Technicien ou technicienne, Finance et comptabilité générale

Desjardins; Montreal; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial organization in Montreal is seeking a finance and general accounting technician to manage financial accounts and provide technical support for operational issues. Ideal candidates will have a college diploma and at least three years of relevant experience. Knowledge of French is required. The role offers competitive salary, flexible vacation, and a defined benefit pension plan.

Benefits

Competitive salary and annual bonus

4 weeks of flexible vacation

Defined benefit pension plan

Group insurance including telemedicine

Reimbursement of health and wellness expenses

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years of relevant experience.
• Knowledge of French is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support for projects and complex operational issues.
• Carry out specialized technical studies, research and analysis.
• Roll out and maintain software and manual and automated processes.
• Train users.
• Prepare technical notes to enhance skills and knowledge.

Skills

Decision quality

Interpersonal Savvy

Situational adaptability

Education

College diploma in a related field

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 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. More specifically, you will be required to :

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

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.

What you bring to the table

College diploma in a related field

A minimum of three years of relevant experience

Please note that other combinations of qualifications and relevant experience may be considered

Knowledge of French is required

Decision quality, Interpersonal Savvy, Situational adaptability