Technician, General finance and accounting

Desjardins Group; Lévis; Hybrid; CAD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Vacation 4 weeks

Pension plan

Insurance + telemedicine

Wellness reimbursement

Eligibility-based benefits

Job summary

Desjardins Group is seeking a Finance and General Accounting Technician for a 12-month temporary position. You will produce reports, perform audits, financial simulations and risk analyses, and support budget processes. You will gather, process and record data to reflect economic activity and assist with pricing and payroll tax analysis.

Collaboration and process improvement are essential; French knowledge is required, and English is an asset. Telework options may be available.

Qualifications

• General college diploma in a related field.
• Minimum three years of relevant experience.
• Knowledge of French is required; intermediate English is expected.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support for projects and complex operational issues.
• Carry out specialized technical studies, research and analysis.
• Serve as resource person for solutions and action plans.
• Roll out and maintain software and automated processes; train users.
• Prepare technical notes to enhance user skills and knowledge.
• Help professionals in the unit develop their skills.

Skills

Financial analysis

Technical support

Data processing

Auditing

Education

General college diploma in finance/accounting

Job description

Temporary position for 12 months. As a finance and general accounting technician, you help manage financial accounts in accordance with the organization’s objectives by producing reports; performing audits, inspections and financial simulations; and analyzing risks, profits and losses. In addition to ensuring financial performance, you help plan and review budget processes. You help manage and control the organization’s accounting systems by gathering, processing and recording financial data to accurately reflect the organization’s economic activity. You assist with product and service pricing and financial engineering, financial market transactions, and tax law analysis (including payroll). You serve as technical expert and provide discipline-specific support for your unit’s activities, initiatives and processes. The ability to tailor your approach as needed is therefore essential. You research and analyze processes, information management and data processing. You draw on your sound decision-making skills to solve technically complex problems and recommend ways to change or adjust methods and procedures to make them as effective and efficient as possible.

• Provide technical support for projects and complex operational issues
• Carry out specialized technical studies, research and analysis
• Serve as resource person for the submission of solutions and action plans
• Roll out and maintain software and manual and automated processes
• Train users
• Prepare technical notes to enhance the skills and knowledge of users and their teams
• Help professionals in your unit develop their skills
• Identify training needs and follow up as needed
• Help practitioners follow your unit’s standards and processes and use its business solutions, tools and systems

• Competitive salary and annual bonus
• 4 weeks of flexible vacation starting in the first year
• Defined benefit pension plan that provides predictable, stable income throughout retirement
• Group insurance including telemedicine
• Reimbursement of health and wellness expenses and telework equipment
• Benefits apply based on eligibility criteria

• General college diploma in a related field
• A minimum of three years of relevant experience
• Knowledge of French is required
• Intermediate knowledge of English due to the nature of the duties or work tools or because the position involves interactions with English-speaking partners, members and/or clients

• Action oriented
• Communicates effectively
• Customer Focus
• Decision quality
• Differences
• Interpersonal Savvy
• Nimble learning
• Situational adaptability
• Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility

At Desjardins, we believe in equity, diversity and inclusion. We're committed to welcoming, respecting and valuing people for who they are as individuals, learning from their differences, embracing their uniqueness, and providing a positive workplace for all. At Desjardins, we have zero tolerance for discrimination of any kind. We believe our teams should reflect the diversity of the members, clients and communities we serve. If there's something we can do to help make the recruitment process or the job you're applying for more accessible, let us know. We can provide accommodations at any stage in the recruitment process. Just ask!

Trade Union (If applicable)

Job Family General finance and accounting (FG)

Desjardins Group is the largest cooperative financial group in North America. We're the choice for over 52,000 employees and we're named one of Canada's top employers by Mediacorp and Forbes. We offer a full range of financial products and services and share our expertise in personal services, business services, wealth management, life and health insurance, and property and casualty insurance. Pursuing a career at Desjardins means being part of an organization that puts people first.