more
• Pension, stock and savings programs with an employer-paid match to help build and enhance your future financial security
• A flexible work environment with a friendly, caring, collaborative and inclusive culture focused on career growth development #WeWinAsATeam
• The opportunity to move along a variety of career paths with amazing networking potential
• Award winning workplace culture – Great Place to Work® Certified in Canada and the U.S., “Best Places to Work” by Glassdoor, Award for Excellence for Mental Health at Work, “Best Places to Work in Money Management” by Pension & Investments

SLC Management is a regulated business, and this means that there are certain financial reporting and trading pre-clearance requirements for all employees. Successful candidates will be required to declare personal investment accounts and securities investments as well as seek pre-clearance on future transactions including those of household members.

Job Category

Finance

Salary Range

86,900 – 121,700

We are committed to pay transparency and equity. The base salary range for this role is competitive and we strive to ensure that compensation is fair and equitable. Your actual base salary will be determined by your unique skills, qualifications, experience, education, and geographic location. In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for a discretionary annual incentive award based on individual and overall business performance along with a broad range of competitive benefits.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where all employees feel they belong, are supported and empowered to thrive. We are dedicated to building teams with varied experiences, backgrounds perspectives and ideas that benefit our colleagues, clients, and the communities where we operate. We encourage applications from qualified individuals from all backgrounds.

We will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations. Persons with disabilities who need accommodation in the application process or those needing job postings in an alternative format may e‑mail a request to [e-mail].

We thank all applicants for showing an interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.