Manager, Global Accounting

2 weeks ago

Toronto, Ontario, Canada Sun Life Full time
You are as unique as your background, experience and point of view. Here, you'll be encouraged, empowered and challenged to be your best self.

You'll work with dynamic colleagues - experts in their fields - who are eager to share their knowledge with you.

Your leaders will inspire and help you reach your potential and soar to new heights.

Every day, you'll have new and exciting opportunities to make life brighter for our Clients - who are at the heart of everything we do.

Discover how you can make a difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities around the world.


This role, reporting to the Director, Consolidated Reporting, is a key contributor in the Corporate Finance team responsible for supporting Sun Life's global accounting and reporting functions.


The Manager will be accountable for managing monthly and quarterly financial close processes, preparation of consolidated and legal entity financial statements and reporting schedules, supervising day-to-day accounting functions and general ledger controls, performing analytical reviews on financial results, and lead projects, process improvement initiatives and ad-hoc business transactions as required.


What will you do?

  • Manage accounting transactions for Corporate Accounting, including but not limited to external and internal financing transactions. Manage the global consolidation process for parent and subsidiaries in a multicurrency environment on monthly and quarterly basis
  • Manage account reconciliation process for Corporate functional units, and prepare quarterly stat reports for consolidated SLF in collaboration with other Business Groups.
  • Identify and implement process improvements initiatives in collaboration with crossteam stakeholders
  • Prepare external quarterly financial statements for consolidated SLF in accordance with IFRS
  • Prepare/review internal management deliverables, including variance analysis and adhoc reports/requests
  • Implement and execute appropriate SOXcompliant controls over financial close and reporting processes
  • Participate in the accounting for complex transactions and understand associated implications on various financial reporting requirements and organizational performance
  • Assist with global accounting system implementations and collaborate with other financial reporting teams on special projects as required
  • Assist external auditors in the quarterly review/annual audit process
  • Actively coach and develop junior staff

What do you need to succeed?

  • Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting
  • Accounting designation CPA, CA, CMA or CGA or equivalent
  • 4+ years of relevant experience in either public accounting or publiclytraded companies
  • Strong technical knowledge of financial accounting and financial reporting under IFRS
  • Experience with SAP S/4HANA (including Fiori and Analysis for Office) and Aptitude Accounting Hub is an advantage
  • Experience with Longview, Tableau or Workiva wDesk is an advantage

Preferred skills:

  • Strong problemsolving and analytical skills; with a strong attention to detail while maintaining a "big picture" view in a complex environment
  • Ability to manage conflicts and competing priorities, with a strong ability to influence without authority to navigate a decentralized organization and drive change across functional groups to achieve desired outcomes
  • Ability to think outside the box to maximize utilization of technology (e.g. RPA) to eliminate, automate or otherwise streamline manual processes to drive operational excellence
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills to present results and recommendations to target audience in a clear and concise manner
  • Ability to manage changing priorities; excellent organization and project management skills
  • Selfstarter, with a proven track record to lead projects and deliver tangible results
  • Ability to motivate and lead finance team members, fostering a culture of high performance and continuous improvement

What's in it for you?

  • 20 vacation days per year
  • Flexible Benefits from the day you join to meet the needs of you and your family
  • Pension, stock and savings programs to help build and enhance your future financial security
  • The opportunity to move along a variety of career paths with amazing networking potential
  • Great Place to Work Certified in Canada and the US.
  • Named 2021 "Best Places to Work" by Glassdoor
  • Canada Award for Excellence for Mental Health at Work 202
  • Flexible hybrid work model
  • Work and professional development that is united by our Purpose: to help Clients and Employees achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives
  • A friendly, collaborative, and inclusive culture
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At Sun Life we strive to create a flexible work environment where our employees are empowered to do their best work.

Several flexible work options are available and can be discussed throughout the selection process depending on the role requirements

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