Associate Director

2 months ago


Toronto, Canada Royal Bank of Canada Full time

**Job Summary**

**What is the opportunity?**

The Associate Director role will support the Financial Control team on month end close, financial reporting and ad hoc tasks as assigned.

**What you will do?**

Manage a team of two individuals covering the following tasks:

- Responsible for overseeing the recording and settlements of intercompany transactions between the broker dealer and counterparts globally
- Work closely with the Transfer Pricing team and global finance counterparts to ensure accuracy and consistency for intercompany transactions
- Prepare intercompany loan interest schedule, book associated monthly interest and settle interest when due
- Responsible for the accounting of fixed assets for the broker dealer including internal developed software (IDS)
- Responsible for reviewing and booking accruals for various expenses including market data, legal, audit and regulatory accruals ensuring accuracy with proper controls in place
- Liaise with various operations and IT teams on compiling and subsequently amortizing multiple prepaid items including prepaid licenses and market data
- Work with operations to process journal entries for clearing fees, brokerage charges and other applicable invoices
- Responsible for monthly close out of FX P/L accounts to retained earnings
- Book equity pickup for the broker dealer’s subsidiary
- Prepare monthly bank reconciliation for the entity’s payroll account
- Prepare and maintain proper supporting documentation for all journal entries processed
- Review assigned balance sheet accounts for illogicals, booking reclass entries where needed
- Prepare month end reconciliations including substantiation of assigned balance sheet accounts for monthly sign offs
- Oversee the updating of procedures for all tasks and work on continuous process improvements
- Accrue fees for regulatory assessments (SIPC, FINRA etc.)
- Prepare month end reconciliations including substantiation of assigned balance sheet and income statement accounts for monthly sign offs
- Assist with processing journal entries for the Wealth Management business
- Maintain and monitor a checklist of all assigned tasks with due dates ensuring all tasks are covered on timely basis
- Assist with updating procedures for all tasks and work on continuous process improvements
- Ensure adherence to accounting requirements and firm policies

**What you need to succeed?**

**Must Have**
- Bachelor’s Degree in accounting
- Previous managerial experience
- 6+ years general accounting experience with fixed assets exposure
- Excellent communication skills
- Strong analytical / problem solving skills
- Well organized with the ability to work and manage multiple tasks
- Ability to develop and maintain relationships with teams across the firm including fixed asset support teams, finance, operations, technology, and head office teams
- Strong excel skills and aptitude to learning new systems

**Nice to Have**
- Knowledge PeopleSoft general ledger preferred
- CPA
- Managerial and communication skills

**Job Skills**

Accounting, Auditing (Inactive), Detail-Oriented, Financial Accounting Systems, Financial Analysis and Reporting, Financial Recordkeeping, General Ledger Administration, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Tax Management

**Additional Job Details**

**Address**:
ROYAL BANK PLAZA, 200 BAY ST:TORONTO

**City**:
TORONTO

**Country**:
Canada

**Work hours/week**:
37.5

**Employment Type**:
Full time

**Platform**:
Office of the CFO

**Job Type**:
Regular

**Pay Type**:
Salaried

**Posted Date**:
2024-04-17

**Application Deadline**:
2024-05-02

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