Associate, Cost Analytics at CPP Investments
Toronto, ON, Canada -
Full Time


Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

02 Sep, 25

Salary

0.0

Posted On

02 Jun, 25

Experience

3 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

No

Skills

Financial Modeling, Tableau, Gl, Investment Banking, Value Creation, Financial Planning, Forecasting, Planning Software, Sql, Finance, Thinking Skills, Data Analysis, Linkedin, Analytics, Automation Tools

Industry

Financial Services

Description

MAKE AN IMPACT AT A GLOBAL AND DYNAMIC INVESTMENT ORGANIZATION

When you join CPP Investments, you are joining one of the world’s most admired and respected institutional investors. As a professional investment management organization, CPP Investments invests the funds of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) to help ensure its financial sustainability for generations of working and retired Canadians.
CPP Investments invests across regions and asset classes to build a globally diversified portfolio. It holds assets in public equity, private equity, real estate, infrastructure, and fixed income, and the CPP Fund is projected to reach $3.6 trillion in assets by 2050. The organization is headquartered in Toronto with offices in Hong Kong, London, Mumbai, New York City, San Francisco, São Paulo, and Sydney.

CPP Investments successfully attracts, selects, and retains talented individuals from top-tier institutions worldwide. Join our team for access to:

  • Stimulating work in a fast-paced and intellectually challenging environment
  • Accelerated exposure and responsibility
  • Global career development opportunities
  • Diverse and inspiring colleagues and approachable leaders
  • A hybrid-flexible work environment with an emphasis on in-person collaboration
  • A culture rooted in principles of integrity, partnership, and high performance
  • An organization with an important social purpose that positively impacts lives

If you have a passion for performance, value a collegial and collaborative culture, and approach work with the highest integrity, invest your career here.
Job Description
The Financial Analytics & Planning team enables the Fund’s ability to make informed strategic decisions. It provides management views focused on actionable cost perspectives that analyze key trends and anticipates future decisions. This includes leading cost management, reporting, business planning, and optimizing resource allocation to drive value creation and achieve organizational goals.
As an Associate, Cost Analytics in the Financial Analytics & Planning team, you will be responsible for supporting the organization’s operational strategy to align with financial objectives, ensuring that resources are optimally allocated to support business priorities. As a crucial part of the team, your responsibilities include assisting in the implementation of enterprise-wide key performance and/or operating indicators for specific cost categories, supporting the execution of departmental and project financial plans and forecasts and independently executing month-end financial closing activities.

ACCOUNTABILITIES:

  • Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual cost reporting and analysis for CPP Investments to support both internal reporting to the Senior Management Team, Board of Directors, and Departments as well as the Annual Report.
  • Partner with Total Fund Management to update cost models and analysis.
  • Promotes continuous improvements in processes and reporting, proactively identifying opportunities for enhancements and automation.
  • Responds to enquiries in a timely and professional manner.
  • Identifies and thoroughly investigates reporting discrepancies and determines appropriate course of action in a timely manner.
  • Works cross functionally with other team members and departments to ensure we remain aligned with our vision, goals, and values.
  • Develop, update, and maintain cost models, trends analysis, and dashboards using various data sources and business intelligence tools (e.g., Oracle Financials, SQL queries to extract information from database)
  • Contribute to system changes and upgrades by providing input into requirements and coordinating or executing user acceptance testing.

QUALIFICATIONS

  • 3+ years of experience in investment banking, consulting, or financial planning & analysis (FP&A), with a strong understanding of financial modeling, data analysis, and forecasting.
  • Solid critical thinking skills with experience in automation tools, data manipulation software, or planning software (e.g., Python, SQL, Tableau, Think-cell, Oracle – Essbase & GL).
  • Exemplify CPP Investments Guiding Principles of integrity, partnership, and high performance.
  • Demonstrate curiosity in understanding business processes and finding ways to continuously improve.
  • Strong analytical and communication abilities, with the capacity to distill complex financial information into clear insights and actionable recommendations, driving value creation.
  • Master’s degree and CFA designation preferred, with a strong background in analytics, finance, and related fields.
    Additional Information
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    At CPP Investments, we are committed to diversity and equitable access to employment opportunities based on ability.
    We thank all applicants for their interest but will only contact candidates selected to advance in the hiring process.
Responsibilities

Please refer the Job description for details

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