Senior Director Fund Accounting

National Bank of Canada; Toronto; On-site; CAD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellness program

Flexible group insurance

Generous pension plan

Employee Share Ownership Plan

Employee and family assistance program

Preferential banking services

Involvement in community initiatives

Telemedicine service

Virtual sleep clinic

Job summary

National Bank of Canada in Toronto seeks a Senior Director to lead Fund Accounting within Investment Operations, combining operational excellence with strategic oversight to strengthen client service in a growing environment.

In this role you will provide matrix leadership for a team of about 10 across four specialized Fund Accounting teams, guiding performance and development while collaborating with managers and external partners to deliver robust, compliant processes that support growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a related field.
• 7–10 years of relevant experience and proven people management capabilities.
• Strong knowledge of Fund Accounting, ETFs and funds.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills; ability to influence partners.

Responsibilities

• Maintain on-site presence in Toronto to support employees and client relationships.
• Provide matrix leadership to ~10 resources across four Fund Accounting teams.
• Develop cross-functional understanding to coach staff across multiple areas.
• Collaborate with four managers to ensure synergy and rapid ownership of issues and priorities.
• Coordinate with internal/external partners to ensure robust, client-focused service.
• Support evolution of practices, processes, and control mechanisms via transformation efforts.

Skills

People management

Fund Accounting knowledge

Communication

Transformation execution

Strategic leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree related to the field

Job description

A career as a Senior Director within Fund Accounting, under Investment Operations, at National Bank means acting as an operational and strategic leader responsible for maintaining close proximity to employees and clients based in Toronto, while strengthening execution, quality, and the evolution of our service offering in a growing environment.

In this role, you provide matrix management for approximately 10 employees across the sector’s four teams. You help build lasting synergy across teams, maintain a shared understanding of key challenges, and support alignment with sector priorities, in close collaboration with other managers and our internal and external partners.

Your Role

• Maintain an on-site presence and proximity in Toronto to support local employees and manage relationships with the sector’s clients located in this market, in line with the sector’s strategy and priorities
• Provide matrix leadership to a team of approximately 10 resources drawn from four specialized Fund Accounting teams, ensuring engagement, skills development, and performance
• Develop and sustain a cross-functional understanding of Fund Accounting activities (processes, deliverables, controls, interdependencies) to effectively coach and support profiles from multiple areas of expertise
• Work closely with the sector’s four managers to build strong synergy, ensure smooth communication, and enable rapid ownership of operational issues and growth-related priorities
• Collaborate with internal and external partners, influence decisions, and coordinate required actions to ensure service delivery is robust, consistent, and client-focused
• Contribute to the evolution of practices, processes, and control mechanisms by supporting transformation execution and operationalizing changes

Your Team

Fund Accounting is a specialized and growing sector made up of four teams: NAV, Taxation & Distributions, Financial Statements, and ETF & Specialized Operations.

This role is part of a closely collaborative management approach, with a Toronto presence to ensure employee and client proximity, while remaining aligned with governance and business priorities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree related to the field and 7 to 10 years of relevant experience, or any equivalent combination of education and experience
• Proven people management experience (engagement, coaching, performance), including the ability to lead in a multidisciplinary and/or matrix environment
• Strong, broad knowledge of Fund Accounting and its key cycles/deliverables, enabling effective support of employees from multiple teams and specialties
• In-depth knowledge of exchange-traded funds and investment funds
• Solid understanding of key sector environments and systems, with the ability to operate in a transforming operational technology context
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills; ability to influence and mobilize a range of internal/external partners toward shared goals
• Ability to work under pressure, prioritize, resolve complex issues, and support transformation execution

Languages: English

Required skills: Business Alignment, Critical Thinking, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Decision Making, Diversity & Inclusion, Emotional Intelligence, Innovation Management, Learning Agility, Managerial Courage, Mobilization, Partner Development, Risk Management, Strategic Vision, Strategy Execution, Stress Management

Your benefits

In addition to competitive compensation, upon hiring you’ll be eligible for a wide range of flexible benefits to help promote your wellbeing and that of your family such as:

• Health and wellness program, including many options
• Flexible group insurance
• Generous pension plan
• Employee Share Ownership Plan
• Employee and family assistance program
• Preferential banking services
• Involvement in community initiatives
• Telemedicine service
• Virtual sleep clinic

We have an offer that keeps up with trends as well as your needs and those of your family.

Our dynamic work environments and cutting-edge collaboration tools foster a positive employee experience. We value employees’ ideas. Whether through our surveys or programs, regular feedback and ongoing communication are encouraged.

Making a bold move in a people-first environment. We’re a bank on a human scale that stands out for its courage, entrepreneurial culture, and passion for people. Our mission is to have a positive impact on people’s lives. Our core values of partnership, agility, and empowerment inspire us, and inclusion is central to our commitments. We aim, wherever possible, to provide a barrier-free and accessible environment to all employees.

We strive to provide accessibility measures throughout the recruitment process within the limits of our available resources. If you require accommodations, feel free to let us know during our initial conversations. We welcome all candidates! What can you bring to our team?

Join us!