Reporting to the Director of Financial Reporting and Analysis in Group Accounting, the Manager will be responsible for guiding junior team members through the monthly and quarterly reporting of financial results and analysis, and provide insight into the key drivers through written commentary. To be successful, the Manager must build positive relationships with operating segments and functional areas including External Reporting and Investor Relation teams.
In addition, this role will provide support to group function’s transformation related initiatives and will lead business analysis activities involving system implementation and process re-engineering. This role requires strong problem-solving and analytical skills, communication skills, global approach, and critical thinking.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• CPA/CA designation or with equivalent accounting experience preferred. MBA also considered.
• Strong finance background with 5+ years of increasing responsibility in financial accounting / reporting and analysis
• Experience with financial reporting processes, data and information management, controls, reporting and analysis.
• Ability to work with complex structures and consolidation accounting.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with strong attention to detail but have ability to assess complex situation with a big picture mentality.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to cater the message to various collaborators including senior executives.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships across the Segments and functional areas’ ability to collaborate, negotiate, and influence effectively.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Strong knowledge of IFRS as well as life insurance accounting is an asset
• Bilingualism (English and French) is an asset. If the successful candidate is in Québec, proficiency in both languages will be required to support clients from various provinces outside of Quebec

• Act as the financial reporting subject matter expert with overall accountability for providing accurate, timely, and reliable reporting and analysis to internal partners such as Group senior management, Tax, Group Actuary and Segment Controllers.
• Review external documents such as the Press Release, Analyst slides and Management Discussion & Analysis, Statistical Information Package and management prep materials for total company to ensure external communications are accurate, relevant and consistent to company’s reporting standards.
• The internal Management Reporting includes the coordination and consolidation of the segment sales and earnings forecast for total company including preparing commentaries and addressing questions.
• Manage the regulatory reporting related to OSFI, CLHIA surveys and Stats Canada and understand the reporting requirements to ensure the reporting standards align with their requirements.
• Understand the reporting needs and information requirements of a variety of customers and perspectives and work collaboratively to balance Group requirements with Business Unit and other collaborators’ capacity.
• Oversee the IFRS 17 quarterly close process including SOX controls.
• Identify and implement financial process improvement initiatives to meet continuous improvement objectives.
• Embrace modern technology in the reporting process to drive efficiency.
• Build effective relationships and establish a high level of credibility with colleagues and senior management across the segments as well as the global Finance community.