Financial Analyst

1 week ago


Waterloo, 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.

Advance your career by joining a team who are as energetic and passionate about delivering Client value, insights, and continuous improvement as you are Reporting to the Manager, Central Accounting, the Financial Analyst will be a member of the Financial Operations, Centre of Excellence Team responsible for centralizing, optimizing, and maintaining financial operational processes; leveraging technology, standardization, and expertise to deliver meaningful solutions for Sun Life (SL) Canada. If you are interested in joining a positive, inclusive and high performing team environment, click APPLY.

**What will you do?**
- Primary support of the Canadian Operations’ monthly accounting functions, including, but not limited to, preparation/submission of journal entries, account reconciliations, and documentation/governance
- Support Chart of Values and Hyperion JIRA requests from across all of SL Canada
- Participate in accounting and general ledger projects
- Support the reporting optimization team by helping to gather business requirements
- Continuously assess and identify process improvements

**What do you need to succeed?**
- College degree and/or relevant experience in accounting/finance
- Proficiency in MS Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
- Strong problem solving skills
- Ability to prioritize and effectively organize tasks to meet tight deadlines
- A self-starter who can work with minimum supervision and achieve objectives through strong collaboration
- Discretion to deal with confidential information

**Preferred skills**:

- Understanding of and experience in expense management, Oracle Hyperion Smart View, and SAP
- Business knowledge and experience related to the insurance and/or financial services industry
- Experience in a medium to large size organization with multiple divisions and lines of business

**What's in it for you?**
- Time off giving you the flexibility to focus on the moments that matter including 15 vacation days per year
- Flexible Benefits from the day you join to meet the needs of you and your family
- Pension Plan participation starts immediately, and you are automatically enrolled. We help you save more with Sun Life automatic and matching contributions and by including both your salary and bonus when making
- contributions.
- The opportunity to move along a variety of career paths with amazing networking potential
- 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
- We’re honoured to be recognized as a 2024 Best Workplace in Canada by Great Place to Work® Canada
- Sun Life ranked one of the 2023 Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World on the Corporate Knights’ 2023

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 and individual needs.

We thank all applicants for showing an interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

**Salary Range**:
53,800/53 800 - 87,400/87 400

**Job Category**:
Finance

**Posting End Date**:
11/06/2024


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