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Great West Global is growing their global presence and support. Our innovative and growing company is looking to fill the role of Operations Manager. Successful candidates will learn more about the specific opportunity during the interview process.
About Candalife:
We Canada Life is an insurance and financial services company with its headquarters in Winnipeg, Manitoba. We provide a wide range of insurance and wealth management products for individuals, families, and business owners from coast to coast. Canada Life is focused on improving the financial, physical and mental well-being of Canadians and believes in good corporate governance & we do offer health and dental insurance, benefit and savings plans, charitable giving, and workplace mental health resources. Please log on to our website to know more about us.
Essential Functions:
Canadian Financial Reporting/IFRS17 experience is must.
Mutual Fund and Segregated Fund Accounting experience is preferred.
Knowledge of securities, Including: Stocks, Bonds and Derivatives (Swaps Options Futures Forward Contracts)
Must be proficient in completing financial statements: SOI - Schedule of Investments, SAL - Assets and Liabilities, S- Statement of Operations, SOC - Statement of Changes, FiHi - Financial Highlights
Must be proficient in Fund performance calculations.
Knowledge and experience with acquired fund fee calculations.
Proficient in SAP and other accounting applications
Proficient in Microsoft office - Excel and its various functions (advanced formulas (Index/match, if statements, VLOOKUP, Hlookup, pivot tables).
75% Prepares various financial reports for the Company’s proprietary mutual funds & collective investment trusts, ensuring proper audit trail of financial statements numbers.
Reports may be internal and external users and may be in designated regulatory formats.
Analyzes and interprets financial results.
5% Researches and proposes new disclosures and modifications to reports in response to new pronouncements and guidelines.
Determines appropriate disclosures related to new investment types.
Modifies reports as appropriate.
5% Prepares audit documents upon request.
Good to have funds reconciliation experience.
5% Responds to ad-hoc reporting requests requiring interpretation of requests, professional formatting and explanation of results.
10% Prepares and explains billing for investment advisory and administrative services.
Good to have knowledge on Alteryx application and automation process.
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance.
3-5 years of financial reporting or investment reporting experience required.
Strong Knowledge of Accounting principles and IFRS17 standards.
Understanding of securities market and trade life cycle.
Intermediate to Advanced Excel skills.
Prior experience of automation through Alteryx, VBA Macros, SQL is preferred.
This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications of the job. The employer has the right to revise this job description at any time. You will be evaluated in part based on your performance of the responsibilities and/or tasks listed in this job description. You may be required perform other duties that are not included on this job description. The job description is not a contract for employment, and either you or the employer may terminate employment at any time, for any reason, as per terms and conditions of your employment contract.
We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to diversity. All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, religion, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable state or local law.