Technician, General finance and accounting

Desjardins Global Asset Management; Montreal; Hybrid; CAD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible vacation program

Pension plan

Group insurance including telemedicine

Telework equipment reimbursement

Wellness/health expenses reimbursement

Job summary

Desjardins is seeking a Finance and General Accounting Technician to support financial accounts, produce reports, conduct analyses, and assist with budgeting and tax matters. The role emphasizes effective data processing, tool usage, and collaboration across teams in a hybrid Montreal setting.

You will train users, prepare technical notes, and help maintain accounting systems, while aligning with Desjardins standards and projects. French fluency and good English are required.

Qualifications

• College diploma or technical training in a related field.
• Minimum of two years of relevant accounting/finance experience.
• Knowledge of French is required.
• Intermediate English for interactions with partners and tools.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support for projects and operational issues.
• Conduct technical studies, research and analysis; propose solutions and actions.
• Roll out and maintain software and manual/automated processes.
• Train users and prepare technical notes to enhance skills.
• Help the unit with skills development and ensure compliance with standards.

Skills

French proficiency

English proficiency

Analytical thinking

Decision making

Team collaboration

Education

College diploma/technical training

Job description

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 collaborator 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 technical problems and help develop and improve methods and procedures.

More specifically, you will be required to:

• Provide technical support for projects and operational issues
• Conduct technical studies, research and analysis and 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 the unit with skills development
• Help practitioners follow your unit’s standards and processes and use its business solutions, tools and systems

What we offer

• 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.

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What you bring to the table

• College diploma in a related field
• A minimum of two years of relevant experience
• Please note that other combinations of qualifications and relevant experience may be considered
• 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, Business insight, Complexity, Customer Focus, Decision quality, Differences, Drive results, 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!

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.